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Augustus Edward Jessup, Papers
Collection — Box: Small Collections 9
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0375
Scope and Contents
Geologist, mineralogist and paper manufacturer. Attended Dr. Thomas Cooper's Scientific School in Philadelphia, beginning about 1816. Elected a member of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and became very
active in its affairs. Made a trip to Mexico in 1817 or 1818, and returned with valuable mineral collections. In 1819 joined Major Long's Expedition to the Rocky Mountains as its official geologist. He bequeathed extensive mineralogical and geological collections to the...
Dates:
1822-1913
Edward Harris papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0360
Scope and Contents
Harris, a native of New Jersey, became a close friend and patron of John James Audubon. He supported some of his expeditions financially and joined him in two western trips, one in 1837 to Texas and the other in 1843 up the
Missouri River. The two copies of the original journal in this collection give Harris' day by day account of this second trip. One is accompanied by a foreword by J. Fletcher Street. The original journal, and Harris' diary are
in the Department of Archives and History of...
Dates:
1843-47
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
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