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ANSP Petitions and Resolutions Papers
Collection — Box: Small Collections 13
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0602
Scope and Contents
These petitions and resolutions are close pieces, possibly written by the person proposing the action, as a note for the secretary when copying his minutes. Most of them are transcribed into the Minutes of the Academy but
oftentimes changed in wording or intent. The petitions number only four and were made mostly to the legislature of Pennsylvania, or to some branch of the Federal Government, their inclusive dates being 1837-1876. The resolutions have been arranged in two groups, first those...
Dates:
1826-1895
ANSP Reception Committees Papers
Collection — Box: Small Collections 12
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0585
Scope and Contents
Collection of material containing records of various reception committees, especially those dealing with a founder's day anniversary dinner in 1854, and the reception and dinner for the Peary Exploring Party in 1892. There are lists of subscribers, bills, receipts, 'letters and miscellaneous data.
Signers of letters, all dated 1854:
Dates:
1854-1901
Charles Eastwick Smith letters from botanists
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0132
Overview
Charles Eastwick Smith (1820-1900) was an engineer and inventor involved in railroad, ironworks and steel. His interest in botany led him to membership at the Academy of Natural Sciences where he held several positions from 1851 until his death. Over the years Smith compiled an herbarium of specimens found within 15 miles of Philadelphia, which he bequeathed to the Academy. The collection contains letters from botanists, a number of booksellers, and other correspondents. In addition to the...
Dates:
n.d., 1862-1899
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