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David H. Wenrich's Joseph Leidy biography papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-1007
Scope and Contents David H. Wenrich's Joseph Leidy biography papers contains research and draft manuscripts for the unpublished Joseph Leidy biography prepared by Dr. David H. Wenrich. The collection includes Wenrich’s correspondence related to his research, transcriptions of Joseph Leidy’s correspondence, and Wenrich’s notes on those materials. The bulk of the papers – the research notes, transcriptions, and manuscripts – bare no dates of creation, but correspondence indicate that Wenrich worked on the...
Dates: undated, 1947-1968

James A. Poupard Index for ANSP Coll. 001C, transcripts of Leidy letters

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0001-D
Scope and Contents

The James A. Poupard Index of Leidy letters contains a detailed typescript index of the typescript transcriptions held in Colletion 1C. The bulk of this collection is a collection of summaries of each letter organized according to the correspondencts name.

Dates: c. 1980

Joseph Leidy Correspondence and Documents (Photocopies)

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0001-A
Overview Joseph Leidy (1823-1891), one of the great American scientists of the 19th century, possessed a vast knowledge of the natural world. Best known as the Father of American vertebrate paleontology, he also pioneered the fields of parasitology and protozoology, and was the preeminent anatomist of his time. He was also an influential teacher of natural history and an expert in areas as diverse as entomology, geology and pathology. This collection contains photocopies of correspondence and...
Dates: 1847-1924

Typed transcripts of Joseph Leidy correspondence in the National Archives, College of Physicicans, and Academy of Natural Sciences

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0001-C
Overview Joseph Leidy (1823-1891), one of the great American scientists of the 19th century, possessed a vast knowledge of the natural world. Best known as the Father of American vertebrate paleontology, he also pioneered the fields of parasitology and protozoology, and was the preeminent anatomist of his time. He was also an influential teacher of natural history and an expert in areas as diverse as entomology, geology and pathology. The Typed Transcripts of Joseph Leidy Correspondence Collection...
Dates: 1960s, from 19th century materials