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Josiah Willard Gibbs papers

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Call Number: GEN MSS 1175
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Autograph letter (draft) to William Thomson, Lord Kelvin. New Haven.

Autograph letter (draft) to William Thomson, Lord Kelvin. New Haven., 1902 September 26

 Part of Collection — Box 1: Series 1 [39002104624144], Folder: 15
Call Number: GEN MSS 1175, Series I
Dates: 1902 September 26
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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Autograph letter, signed, (draft) to Joseph Ellis Trevor. New Haven.

Autograph letter, signed, (draft) to Joseph Ellis Trevor. New Haven., 1899 March 6

 Part of Collection — Box 1: Series 1 [39002104624144], Folder: 24
Call Number: GEN MSS 1175, Series I
Dates: 1899 March 6
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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Bancroft, Wilder Dwight (1867- ) - 5 autograph letters, signed to Josiah Willard Gibbs. Ithaca, New York.

Bancroft, Wilder Dwight (1867- ) - 5 autograph letters, signed to Josiah Willard Gibbs. Ithaca, New York., 1898 January 13, 1899 March 18 and May 20 and June 4 and July 4

 Part of Collection — Box 2: Series 1 [39002104624151], Folder: 31
Call Number: GEN MSS 1175, Series I
Dates: 1898 January 13, 1899 March 18 and May 20 and June 4 and July 4
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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Dwight, Timothy (1828-1916) - 2 autograph letters, signed, to Josiah Willard Gibbs, concerning his salary as professor at Yale. New Haven.

Dwight, Timothy (1828-1916) - 2 autograph letters, signed, to Josiah Willard Gibbs, concerning his salary as professor at Yale. New Haven., 1893 November 15, 1896 January 25

 Part of Collection — Box 2: Series 1 [39002104624151], Folder: 59
Call Number: GEN MSS 1175, Series I
Dates: 1893 November 15, 1896 January 25
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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Freeman, Alexander - 8 autograph letters, signed, to Josiah Willard Gibbs.

Freeman, Alexander - 8 autograph letters, signed, to Josiah Willard Gibbs., 1875-1890

 Part of Collection — Box 2: Series 1 [39002104624151], Folder: 64
Call Number: GEN MSS 1175, Series I
Dates: 1875-1890
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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Kelvin, William Thomson, 1st baron (1824-1907) - 2 autograph letters, signed, and 1 typed letter, signed, to Josiah Willard Gibbs. [London] and Ayrshire.

Kelvin, William Thomson, 1st baron (1824-1907) - 2 autograph letters, signed, and 1 typed letter, signed, to Josiah Willard Gibbs. [London] and Ayrshire., 1901 July 29, 1902 April 11 and October 14

 Part of Collection — Box 2: Series 1 [39002104624151], Folder: 81
Call Number: GEN MSS 1175, Series I
Dates: 1901 July 29, 1902 April 11 and October 14
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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Lorentz, Hendrik Antoon (1853-1928) - Autograph postcard, signed, and autograph letter, signed, to Josiah Willard Gibbs. Leiden.

Lorentz, Hendrik Antoon (1853-1928) - Autograph postcard, signed, and autograph letter, signed, to Josiah Willard Gibbs. Leiden., 1884 April 8, 1902 April 1

 Part of Collection — Box 3: Series 1 [39002104624169], Folder: 87
Call Number: GEN MSS 1175, Series I
Dates: 1884 April 8, 1902 April 1
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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Massieu, Francois Jacques Dominique (1832-1896) - Autograph letter, signed, to Josiah Willard Gibbs. Rennes.

Massieu, Francois Jacques Dominique (1832-1896) - Autograph letter, signed, to Josiah Willard Gibbs. Rennes., 1878 October 9

 Part of Collection — Box 3: Series 1 [39002104624169], Folder: 90
Call Number: GEN MSS 1175, Series I
Dates: 1878 October 9
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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Michelson, Albert Abraham (1852-1931) - 6 autograph letters, signed, to [Josiah Willard] Gibbs. Cleveland.

Michelson, Albert Abraham (1852-1931) - 6 autograph letters, signed, to [Josiah Willard] Gibbs. Cleveland., 1884-1890

 Part of Collection — Box 3: Series 1 [39002104624169], Folder: 95
Call Number: GEN MSS 1175, Series I
Dates: 1884-1890
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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Planck, Karl Ernst Ludwig (1858-1947) - Autograph letter, signed, to [Josiah Willard Gibbs]. Berlin.

