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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
Edward James Nolan Documents and Correspondence on the History of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
Collection
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0464
Abstract
Edward James Nolan (1846-1921) served as the librarian at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia from 1869 until his death. During his tenure as librarian, he performed research on and wrote the history of the Academy which was completed in 1909. This collection contains material collected by Nolan for his history, including transcriptions of early minutes, deeds, biographies, news clipppings, letters and reminiscences of colleagues.
Dates:
1846-1915
Francis Whittier Pennell Papers
Collection
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0118
Scope and Contents
The Francis Whittier Pennell papers includes itineraries, field notebooks, manuscripts and research, and correspondence spanning Pennell’s 40 years in botany. It is divided into five series: field work, Scrophulariaceae work, scientific writing, biographies of botanists, and correspondence. Series I. Field Work, contains three subseries. A. Itineraries, which contains itineraries for Pennell’s collecting expeditions to Colombia, Peru, and Chile as well as expeditions to the...
Dates:
1874-1982; Majority of material found within 1908-1952
Crawford H. Greenewalt papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0997
Overview
Crawford Hallock Greenewalt (1902-1993) was a chemical engineer and the President of the DuPont Company from 1948 to 1962. He had a passion for the natural sciences, and combined his love of ornithology with photography. He was especially known for his high speed photographs of hummingbirds. His ornithological interests included bird songs, the radiance of hummingbird feathers and the evolution of shapes and sizes of birds in relation to their flight abilities. The Crawford H. Greenewalt...
Dates:
1951 - 1993
Henry Muhlenberg Papers
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Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0419
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of the manuscript volumes Observationes Botanicae de Plantis Americae Septentrionalis and Fungi Lancastriensis. Observationes Botanicae de Plantis Americae Septentrionalis previously cataloged in the library, QK110 M95, describes North American plants including documentation for herbarium specimens, Muhlenberg's notes about specimens collected at Philadelphia gardens and on plants cultivated from Meriwether Lewis’s seed collections. The collection also...
Dates:
1802-circa 1952
Constantine Hering and Calvin B. Knerr family papers
Collection
Identifier: HU-100
Overview
Dr. Constantine Hering (1800-1880), born and educated in Germany, immigrated to Philadelphia in 1833 and devoted his life to the study, practice and education of homeopathic medicine in the United States. As such, he is considered the father of homeopathy in America. Hering founded several schools and organizations devoted to teaching homeopathy, especially the North American Academy of the Homeopathic Healing Arts, aka the Allentown Academy, in 1836, and the Hahnemann Medical College of...
Dates:
1820 - 2003; Majority of material found within 1820 - 1940
Hollis Godfrey administration records
Collection
Identifier: UR-01-002
Overview
Hollis Godfrey (1987-1936) served as president of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry from 1913 to 1921. He was educated as an engineer at Tufts, Harvard, and MIT, where he also taught. While living in Boston he was an administrator at the School of Practical Arts in Boston. He came to Drexel in 1913 and was the President until 1921. This collection contains correspondence, speeches, and research done on Godfrey in 1959. There is also a functionalization chart on the...
Dates:
1913-1961; Majority of material found within 1914 - 1922
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
Hollis Godfrey papers
Collection
Identifier: MC-00-011
Overview
Hollis Godfrey (1874-1936) served as president of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry from 1913 to 1921. He was educated as an engineer at Tufts, Harvard, and MIT, and he later taught at MIT and served as an administrator at the School of Practical Arts in Boston. The collection contains correspondence, including a series of letters between Godfrey and the poet Vachel Lindsay; Dr. Godfrey's publications, manuscripts, and speeches; administrative records from the Engineering...
Dates:
1915-1936
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
J. Percy Moore papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0505
Overview
John Percy Moore (1869-1965) was a Professor of Zoology at the University of Pennsylvania from 1912 to 1939, an Assistant Curator at the Academy of Natural Sciences from 1902 to 1938, and held several positions between 1920 and 1956 at the Ludwick Institute, which offered free lectures and courses in the natural sciences. He was also a world recognized authority on leeches. During his career, Moore named six genera, 229 species, five subspecies and four varieties of polychaetous annelids, or...
Dates:
1847 - 1963
James MacAlister papers
Collection
Identifier: UR-01-001
Abstract
James MacAlister (1840-1913) served as the first president of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry from 1891 to 1913. He was a proponent of vocational and technical education throughout his career. This collection documents his term as president, his views on education, and his involvement in the early history of the Drexel Institute. Records include MacAlister’s letters, a book that he published, lectures, and his personal notebook, as well as research notes believed to have...
Dates:
1889-1941; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1905
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
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