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1	Author:	Wheatley, Charles M. (Charles Moore), 1822-1882	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Charles M.(Charles Moore) Wheatley papers, 1840-1882
	Dates:	1840-1882
	Abstract:	This collection contains the correspondence of Charles Wheatley. The correspondence captures his scientific undertakings in the mid/late-nineteenth century. Wheatley was based in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and he was active in Philadelphia's scientific community. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.W558
	Extent:	0.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Education \| Philadelphia History \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Mineralogy. \| Mines and mineral resources -- Pennsylvania -- Phoenixville. \| Mining engineers. \| Natural history. \| Paleontology. \| Shells.

2	Author:	Frazer, John Fries, 1812-1872	Requires cookie*
	Title:	John Fries Frazer papers, 1834-1871
	Dates:	1834-1871
	Abstract:	John Fries Frazer was a prominent Pennsylvania scientist in nineteenth century America, serving as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and very active in both the Franklin Institute and the APS. This large collection of his correspondence provides a snapshot of the growing scientific community in mid-nineteenth century America. Frazer's correspondence involves a wide range of topics: science and scientific institutions (shipbuilding, mechanical engineering, geology, geography, astronomy, chemistry, among others), although there are fragments of personal correspondence. His range of correspondents is as diverse as the topics, but there is a notably large collection of letters from scientific heavyweights Titian Ramsey Peale, Louis Aggasiz, Joseph Henry, and Alexander Dallas Bache. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F865
	Extent:	3 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Education \| Philadelphia History \| Science and technology
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Boilers. \| Education -- United States. \| Electricity. \| Geology -- United States. \| Haida Indians \| Magnetism. \| Natural history. \| Paleontology. \| Scientific apparatus and instruments. \| Scientists -- United States. \| Solar eclipses. \| Tsimshian Indians \| Weights and measures.

3	Author:	Bartram, John, 1699-1777	Requires cookie*
	Title:	John Bartram correspondence, 1735-1775
	Dates:	1735-1775
	Abstract:	The John Bartram Collection consists of typed transcriptions of originals held at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. The transcripts take up two volumes and are extensive. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B28.w
	Extent:	719 item(s)
	Topics:	Colony and State Specific History \| Natural history \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Botanists. \| Botany. \| Horticulture. \| Horticulturists. \| Natural history. \| Plant collectors. \| Plants -- Collection and preservation.

4	Author:	Peale-Sellers families.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Peale-Sellers Family Collection, 1686-1963
	Dates:	1686-1963
	Abstract:	The Peale-Sellers Collection is an extensive collection that contains various records of the extended Peale family. MOLE contains an extensive inventory. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.P31
	Extent:	19 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Early National Politics \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Marriage and Family Life \| Philadelphia History \| Social Life and Custom
	Genre:	Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Maps and Surveys \| Political Correspondence
	Subjects:	Art -- United States. \| Civil engineering -- United States. \| Drawing. \| Engineering. \| Locomotives. \| Medicine, Military. \| Natural history. \| Portraits, American. \| Technology. \| Washington, George, 1732-1799