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Letter from Spencer Baird to Robert Bell
Letter from Spencer Baird to Robert Bell
November 20, 1876

Naturalist and Smithsonian administrator Spencer Fullerton Baird writes to Professor Robert Bell of the Canadian Geological Survey. Baird is grateful to have received Professor Selwyer's stratigraphical series of American rocks, but he is...

Location: I-Friends-1987-3

Subject: Education, Science and Technology

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1860-1879

View Item: PDF icon Letter from Spencer Baird to Robert Bell

Engraving of Joseph Priestley Statue
Engraving of Joseph Priestley Statue
1877

Engraving by G. Stodart from the Dr. Joseph Priestley statue by J. F. Williamson, from The Art Journal (New York: D. Appleton & Co.), 3: 57.

Location: I-BassertD-2004-1

Subject: Visual and Performing Arts

Format: Engravings and Illustrations

Time Period: 1860-1879

View Item: PDF icon Engraving of Joseph Priestley Statue

Engraving of James Buchanan
Engraving of James Buchanan
1877

Engraving based on a daguerreotype of James Buchanan by New York's H. B. Hall & Sons.

Location: I-AsbellY-2002-36

Subject: Politics and Government

Format: Engravings and Illustrations

Time Period: 1860-1879

View Item: PDF icon Engraving of James Buchanan

Catalogue of Dickinson College for the Academical Year, 1876-77
Catalogue of Dickinson College for the Academical Year, 1876-77
1877

The Dickinson College catalog for the 1876-1877 academic year. Through the years, the annual catalog was variously titled "The Bulletin," "Catalogue and Register," "Course Catalog," and similar variants. The catalog typically includes the list of...

Location: Dickinsoniana Periodicals

Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College Alumni Affairs, Education

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Time Period: 1860-1879

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Letter from Spencer Baird to Robert Bell
Letter from Spencer Baird to Robert Bell
May 12, 1877

Naturalist and Smithsonian administrator Spencer Fullerton Baird writes to Professor Robert Bell of the Geological Survey of Canada, regarding a paper Bell ordered that was lost in the mail. Baird writes that he will send another and adds: "Any...

Location: I-Friends-1987-4

Subject: Literary Pursuits, Science and Technology

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1860-1879

View Item: PDF icon Letter from Spencer Baird to Robert Bell

Letter from Spencer Baird to Robert Bell
Letter from Spencer Baird to Robert Bell
May 21, 1877

Naturalist and Smithsonian administrator Spencer Fullerton Baird writes to Professor Robert Bell of the Geological Survey of Canada, regarding books that were lost in the mail.

Location: I-Friends-1987-4

Subject: Science and Technology

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1860-1879

View Item: PDF icon Letter from Spencer Baird to Robert Bell

Letter from Amy A. Carothers to Cornelius R. Agnew
Letter from Amy A. Carothers to Cornelius R. Agnew
October 26, 1877

Amy A. Carothers writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew regarding the delayed admittance of some of Carothers' students to the Hampton Normal School.  Carothers also requests financial support from Agnew to pay for the students' fees. Transcript...

Location: CIS-MC-001, B1, F2

Subject: Education, Native Americans

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1860-1879

View Item: PDF icon Letter from Amy A. Carothers to Cornelius R. Agnew

Letter from Charles Deems to Mrs. Lausing Thurber
Letter from Charles Deems to Mrs. Lausing Thurber
January 7, 1878

Charles F. Deems thanks Mrs. Lausing Thurber for her "kind note" and asks for her attention "to Frank Leslie Sunday Magazine." Deems, a member of the Class of 1839, explains how he is "now editing" that publication. Transcript included...

Location: I-AsbellY-2005-4

Subject: Business and Industry, Literary Pursuits

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1860-1879

View Item: PDF icon Letter from Charles Deems to Mrs. Lausing Thurber

Letter from Spencer Baird to Horatio Storer
Letter from Spencer Baird to Horatio Storer
April 9, 1878

Spencer F. Baird writes to Horatio R. Storer about collecting specimens of fish. Baird describes how to outfit a boat with trawls, dredges, and nets to collect fish for study. He thanks him for his help and explains that "although by the kind...

