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1	Author:	Bache, A.D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867	Requires cookie*
	Title:	A. D. Bache Collection
	Dates:	1833-1873
	Abstract:	This collection consists of a wide-range of general correspondence to and from Alexander Dallas Bache from 1833-1865. The correspondence includes letters to many prominent scientists, such as Louis Agassiz, Maria Mitchell, and Charles Babbage. The content reflects the wide range of Bache's scientific activity and his extensive contacts. Topics range from cartography to lighthouses to education reform to phrenology. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B123
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Antebellum Politics \| Early National Politics \| Science and technology
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Cooper Union \| Education \| Geological Survey of the State of New Jersey \| Geology \| Girard College \| Lighthouses \| National Academy of Sciences \| Natural history \| United States Coast Survey

2	Author:	Ord, George, 1781-1866	Requires cookie*
	Title:	George Ord Collection
	Dates:	1831-1864
	Abstract:	The collection of George Ord correspondence is a relatively small but significant collection. Most of the letters are from George Ord to Charles Waterton, a British naturalist, and reflect their shared interest in natural history, especially ornithology. The letters deal with Ord's rivalry with Audubon. Many of Ord's letters question the accuracy of Audobon's work. Other letters touch on Alexander Wilson and on new techniques for capturing images of animal life, such as the use of the Daguerre process. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Or2
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Early National Politics \| Exploration. \| Natural history \| Philadelphia History \| Science and technology
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Abolitionists -- United States -- Attitudes \| Animals -- Habits and behavior of \| Audubon, John James, 1785-1851. Birds of America \| Banks and banking -- United States. \| Birds -- Study and teaching \| Birds. \| Cholic Acid \| Church buildings -- Pennsylvania-Philadelphia \| Cicada (Genus) \| Columbidia \| Cuckoos \| Daguerreotypes \| Dictionary of the English language. Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 \| Dove \| English language -- Dictionaries \| Famines -- Ireland \| France -- 19th century \| Frogs -- United States \| Frost -- Great Britain \| Geese \| Gold mines and mining -- California -- 19th century \| Heatstroke \| Immigrants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia \| Influenza -- United States \| Irish -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia \| Memorials -- Great Britain \| Mercury \| Mexican War, 1846-1848 \| Monk, Maria, d. 1850 \| Partridges \| Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827 -- Art collections. \| Potatoes \| Railroads -- 19th century \| Rattlesnake \| Religion \| Reptiles \| Sea monsters \| Secession -- Southern States \| Skin -- Diseases-Treatment \| Slaves -- Emancipation-America \| Smoking -- Health aspects -- United States \| Soap trade -- Pennsylvania \| Steam-navigation -- Atlantic Ocean \| Steamboat disasters \| Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896 Uncle Tom's Cabin. \| Telegraph \| United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842). \| Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1872. Narrative of the United States exploring expedition. \| Williams, Eleazer, 1787-1858

3	Author:	American Philosophical Society	Requires cookie*
	Title:	American Philosophical Society Archives
	Dates:	1743-1984
	Abstract:	The APS Archives contain a wide range of material on early American history. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	APS.Archives
	Extent:	192.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	African American \| Colonial Politics \| Early National Politics \| Native America \| Natural history \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Institutional Records \| Miscellaneous \| Native American Materials \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Abolition, emancipation, freedom \| Adena culture -- West Virginia \| American Philosophical Society \| Anishinaabe \| Astronomy -- 18th century \| Aztecs. \| Cherokee Indians \| Choctaw Indians \| Eastern Woodlands Indians \| Education \| History of science and technology. \| Indians of Mexico \| Indians of North America -- Kentucky \| Indians of North America -- Mississippi \| Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast \| Indians of North America -- West Virginia \| Mound builders \| Natural history -- 18th century \| Natural history -- 19th century \| Ojibwe people \| Plains Indians \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| Southeast Indians \| United States History.

4	Author:	unknown	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Robert M. (Robert Maskell) Patterson papers, 1775-1853
	Dates:	1775-1853
	Abstract:	The Robert Patterson Collection contains a range of documents that touch on many different topics, although most have to do with science and engineering. The earliest documents relate to the Leiper Canal, including Rittenhouse's appraisal of it, and official documents relating to its creation. The largest portion of the documents is scientific correspondence to Robert Patterson, a member of the American Philosophical Society. Much of this correspondence is done under the cover of official APS business. Of particular note are a series of letters relating to nautical calculations that include complex equations used to determine longitude and latitude for nautical almanacs. There are also various lecture notes on natural philosophy, death, mathematics, engineering, and other subjects. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.P274
	Extent:	0.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Americans Abroad \| Early National Politics \| Education \| Military History \| Native America \| Science and technology \| War of 1812
	Genre:	Educational Material \| General Correspondence \| Institutional Records \| Notebooks \| Political Correspondence \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Algebra. \| Annuities. \| Astronomy. \| Canals. \| Clocks and watches. \| Coal. \| Electricity. \| Magnetism. \| Mathematics. \| Meteorology -- Observations. \| Navigation (Astronautics) \| Optics. \| Physics. \| Quarries and quarrying -- Pennsylvania. \| Sound. \| Time clocks.

