Collections of college and personal papers, as well as a select number of individual documents, have been briefly described in entries available for browsing and searching on this site. All collection and document descriptions contain a representative image and a summary of the contents.
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George Cary Eggleston, the editor of Hearth and Home, warns Horatio Collins King that a "story" he submitted may imply partisanship - a sensitive topic following the Civil War. "We have to decline" those stories "which may, even by...
Location: I-Friends-1975-10
Subject: Literary Pursuits, Military Affairs and Conflict, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1860-1879
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Letter from George Eggleston to Horatio Collins King
The Dickinson College catalog for the 1871-1872 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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US Senator Eli Saulsbury (Class of 1843) asks Benjamin Perley Poore to make a correction in the Congressional Directory.
Location: I-Friends-1974-8
Subject: Personal and Family Life, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1860-1879
View Item: Letter from Eli Saulsbury to Benjamin Poore
Spencer Fullerton Baird, Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, writes five letters to George Lawrence in which he discusses ordering a gun, sending the manuscript notes and drawings of Col. Grayson to Lawrence, and sending items...
Location: MC 2000.11, B1, F13
Subject: Science and Technology
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1860-1879
View Item: Letters from Spencer Baird to George Lawrence (Jan. - Feb. 1872)
Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Spencer F. Baird writes George Lawrence regarding the "invoice of the contents of the boxes" sent to the Hague as well as Elliott Coues's "desire of making a monograph of the American [Myiarchi...
Location: I-SpahrB-1966-12
Subject: Literary Pursuits, Science and Technology
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1860-1879
View Item: Letter from Spencer Baird to George Lawrence
George Lawrence drafts two letters to Spencer Baird regarding the selection and naming of bird specimens, in addition to the details of his visit to Rhode Island. Transcripts included.
Location: MC 2000.11, B1, F22
Subject: Personal and Family Life, Science and Technology
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1860-1879
View Item: Letters from George Lawrence to Spencer Baird (Drafts)
Spencer Fullerton Baird, Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, writes five letters to George Lawrence in which he discusses his attempt in encouraging Dr. Feuchtwanger to give his collection of minerals to the Smithsonian. Baird...
Location: MC 2000.11, B1, F14
Subject: Personal and Family Life, Science and Technology, Travel and Tourism
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1860-1879
View Item: Letters from Spencer Baird to George Lawrence (Apr. - Jun. 1872)
David Jay Myers Jr. receives his Bachelor of Arts Diploma from Dickinson College on June 27, 1872.
Location: Diploma Collection
Subject: Education
Format: Certificates and Diplomas
Time Period: 1860-1879
View Item: Bachelor of Arts Diploma - David Myers
This copy of the printed program for the commencement exercises held on June 27, 1872 shows the members of the graduating class and the speeches that they were scheduled to deliver.
Location: Dickinsoniana Programs
Subject: Dickinson College Events
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Time Period: 1860-1879
View Item: 1872 Commencement Program
Wilbur Fisk Horn (Class of 1869) receives his Master of Arts Diploma from Dickinson College on June 28, 1872.
Location: Diploma Collection
Subject: Education
Format: Certificates and Diplomas
Time Period: 1860-1879
View Item: Master of Arts Diploma - Wilbur Horn
Spencer Fullerton Baird, Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, writes two letters to George Lawrence regarding travel plans and the weather. Transcripts included.
Location: MC 2000.11, B1, F15
Subject: Personal and Family Life, Travel and Tourism, Weather and Climate
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1860-1879
View Item: Letters from Spencer Baird to George Lawrence (Jul. – Aug. 1872)
Spencer Fullerton Baird, Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, writes two short letters to George Lawrence in which he discusses travel plans and his intention to meet with him. Baird also confirms the receipt of the drawings and...
Location: MC 2000.11, B1, F16
Subject: Personal and Family Life, Science and Technology, Travel and Tourism
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1860-1879
View Item: Letters from Spencer Baird to George Lawrence (Oct. – Dec. 1872)
Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Spencer Baird writes to George Lawrence regarding payment for the New York Herald. Baird also describes Robert Ridgway's plans for travelling to Boston and New York City.