Location: I-SpahrB-1966-10

Subject: Science and Technology

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1860-1879

View Item: PDF icon Letter from Spencer Baird to Horatio Storer

Letter from William Sherman to Horatio Collins King
Letter from William Sherman to Horatio Collins King
May 11, 1878

Commanding General of the United States Army William Tecumseh Sherman writes Horatio Collins King to discuss the military's political tensions with Congress that exist despite the fact that US Army "Regulars... are surrounded by Indians and...

Location: I-SpahrB-1965-22

Subject: Military Affairs and Conflict, Native Americans, Politics and Government

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1860-1879

View Item: PDF icon Letter from William Sherman to Horatio Collins King

"Dante," by Raphael Benham
"Dante," by Raphael Benham
May 24, 1878

Raphael Benham prepared this oration, entitled "Dante," for the Union Philosophical Society's Sophomore Contest held May 24, 1878. Transcript included.

Location: OrationsX-1878-B466d

Subject: Literary Pursuits

Format: Speeches and Sermons

Time Period: 1860-1879

View Item: PDF icon "Dante," by Raphael Benham

Broadside of "Lecture on the Telephone"
Broadside of "Lecture on the Telephone"
June 13, 1878

This broadside announces that Professor Charles F. Himes will deliver a lecture on "The Telephone" in Carlisle on June 13, 1878.

Location: OC 2000.1, F5

Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Science and Technology

Format: Broadsides and Posters

Time Period: 1860-1879

View Item: PDF icon Broadside of "Lecture on the Telephone"

Carlisle Herald, "Telephonic Entertainment"
Carlisle Herald, "Telephonic Entertainment"
June 20, 1878

The Carlisle Herald describes Dickinson College Professor Charles F. Himes' lecture on the telephone, held the previous week on June 13, 1878, in this report. 

Location: MC 2000.1, B22, F4

Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College Events, Education, Science and Technology

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Time Period: 1860-1879

View Item: PDF icon Carlisle Herald, "Telephonic Entertainment"

Master of Arts Diploma - John Ahl
Master of Arts Diploma - John Ahl
June 27, 1878

John Henderson Ahl (Class of 1875) receives his Master of Arts Diploma from Dickinson College on June 27, 1878.

Location: Diploma Collection

Subject: Education

Format: Certificates and Diplomas

Time Period: 1860-1879

View Item: PDF icon Master of Arts Diploma - John Ahl

Bachelor of Arts Diploma - William Glanding
Bachelor of Arts Diploma - William Glanding
June 27, 1878

William M. Beetem Glanding receives his Bachelor of Arts from Dickinson College on June 27, 1878.

Location: Diploma Collection

Subject: Education

Format: Certificates and Diplomas

Time Period: 1860-1879

View Item: PDF icon Bachelor of Arts Diploma - William Glanding

Bachelor of Arts Diploma - James Morgan
Bachelor of Arts Diploma - James Morgan
June 27, 1878

James Henry Morgan receives his Bachelor of Arts Diploma from Dickinson College on June 27, 1878.

Location: Diploma Collection

Subject: Education

Format: Certificates and Diplomas

Time Period: 1860-1879

View Item: PDF icon Bachelor of Arts Diploma - James Morgan

Letter from Spencer Baird to Brantz Mayer
Letter from Spencer Baird to Brantz Mayer
August 3, 1878

Spencer F. Baird asks Brantz Mayer to consider "turning over" his collections to the Smithsonian Institution. Baird, who is particularly interested in the "Mexican Collection," promises Mayer that the items would be on exhibit in "the finest...

Location: I-SpahrB-1963-3

Subject: Education, Science and Technology

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1860-1879

View Item: PDF icon Letter from Spencer Baird to Brantz Mayer

"A Sketch of Dickinson College," by Charles F. Himes
"A Sketch of Dickinson College," by Charles F. Himes
1879

Publisher: Harrisburg: Lane's Hart

In this first comprehensive history of the school, Charles F. Himes details the first century of Dickinson College, giving the science program particular attention. Himes, a member of the...