5	Author:	Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Benjamin Rush commonplace book, 1792-1813
	Dates:	1792-1813
	Abstract:	The commonplace book is better described as Benjamin Rush's diary of events from 1792. Rush recounts in great detail the spectacular failure of William Duer and other investors in Philadelphia and New York, noting the panic and uncertainty that swept elite society in those months. The second portion of the volume contains a range of Rush's thoughts and observations on society, making this portion more like a traditional commonplace book. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.R89c
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Early National Politics \| Land and Speculation \| Medicine \| Philadelphia History \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Commonplace Book \| Diaries
	Subjects:	Hospitals -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. \| Indians of North America \| Marriage. \| Medicine. \| Religion.

6	Author:	Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Benjamin Vaughan Papers
	Dates:	1746-1900
	Abstract:	The Benjamin Vaughan Papers contain an extensive amount of correspondence and other documents. MOLE contains a detailed inventory of its holdings. Vaughan was a prominent figure in the revolutionary Atlantic. This large collection captures the complex and high profile life Benjamin led. He was born in the Caribbean but grew up in London. He became a friend of Franklin and his circle in London in the 1770s. During the War for Independence, he served as an emissary to the peace negotiations between the U.S. and British. He then spent a few years in Switzerland before emigrating to the United States with his wife. They settled in Maine, where Vaughan dabbled in speculation, farming, and other pursuits. His brother John became active in the American Philosophical Society. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.V46p
	Extent:	13.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Beyond Early America \| Colonial Politics \| Diplomatic History \| Early National Politics \| Land and Speculation \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Diplomatic Material \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Maps and Surveys
	Subjects:	Agriculture \| Animal magnetism. \| Architecture \| Astronomy \| Bowdoin College \| Breeding. \| Diplomacy. \| Diseases \| Dueling. \| Electricity \| Genealogies \| Hallowell (Me.) \| Manufactures \| Medicine \| Mesmerism \| Meteorology \| Notes \| Plantations \| Punctuation \| Religion \| Silk industry. \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| Taxation \| Unitarianism \| United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783

7	Author:	Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Thomas Jefferson papers, 1775-1825
	Dates:	1775-1825
	Abstract:	This is the primary collection of Thomas Jefferson Papers at the APS. The collection is rich and extensive. The collection is well-described and inventoried in MOLE. What follows below is a general summary of some of the more noteworthy pieces. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.J35
	Extent:	0.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Colony and State Specific History \| Diplomatic History \| Early National Politics \| Government Affairs \| Native America \| Natural history \| Science and technology
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Political Correspondence
	Subjects:	Boundaries, State. \| Canals. \| Chemistry \| Indians of North America -- Languages \| Linguistics. \| Louisiana Purchase -- Enclopedias. \| Plants. \| Science -- United States -- 18th century. \| Scientific apparatus and instruments. \| Seeds.

8	Author:	Wyck Association	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Wyck Association Collection
	Dates:	1663-1972
	Abstract:	The Wyck Collection is a massive collection that touches upon a number of early American themes. MOLE contains an extensive inventory of the collection. There are also binders with the collection that contain item level descriptions of the contents. The collection is particularly notable for its family correspondence, business records, and information on the operations of some Philadelphia institutions, such as the Academy of Natural Sciences. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.Ms.Coll.52
	Extent:	151.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Early National Politics \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Marriage and Family Life \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History \| Science and technology \| Trade
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Family Correspondence \| Institutional Records \| Miscellaneous
	Subjects:	Abolition, emancipation, freedom \| Agriculture \| Culture, community, organizations \| Home economics -- United States -- Accounting \| Horticulture \| Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs \| Quakers \| Race, race relations, racism \| Reconstruction \| Religion, religious organizations \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform \| Social problems.

9	Author:	Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Colonel Richard Gimbel Collection of Thomas Paine Papers
	Dates:	1692 - Circa 1921
	Abstract:	The Thomas Paine Collection is a very rich and diverse collection. Much of the early material is from Paine to others. The later material contains significant documents that Richard Gimbel Collected from the early national period (after 1800) that do not involve Paine but may be of interest to researchers of that period. Included in the documents are notes on Common Sense, letters on courtship and love, the American Revolution, and letters relating to his time in France after the Revolution. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.P165
	Extent:	176 items
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Americans Abroad \| Colonial Politics \| Early National Politics \| Engineering \| International Affairs \| Marriage and Family Life \| Printing and Publishing \| Science and technology
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Manuscript Essays
	Subjects:	Bridges -- 18th century \| France -- Politics and government -- 1789-1815 \| Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1789-1820 \| Ireland -- Foreign relations \| Lotteries -- New York (State) \| New York (N.Y.) -- Description and travel -- 18th century \| Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809 \| Roofing, Slate \| Schuylkill River Bridge \| United States -- Politics and government -- Revolution, 1775-1783

10	Author:	Hare-Willing family.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Hare-Willing Family Papers
	Dates:	1724-1965
	Abstract:	This is a large and wide ranging collection on materials. The collection contains over 1300 individual items along with 53 bound volumes, which range from letter books to records of the First Colored Wesley Methodist Church. Letters to and from the various members of the extended Hare-Willing family compose the bulk of the loose correspondence. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.Ms.Coll.104
	Extent:	52 Linear Feet
	Topics:	African American \| Americans Abroad \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Early National Politics \| Education \| International Travel \| Law \| Natural history \| Philadelphia History \| Religion \| Science and technology \| Travel \| Women's History
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Educational Material \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Institutional Records \| Legal Records \| Miscellaneous \| Notebooks \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	African American churches -- United States \| Banks and banking -- United States -- History -- 19th century. \| Religion, religious organizations \| Science -- United States -- 19th century. \| Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform \| Steam-engines. \| Titantic (Steamship) \| World War I \| World War II