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President's Office and Administrative Records
Collection
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0990
Overview
The oldest natural science research institution and museum in the Americas, the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (ANSP) was founded in 1812 "for the encouragement and cultivation of the sciences, and the advancement of useful learning." Since the founding of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, there have been twenty-eight presidents and five acting presidents. From 1937 to 1995, there were four presidents and one acting president who left their administrations well...
Dates:
1907-2003; Majority of material found within 1939-1993
Treasurer George Vaux's financial records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0191
Scope and Contents
The collection of Treasurer George Vaux’s financial records houses papers related to Vaux’s management of estates bequeathed to the Academy around the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These materials date from 1856 to 1958, with bulk dates from 1856 to 1922, and include many legal documents such as wills, property deeds, indentures, certificates, agreements, and mortgages. Also included are blueprints, maps, and plans of inherited properties, as well as financial records pertaining to the...
Dates:
1856 - 1958; Majority of material found within 1856 - 1922
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- Bennett, Thomas Peter (1937-) 1
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- Cadwalader, C. M. B (Charles Meigs Biddle) (June 3,1885-1959) 1
- Cope, E. D. (Edward Drinker) (1840-1897) 1
- Davis, George M. (1938-) 1
- Gill, Frank B. 1
- Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance 1
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- Morris, Effingham Buckley, 1856-1937 1
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