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Academy of Natural Sciences Printing Blocks and Plates

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: ANSP-2010-090-Artifact
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of single and group printing blocks and plates commissioned for use by the Academy of Natural Sciences. The plates and blocks range from animal figures, signature plates, letterhead, to special invitations. The printing blocks are made of wood with metal outlines fastened to the wood. There are solid metal printing plates and also metal roller printing plates. Each block or plate has a general note attached to it with more detail.

Dates: Circa 20th Century

ANSP Centenery Celebration papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0085
Scope and Contents The papers in the present collection begin with a volume of the registration of delegates, continues thru programs and minutes of the Centenary committee under the charimanship of Edward J. Nolan. A sizeable volume is also devoted to documents, that is, stenographers notes, final reports, cards, circulars, programs, and accounts all set up by Nolan. The Corresponding Secretary, J. Percy Moore, maintained his file of correspondence in four letter files with a cross reference on cards to some...
Dates: 1911-1913

J. Percy Moore papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0505
Overview John Percy Moore (1869-1965) was a Professor of Zoology at the University of Pennsylvania from 1912 to 1939, an Assistant Curator at the Academy of Natural Sciences from 1902 to 1938, and held several positions between 1920 and 1956 at the Ludwick Institute, which offered free lectures and courses in the natural sciences. He was also a world recognized authority on leeches. During his career, Moore named six genera, 229 species, five subspecies and four varieties of polychaetous annelids, or...
Dates: 1847 - 1963