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Edward Drinker Cope Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0328
Abstract
Edward Drinker Cope (1840-1897) was one of the most distinguished American scientists of the 19th century. The bulk of his work was in the fields of paleontology, zoology, geology and anatomy. During his lifetime, he discovered and described over 600 new species and contributed over 1300 papers to scientific literature. The collection contains certificates and honors, medals, manuscripts of scientific papers, drawings, scientific photographs, biographical material, news clippings, account...
Dates:
1859-1907
"Dinosaurs Invade Philadelphia" Program, with article written by Earle Spamer
Collection — Box: small accessions 5
Identifier: ANSP-2013-017
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a program for the Academy event "Dinosaurs Invade Philadelphia". The program contains an article written by Academy Archivist Earle Spamer entitled "Birthplace of Paleontology".
Dates:
1998
Horace G. Richards Papers
Collection
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0976
Overview
Horace G. Richards (1906-1984) was a geologist at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia and an authority on the geologic formations of the Atlantic coastal plain. His research specialty focused on geology and paleontology of the Quaternary Period (approximately the past 1.8 million years), but his research interests also included Cenozoic mollusca, and marine Pleistocene geology and paleontology of the Atlantic coastal plain. Additionally, he studied climate change and coastal...
Dates:
1928-1984
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