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This collection came from the American Entomological Society. The collection contains one wooden ballot box with thirty white voting balls, twenty-three brown voting balls, and seven black voting balls. The original order of the collection was: the ballot box was sitting on top of the engraving plate from page 43 of "The Practical Entomologist" Volume II, No. 4, January, 1867.

Scope and Contents This collection contains two printing blocks from the American Entomological Society. The large printing block was made from a sketch of the same design. The large printing block is to create certificates for members of the society. A metal printing plate is attached to a wooden block for support. The printing plate reads: The American Entomological Society Philadelphia. There are twelve names that make up the border of the printing block. The names are: Cresson, Uhler, Fitch, Edwards,...

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Original receipt book, 1859-71, cashbook, 1860-76, membership accounts, 1859-76, recent bank statements and annual reports 1885-89, 1905-26, 1929-53.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Nominations, as shown on the stubs of the book of records, appear in 5 volumes, 1817-1929. Two books of proposals, possibly a duplication of entries in the nomination book also record the names from Feb. 15, 1814 to Dec. 27, 1853.

Also Two ballot boxes, one gavel, one plastic box containing seven white balls and four black balls. One folder containing two notes that accompanied the ballot box and gavel. Another box containing sixty-eight white balls and fourteen black balls.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Nominations, as shown on the stubs of the book of records, appear in 5 volumes, 1817-1929. Two books of proposals, possibly a duplication of entries in the nomination book also record the names from Feb. 15, 1814 to Dec. 27, 1853.

Also Two ballot boxes, one gavel, one plastic box containing seven white balls and four black balls. One folder containing two notes that accompanied the ballot box and gavel. Another box containing sixty-eight white balls and fourteen black balls.

Scope and Contents The accession ledgers for the American Entomological Society's library comprise this small collection. The pages of each ledger have printed columns with handwritten contents. The entries of the first volume were entered well after the books were collected: a note on page 2 states, "Began giving accession numbers and entering 1/20 1909." The first book obtained by the AES -- Melsheimer's (1853)Catalogue of the described Coleoptera of the United...

Scope and Contents Here is the original text of "Descriptions of insects of the families of Carabici and Hydrocanthari of Latreille, inhabiting North America", read before the American Philosophical Society, August 20, 1819, later published in its Transactions, n. s., v. 2, p. 1-109, 1825. In six parts, almost complete. Also two letters are laid in, one by Say to John Vaughan, returning the proofs of the article and the other from George H. Horn, Dec. 11, 1896, offering to donate the manuscript to the American...