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Academy of Natural Sciences Printing Blocks and Plates
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: ANSP-2010-090-Artifact
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of single and group printing blocks and plates commissioned for use by the Academy of Natural Sciences. The plates and blocks range from animal figures, signature plates, letterhead, to special invitations. The printing blocks are made of wood with metal outlines fastened to the wood. There are solid metal printing plates and also metal roller printing plates. Each block or plate has a general note attached to it with more detail.
Dates:
Circa 20th Century
Andrew J. Parker illustrative material on brains of primates
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0470
Scope and Contents
Morphologist member of the Academy, elected in 1877. Teh collection consists of three watercolors, one line drawing and five photographs of the brains of primates, published in the Academy's Journal, ser. 2, v. 10, 1894-1896, nine papers regarding costs for artist's and printer's work and a mailing list for his separates.
Archived, 1959
Dates:
1892
ANSP Botanical Section Scrapbooks
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0507
Scope and Contents
Papers, letters, documents and memoranda of historical interest. Botanical Section, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Book started January 22, 1901, by John W. Harshberger, Ph.D., Recorder. More than half of the items consist of program or meeting announcements of the many local botanical groups.
Gift of the Section.
Dates:
1885-1902
ANSP Centenery Celebration papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0085
Scope and Contents
The papers in the present collection begin with a volume of the registration of delegates, continues thru programs and minutes of the Centenary committee under the charimanship of Edward J. Nolan. A sizeable volume is also devoted to documents, that is, stenographers notes, final reports, cards, circulars, programs, and accounts all set up by Nolan. The Corresponding Secretary, J. Percy Moore, maintained his file of correspondence in four letter files with a cross reference on cards to some...
Dates:
1911-1913
ANSP Exhibits Committee Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0256
Scope and Contents
Committee reports were preserved for 1938 and 1939 when Stephen Thomas was Secretary and H. T. Green acting Secretary. A few of the papers relate to museum habitat groups and display of minerals. Also included are photographs of exhibits of specimens and other materials created by the Academy on display at Gimbel's and Wannamaker's department stores.Records assembled with the inclusive dates of 1868-1940 which carry the names of W. S. W. Ruschenberger, E. J. Nolan, and Wharton...
Dates:
1868-1946
ANSP Library, Catalogs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0376
Scope and Contents
The first catalog was published in the 1st series of the Journal, v. 4, 1817-1824, The next was made by Isaac Hays, 1824-1834, followed by one published with the Act of Incorporation and By-Laws, 1836. Additions through 1850 are interleaved in a special library copy of the 1837 catalog. From 1850-1915, the catalogs were made by librarians J. D. Sergeant and Edw. J. Nolan. In 1915, when they were copied on the typewriter, they were then called shelf lists, duplicating the card catalog in a...
Dates:
1824-1943
ANSP Library, Journal of Additions
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0368
Scope and Contents
These so-called librarian's books record the day to day accessions for the dates covered. In 1885 the card catalog was started by E. J. Nolan, replacing the ledger form of catalog. On the title-page of the 1856-65 volume is a list of librarians and dates of service, signed by Nolan. Edward J. Nolan himself became librarian in 1862 and was for years the only paid member of the staff of the Academy. The Journals cover the years 1845-50, 1850-56; 1856-65, 1865-73, 1873-76, 1876-85.
Dates:
1845-85
ANSP Library Reports of Librarians
Collection — Box: Small Collections 12
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0578
Scope and Contents
In the infancy of the Academy, curators appointed a member to act as unpaid librarian who had very little authority to make plans and policies. In general the library was administered thru the members as a whole. A list of the various librarians with their tenure of office is included with the list of officers of the Academy prepared by Maurice E. Phillips. Soon after Edward J. Nolan became librarian in 1863, the position of librarian was established
and he was included with other officers...
Dates:
1824-1868, 1952-1958
ANSP Publication Committee papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0292
Scope and Contents
The ANSP Publication Committee Papers consists of reports, minutes, stock books, subscribers lists, correspondents, and financial documents related to the functions of the Academy's Publication Committee. The papers record approval of articles for Academy publications, costs of the publications, and distribution of publications.Most of the documents not bound into books have a number written in pencil in an upper corner. The papers are not in numerical order according to those...
Dates:
1822-1960
ANSP Publicity, Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0417
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of scrapbooks and papers which have been preserved mostly by the Department of Public Relations. The contents include two volumes of newspaper clippings, 1880-1895 with seven other volumes
containing some 1300 printed announcements of events and general information about the Academy and its activities, 1902-57. These were assembled by E. J. Nolan and V. T. Phillips. A card index is filed in the library of the seven volumes last mentioned and may be consulted by...
Dates:
1880-1957
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- Abbot, Elizabeth O. 1
- Abbot, Francis R. 1
- Abbott, Charles C. (Charles Conrad) (1843-1919) 1
- Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Exhibits Department 1
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