Location: I-SpahrB-1966-12
Subject: Personal and Family Life
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1860-1879
View Item: Letter from Spencer Baird to George Lawrence
Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Spencer Baird writes to George Lawrence regarding a "remedy for Eczema."
Location: I-SpahrB-1966-12
Subject: Health and Medicine, Science and Technology
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1860-1879
View Item: Letter from Spencer Baird to George Lawrence
Naturalist Spencer Fullerton Baird (Class of 1843) writes to James T. Ames, requesting specimens from Ames' emery mine for display at the Smithsonian. According to Baird, "Centuries ago, if not still earlier, you promised us a good series of...
Location: I-Friends-1983-12
Subject: Education, Science and Technology
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1860-1879
View Item: Letter from Spencer Baird to James Ames
Spencer Fullerton Baird, Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, writes three letters to George Lawrence in which he discusses the merits of a novel collection of Alaskan birds, and describes his stay in Portland. Transcripts included...
Location: MC 2000.11, B1, F17
Subject: Personal and Family Life, Science and Technology, Travel and Tourism
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1860-1879
View Item: Letters from Spencer Baird to George Lawrence (Jan. – Jul. 1873)
Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Spencer F. Baird writes George N. Lawrence regarding a change in plans for visiting New York City. As "Mr. [Kepel's?] departure from Bremen with the fish eggs has been somewhat delayed," Baird...
Location: I-SpahrB-1966-12
Subject: Science and Technology, Travel and Tourism
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1860-1879
View Item: Letter from Spencer Baird to George Lawrence
Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Spencer Baird writes George Lawrence to express his regret that he "could not return to New York and attend the meeting of fish culturists."
Location: I-SpahrB-1966-12
Subject: Science and Technology
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1860-1879
View Item: Letter from Spencer Baird to George Lawrence
Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Spencer Baird writes George Lawrence regarding how to send supplies to Dr. Gideon Lincecum in Tuxpan, Mexico.
Location: I-SpahrB-1966-12
Subject: Science and Technology, Travel and Tourism
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1860-1879
View Item: Letter from Spencer Baird to George Lawrence
Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Spencer Baird writes to George Lawrence regarding the identification of some fish. Baird wishes to buy a specimen that Lawrence sent him and has "telegraphed Middleton & Carmen...to that...
Location: I-SpahrB-1966-12
Subject: Science and Technology
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1860-1879
View Item: Letter from Spencer Baird to George Lawrence
Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Spencer Baird writes to George Lawrence regarding the "great activity in scientific explorations" and the need for "more collectors." "[Henry W.] Henshaw, [Charles J.] Maynard, & [Joseph H.]...
Location: I-SpahrB-1966-12
Subject: Science and Technology
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1860-1879
View Item: Letter from Spencer Baird to George Lawrence
Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Spencer Baird writes to George Lawrence regarding the acquisition of dynamite cartridges "for the purpose of blasting out crevices of rock, or exploding under water for the purpose of killing...
Location: I-SpahrB-1966-12
Subject: Science and Technology
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1860-1879
View Item: Letter from Spencer Baird to George Lawrence
US National Museum manager Spencer F. Baird writes to George N. Lawrence regarding a variety of different topics, including Galbraith, Breese, Middleton, Carmen, "that fish," Harper's Weekly, dynamite cartridges for blasting out fossils...
Location: I-SpahrB-1966-11
Subject: Education, Science and Technology
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1860-1879
View Item: Letter from Spencer Baird to George Lawrence
US National Museum manager Spencer F. Baird writes to George N. Lawrence about a forwarded letter that refers to a "box of birds" from which Baird can select specimens for the museum. Baird, however, tells Lawrence that he does "not know to what...
Location: I-SpahrB-1966-11
Subject: Science and Technology
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1860-1879
View Item: Letter from Spencer Baird to George Lawrence
William C. Wilson prepared this oration, entitled “College Life Its Lights and Shadows," for the commencement ceremonies held June 26, 1873. Authoring an original speech was among the graduation requirements for Dickinson College seniors at that...
Location: Orations-1873-W754c
Subject: Dickinson College Student Life, Education
Format: Speeches and Sermons
Time Period: 1860-1879
View Item: "College Life Its Lights and Shadows," by William C. Wilson