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Charles Eastwick Smith letters from botanists
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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
Pennsylvania University and Academy Proposed Merger Papers
Collection — Container: Box Small Collections 11
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0543
Scope and Contents
In April, 1889 the Provost of the University, William Pepper sent to the officers of the Academy an invitation to move their institution to the campus of the University. The Academy's Council considered the proposal, disapproved it, and reported its reasons in detail to the Academy's membership. The members, agreeing with the council, voted against the move. The papers include the original proposition, resolutions of both the Council and the Academy, and a statement by the Academy's...
Dates:
1889
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