Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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 manuscript of Say's article 'Conchology' in the American edition of Nicholson's British Cyclopedia" is inked on flyleaf. Internal evidence identifies this manuscript as that of the first American edition, 1816, although the wording of the preliminary leaf is not exactly like that of the published text. A copy of Say's portrait which hangs in the Academy's Library, is added as a frontispiece.

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A single folder collection consisting of 17 letters - one addressed to F. V. Melsheimer, the remaining 16 to Johann F. Melsheimer.

The letters deal largely with mutual entomological interests, and include much information about Say's collecting trips during the years covered, particularly his trip to Florida in 1817 with William Maclure, George Ord and Titian R. Peale, and the Long Rocky Mountain Expedition.

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The Thomas Say papers collection includes biographical information and family documents, scientific correspondence, annotations to various published books, study notes and bibliographical insect references, as well as papers concerning Say's connection with the Academy.

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...

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The papers consist largely of memoranda and documents pertaining to Academy affairs. The reports of special committees are signed by Collins as a co-signer.

Archived partly from the editor's copy of the first series of the Academy's Journal and partly from its "Official correspondence."