Location: DC 378.748 DEH

Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College History, Education

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Time Period: 1860-1879

View Item: PDF icon "A Sketch of Dickinson College," by Charles F. Himes

Catalogue of Dickinson College for the Academical Year, 1878-79
Catalogue of Dickinson College for the Academical Year, 1878-79
1879

The Dickinson College catalog for the 1878-1879 academic year. Through the years, the annual catalog was variously titled "The Bulletin," "Catalogue and Register," "Course Catalog," and similar variants. The catalog typically includes the list of...

Location: Dickinsoniana Periodicals

Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Education

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Time Period: 1860-1879

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Extracts from the Laws and Regulations of Dickinson College, 1879
Extracts from the Laws and Regulations of Dickinson College, 1879
1879

The Extracts from the Laws and Regulations of Dickinson College lists important information and guidelines regarding admissions, instruction, student behavior, the academic calendar, commencement, religious duties, student bills,...

Location: RG 1/2 10.1.13

Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College Organizations, Dickinson College Student Life, Education

Format: Books and Pamphlets

Time Period: 1860-1879

View Item: PDF icon Extracts from the Laws and Regulations of Dickinson College, 1879

Broadside of "Lecture on Edison's Phonograph"
Broadside of "Lecture on Edison's Phonograph"
February 18, 1879

This broadside announces that Professor Charles F. Himes will deliver a lecture on Thomas Edison's phonograph and the "speaking telephone" at Rheem's Hall in Carlisle on February 18, 1879.

Location: OC 2000.1, F5

Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Science and Technology

Format: Broadsides and Posters

Time Period: 1860-1879

View Item: PDF icon Broadside of "Lecture on Edison’s Phonograph"

Letter from Montgomery Meigs to Spencer Baird
Letter from Montgomery Meigs to Spencer Baird
June 23, 1879

Civil engineer Montgomery C. Meigs writes to Smithsonian Secretary Spencer Fullterton Baird, regarding building plans with offices for science professors, laboratories, a library, and a museum.

Location: I-Original-1879-1

Subject: Education, Science and Technology

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1860-1879

View Item: PDF icon Letter from Montgomery Meigs to Spencer Baird

Letter from Edwin Abbey to George Boughton
Letter from Edwin Abbey to George Boughton
August 13, 1879

Edwin Austin Abbey writes to George Henry Boughton apologizing for not having said goodbye before leaving. Abbey further seeks forgiveness for having disliked Moncure Conway prior to formally meeting him with Boughton. Abbey describes the time he...

Location: I-Purchase-1954-2

Subject: Literary Pursuits, Personal and Family Life

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1860-1879

View Item: PDF icon Letter from Edwin Abbey to George Boughton

"Death of Hon. M. J. Parrott," by Anonymous
"Death of Hon. M. J. Parrott," by Anonymous
October 1879

An anonymous author writes this obituary for Marcus J. Parrott soon after his death in Dayton, Ohio on October 4, 1879. "Mr. Parrott," as the author observes, "was known all over Kansas as one of the most eloquent men in the state and when...

Location: I-Friends-2004-3

Subject: Personal and Family Life, Politics and Government

Format: Miscellaneous

Time Period: 1860-1879

View Item: PDF icon "Death of Hon. M. J. Parrott," by Anonymous

Letter from Jacob Thompson to Jeremiah Black
Letter from Jacob Thompson to Jeremiah Black
November 27, 1879

Jacob Thompson, Secretary of the Interior in President James Buchanan's administration, writes Jeremiah Sullivan Black and asks for advice on what to do about the slander in John Bonner's Child's History of the United States. Black also...

Location: I-Friends-1991-12

Subject: Legal Affairs, Politics and Government

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1860-1879

View Item: PDF icon Letter from Jacob Thompson to Jeremiah Black

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