Planck, Karl Ernst Ludwig (1858-1947) - Autograph letter, signed, to [Josiah Willard Gibbs]. Berlin., 1902 March 29

 Part of Collection — Box 3: Series 1 [39002104624169], Folder: 104
Call Number: GEN MSS 1175, Series I
Dates: 1902 March 29
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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Trevor, Joseph Ellis (1864-1941) - 5 autograph letters, signed, and 2 typed letters, signed, to Josiah Willard Gibbs. Ithaca.

Trevor, Joseph Ellis (1864-1941) - 5 autograph letters, signed, and 2 typed letters, signed, to Josiah Willard Gibbs. Ithaca., 1895-1899

 Part of Collection — Box 3: Series 1 [39002104624169], Folder: 117
Call Number: GEN MSS 1175, Series I
Dates: 1895-1899
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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"On the Form of the Teeth of Wheels in Spur Gearing" - bound manuscript.

"On the Form of the Teeth of Wheels in Spur Gearing" - bound manuscript., 1863

 Part of Collection — Box 4: Series 2 [39002104624177], Folder: 131
Call Number: GEN MSS 1175, Series II
Scope and Contents: Bound in green cloth with gold lettering on spine: "Josiah Willard Gibbs, PH.D. Thesis, Yale College, 1863".
Dates: 1863
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Varia - bound volume containing the manuscripts of Gibbs' solutions to the prize problems of 1855, 1856, and 1857, and a paper on "Unit of Length, etc." read before the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1866 March 21.

Varia - bound volume containing the manuscripts of Gibbs' solutions to the prize problems of 1855, 1856, and 1857, and a paper on "Unit of Length, etc." read before the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1866 March 21., 1855-1866

 Part of Collection — Box 4: Series 2 [39002104624177], Folder: 134
Call Number: GEN MSS 1175, Series II
Scope and Contents: Bound in green cloth, with gold lettering on spine: "Josiah Willard Gibbs, Varia".
Dates: 1855-1866
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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Railroad Car Brakes - autograph manuscript of the nature and object of the brake; correspondence with Munn & Co.; and U.S. Patent No. 53,971, with drawings.

Railroad Car Brakes - autograph manuscript of the nature and object of the brake; correspondence with Munn & Co.; and U.S. Patent No. 53,971, with drawings., 1865-1886

 Part of Collection — Box 5: Series 2 [39002104624185], Folder: 147
Call Number: GEN MSS 1175, Series II
Dates: 1865-1886
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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Steam Engine Governor - autograph manuscript notes.

Steam Engine Governor - autograph manuscript notes., undated

 Part of Collection — Box 5: Series 2 [39002104624185], Folder: 148
Call Number: GEN MSS 1175, Series II
Dates: undated
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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Statistical Mechanics: Examples of Intermolecular Action - autograph manuscript notes.

Statistical Mechanics: Examples of Intermolecular Action - autograph manuscript notes., undated

 Part of Collection — Box 11: Series 2 [39002104624243], Folder: 224
Call Number: GEN MSS 1175, Series II
Dates: undated
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Programs and other papers relating to Gibbs' continental studies.

Programs and other papers relating to Gibbs' continental studies., undated

 Part of Collection — Box 14: Series 2 [39002104624276], Folder: 270
Call Number: GEN MSS 1175, Series II
Dates: undated
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Photographs of a model of the thermodynamic surface of water

Photographs of a model of the thermodynamic surface of water, undated

 Part of Collection — Box 18: Series 4 [39002104624300], Folder: 285
Call Number: GEN MSS 1175, Series IV
Dates: undated
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Photographic portrait of J. Willard Gibbs by Pach Bros., New York.

Photographic portrait of J. Willard Gibbs by Pach Bros., New York., undated

 Part of Collection — Box 18: Series 4 [39002104624300], Folder: 287
Call Number: GEN MSS 1175, Series IV
Dates: undated
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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Photographic portrait of J. Willard Gibbs by Pach Bros., New York.

Photographic portrait of J. Willard Gibbs by Pach Bros., New York., undated

 Part of Collection — Box 18: Series 4 [39002104624300], Folder: 288
Call Number: GEN MSS 1175, Series IV
Dates: undated
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library