Scope and Contents Physician, physiologist, ethnologist and teacher, Meigs was associated with the Jefferson Medical School, the University of Pennsylvania and the Academy of Natural Sciences. His interest in craniography resulted in his compilation of a 'Catalogue of Human Crania, in the Collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1857." He became a member of the Academy in 1852, was elected to the Standing Committee on Ethnology in 1854, becoming its chairman three years later, which...

Scope and Contents The collection of Treasurer George Vaux’s financial records houses papers related to Vaux’s management of estates bequeathed to the Academy around the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These materials date from 1856 to 1958, with bulk dates from 1856 to 1922, and include many legal documents such as wills, property deeds, indentures, certificates, agreements, and mortgages. Also included are blueprints, maps, and plans of inherited properties, as well as financial records pertaining to the...