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Crawford H. Greenewalt papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0997
Overview
Crawford Hallock Greenewalt (1902-1993) was a chemical engineer and the President of the DuPont Company from 1948 to 1962. He had a passion for the natural sciences, and combined his love of ornithology with photography. He was especially known for his high speed photographs of hummingbirds. His ornithological interests included bird songs, the radiance of hummingbird feathers and the evolution of shapes and sizes of birds in relation to their flight abilities. The Crawford H. Greenewalt...
Dates:
1951 - 1993
Hard Hat
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: ANSP-2010-088-Artifact
Scope and Contents
The hard hat was worn by Carol Spawn when the construction of the library at the Academy of Natural Sciences was in progress.
Dates:
6/21/2010
Henry A. Pilsbry's Leather Case
Collection
Identifier: ANSP-2010-091-Artifact
Scope and Contents
This leather briefcase belonged to Henry Augustus Pilsbry while he worked at the Academy of Natural Sciences. The leather briefcase must be handled with care. It is fragile, torn, and folded in half. The leather has torn away from the stitching on the bottom sides of the case. The zipper is undone and a small tagged attached reads: Dr. Henry A. Pilsbry @ 2244 Franklin Avenue, Morton, Pennsylvania.
Dates:
Circa 1890
Horace G. Richards Papers
Collection
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0976
Overview
Horace G. Richards (1906-1984) was a geologist at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia and an authority on the geologic formations of the Atlantic coastal plain. His research specialty focused on geology and paleontology of the Quaternary Period (approximately the past 1.8 million years), but his research interests also included Cenozoic mollusca, and marine Pleistocene geology and paleontology of the Atlantic coastal plain. Additionally, he studied climate change and coastal...
Dates:
1928-1984
Inuit Statue
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: ANSP-2010-095-Artifact
Scope and Contents
This statue is of three inuit tribe members and a bear. The statue is made from Soapstone. The statue once belonged to the Academy of Natural Sciences Gift Shop and was set to be sold. Since it was not sold at first, the Women's Committee at the Academy purchased the statue following an exhibition on Inuits and Alaska.
Dates:
2010
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
E.R. Fenimore Johnson photographs
Collection
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0995
Overview
Eldridge Reeves Fenimore Johnson (1899-1986) was a pioneer in the development of underwater photography and was also an explorer, yachtsman and researcher. His interests in underwater photography developed during World War II when he enlisted in Naval Research and worked with underwater demolition and photography. He created his own company, Fenjohn Underwater Equipment Company and patented equipment inventions. The E.R. Fenimore Johnson photographs, 1929-1970, is a rich collection of...
Dates:
1929 - 1970
Lewis and Clark: The National Bicentennial Exhibition Hat
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: ANSP-2010-080-Artifact
Scope and Contents
The commemorative hat comes from the Lewis and Clark National Bicentennial Exhibition from November 6, 2004 to March 20, 2005. The hat is black and cost 15.00, the tag is still intact.
Dates:
2004
Medals Presented to the Academy
Collection
Identifier: ANSP-2010-074-Artifact
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of three medallions, 2 small medallion storage boxes, and three notes accompany the medallions. The medals were given to the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia by outside institutions including the International Congress of Americanists, The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, and the Academie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique.
Dates:
6/21/2010
Official Academy Seal Stamping Unit
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: ANSP-2010-073-Artifact
Scope and Contents
This collection contains one stamping unit for the Academy of Natural Sciences official seal. The stamping unit is made from metal and painted black. Handpainted floral designs are on each side of the stamping unit. On the front and back of the unit there are two holes that were most likely for screws to stabilize the unit. The seal reads: The Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia......
Dates:
c.1900
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