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Grant, Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885

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Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio-died July 23, 1885, Wilton, New York) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. As president, Grant was an effective civil rights executive who worked with the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction to protect African Americans, created the Justice Department, and reestablish the public credit. Promoted lieutenant-general, in 1864, Grant led the Union Army in winning the American Civ...

American Philosophical Society

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Benjamin Franklin founded the American Philosophical Society in 1743 in Philadelphia, patterning it after the Royal Society of London. It's purpose was the promotion of the study of science and the practical arts of agriculture, engineering trades, and manufactures. Subjects of today's "philosophy" were generally excluded from the societies of the 17th and 18th centuries and the word "philosophy" meant to them "love of knowledge," and was essentially the equivalent of today's "science." Interest...

American Museum of Natural History

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The American Museum of Natural History was founded in 1869 to be of service to the city's public schools, advance scientific research in natural history, and to exhibit natural history objects for casual visitors. From the description of Administrative files, 1869-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155513508 Museum exhibition displayed in the Museum's showcase in 1975. From the description of Cans from pressured city exhibition photographs, 1975. (Unknown). Wor...

Wallace Earle Stegner is an author. From the guide to the Papers, 1868-1879, relating to John Wesley Powell and the Colorado River, 1868-1879, (American Philosophical Society) John Wesley Powell was a geologist, ethnologist, and director of the United States Geological Survey; he was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1889. From the guide to the John Wesley Powell correspondence, 1869-1879, of the Powell Survey, 1869-1879, (American Philosophical So...

Nevins

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Albert, C.

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Morrow, Mr.

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King, Ralph

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Potter, Eliphalet Nott, 1836-1901

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Epithet: President of Union College, USA British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000491.0x000342 ...

Stevenson, John J. (John James), 1841-1924

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Reverend James John Stevenson was the son of the Reverend Andrew Stevenson of Ballylaw, Ireland, and Ann Mary (Wilson) Stevenson, a native of Bedford, Pennsylvania. The elder Stevenson emigrated to America in 1831, and James Stevenson was born in 1841. Stevenson spent the early years of his life in New York City where he was educated in urban private schools. In 1860 he enrolled in New York University (then the University of the City of New York). While at the University...

Langley, S. P. (Samuel Pierpont), 1834-1906

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Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834-1906) was the third Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. He also served as the director of the Allegheny Observatory and a professory of astronomy at the Western University of Pennsylvania (now known as the University of Pittsburgh). While at the Smithsonian he founded the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory....

Webb, B. H.

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Parker, Dr.

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Butler, William Orlando, 1791-1880

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Butler, a War of 1812 veteran, served as a major general in the Mexican-American War. He was also noted as an attorney, legislator, political figure, and poet. From the description of A night view of the battle of Raisin [poem], 1813 (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 28407273 ...

Searle, Mr.

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Geddes, James

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Epithet: of Barbaichil (?) British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000446.0x000364 ...

Young, Mr.

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Mayer, Alfred M. (Alfred Marshall), 1836-1897

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Alfred Marshall Mayer (1836-1897) was a physicist; his son Alfred Goldsborough Mayer (1868-1922) a biologist, and Alpheus Hyatt (1838-1902) a zoologist and paleontologist. The three corresponded among themselves and with other colleagues in the field about their expeditions in the Pacific, which included voyages to Japan, Hawaii, Fiji, Australia, New Guinea, Tonga, and Samoa, among other places. From the guide to the Hyatt and Mayer Collection, 1804-1921, (Princeton University. Libra...

Medill, Joseph, 1823-1899

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American journalist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Chicago, to J.M. dalzell, 1881 Aug. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270636685 Journalist & major stockholder/director of the Chicago Tribune. Active participant in the formation of a "compact" Republican party and personal friend of Abraham Lincoln's. From the description of Joseph Medill letter to S. S. McClure [manuscript], 1893 Sep 8. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 317...

Cluss, Adolph, 1825-1905

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Architect, of Washington, D.C. From the description of Receipt book, 1866-1867. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70949553 German architect and engineer; took part in the 1848 revolution; emigrated to the USA shortly afterwards. From the description of Archives 1850-1853. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81167005 ...

