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Jacob Cist correspondence and documents
Collection
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0152
Abstract
Jacob Cist (1782-1825) was an American naturalist, artist, inventor, businessman, author, treasurer and United States Postmaster. He was also one of the most important pioneers in the marketing of anthracite coal and a leading authority on its economic potential. This collection includes personal and business letters, documents, agreements, memorabilia, clippings and records of Cist's service as United States Postmaster of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. His accounts as treasurer of the...
Dates:
1794 - 1829
Venia Phillips research on Jacob Cist
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0770
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of Cist material held by institutions other than the Academy, gathered by Venia T. Phillips for a projected biography of Cist.
Given to the Academy by Venia T. Phillips, date not known,
Dates:
n.d.
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