Lee, Miss

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Draper, Henry, 1837-1882

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Henry Draper (1837-1882), an American astronomer, was a pioneer in astronomical photography. From the description of Henry and Mary Anna Palmer Draper papers, 1859-1914, bulk (1869-1914). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122615857 From the guide to the Henry and Mary Anna Palmer Draper papers, 1859-1914, 1869-1914, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Herron

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Wesley, William

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Epithet: afterwards Wellesley afterw Wellesley-Pole Baron Maryborough, 3rd Earl of Mornington British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000834.0x0003c6 ...

Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898

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Justin Smith Morrill (1810-1898), merchant, U.S. Representative and Senator from Vermont, authored the Morrill Tariff Act (1861) and the Land Grant College Act (1862). He chaired the Senate Finance Committee for many years (1877-79, 1881-93, 1895-98). From the description of Justin Smith Morrill Papers, 1825-1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122387635 Justin S. Morrill was a congressman and financier. From the guide to the Justin S. Morrill papers, 1814-1937, ...

King, H.

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Epithet: Colonel British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000695.0x000059 ...

Newcomb, Simon, 1835-1909

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American astronomist and political economist. From the description of Typed letter : [Washington, D.C., to the editors of The Critic, Jeannette L. and Joseph B. Gilder, 1884 Aug. 19]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 645229686 American astronomer. From the description of Typewritten letters signed (3) : Washington, D.C., to Harper & Brothers, 1886 Mar. 16-1883 Apr. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270612661 Astronomer, mathematician, and economist. ...

Loew, Dr.

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Toner, Joseph M. (Joseph Meredith), 1825-1896

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Dr. Joseph Meredith Toner, 1825-1896; practicing physician of Washington, D.C.; president of American Medical Association and American Public Health Association; medical historian; active in literary, research, and historical societies in the District of Columbia; collector of a large library. From the description of Letter to Dr. Joseph M. Toner from Sister Mary Ambrose, Dec. 31, 1878. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 650087752 Physician, author, ...

Clarke, Frank Wigglesworth, 1847-1931

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Physicist, chemist, and geologist. From the description of Frank Wigglesworth Clarke diaries, 1865-1931. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78216515 Cornell University faculty member. From the description of Frank Wigglesworth Clarke autograph book, 1869-1878. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63936042 Frank Wigglesworth Clarke (1847-1931) was a geological chemist. Clarke taught chemistry and physics at Howard University in Washington, D.C., ...

Palmer, Dr.

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Peirce, Benjamin, 1809-1880

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Peirce (Harvard, A.B., 1829) taught astronomy and mathematics at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Benjamin Peirce, 1846-1851 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972841 Peirce (A.B. 1829), mathematician and astronomer, was a tutor (1831-1833) and professor (1833-1880) at Harvard University, where he established the Harvard Observatory. From the description of Correspondence, ca. 1835-1880. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79...

Niles, Mr.

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King, E. H.

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Peale, Mr.

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Tyndall, John

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Epithet: FRS; Superintendent of the Royal Institution British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000438.0x000303 Epithet: FRS; of Add MS 48341 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000438.0x0002c0 Epithet: FRS; of Add MS 42582 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000438.0x...

Butler, Benjamin Franklin, 1818-1893

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Benjamin Franklin Butler was born in Deerfield, New Hampshire, the sixth and youngest child of John Butler and Charlotte Ellison Butler. His father served under General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 and later became a privateer, dying of yellow fever in the West Indies not long after Benjamin was born. He was named after Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. His elder brother, Andrew Jackson Butler (1815–1864), would serve as a colonel in the Union Army during t...

Hilgard

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Ingalls, W.

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Riggs & Co.

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Tyndall Fund

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Mason, Mr.

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Miller, Dr.

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Clark, Edward

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Epithet: Major HEICS British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001476.0x000094 Epithet: subscriber to the Philharmonic Society British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000499.0x0002a8 ...

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