Natural Science manuscripts collection
Scope and Contents
An artificial collection of papers of Yale faculty members and other individuals active in the academic fields of astronomy, biology, botany, geology, mathematics, physics, agriculture, chemistry and zoology. The papers of inventors are also included. Individuals and organizations represented in the collection include: Oscar Dana Allen, Jesse Buel, William Whitman Bailey, John Torrey, Attale Riche, Denison Olmsted, Simon Newcomb, James Duncan Hague, Amos Beebe Eaton, Asa Gray, Arthur Williams Wright, Sidney Irving Smith, and the Geological Society of London.
Dates
- 1817-1918
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Existence and Location of Copies
Journal of Denison Olmsted, 1824-1841 is available on microfilm (1 reel, 35mm.) from Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library, at cost. Order no. HM188.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown, though much of the material in this collection is likely in the public domain. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Denison Olmsted materials in boxes 13 and 14 were a gift of B. Denison Olmstead, 2011.
Arrangement
Arranged in nineteen sections.
Extent
6.75 Linear Feet (15 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
An artificial collection of papers of Yale faculty members and other individuals active in the academic fields of astronomy, biology, botany, geology, mathematics, physics, agriculture, chemistry and zoology. The papers of inventors are also included. Individuals and organizations represented in the collection include: Oscar Dana Allen, Jesse Buel, William Whitman Bailey, John Torrey, Attale Riche, Denison Olmsted, Simon Newcomb, James Duncan Hague, Amos Beebe Eaton, Asa Gray, Arthur Williams Wright, Sidney Irving Smith, and the Geological Society of London.
- Adams, Henry, 1838-1918
- Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873
- Agriculture
- Allen, Oscar Dana, 1836-1913
- Astronomy
- Bailey, William Whitman, 1843-1914
- Biology
- Botany
- Buel, Jesse, 1778-1839
- Chemistry
- Dana, James Dwight, 1813-1895
- Diaries
- Eaton, Amos Beebe, 1806-1877
- Eaton, Daniel Cady, 1834-1895
- Geological Society of London
- Geology
- Gray, Asa, 1810-1888
- Hague, James D. (James Duncan), 1836-1908
- Inventors
- Mathematics
- Mines and mineral resources
- Natural history
- Newcomb, Simon, 1835-1909
- Olmsted, Denison, 1791-1859
- Physics
- Riche, Attale, 1851-
- Science -- Study and teaching
- Scientists
- Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
- Silliman, Benjamin, 1816-1885
- Smith, Sidney I. (Sidney Irving), 1843-1926
- Torrey, John, 1796-1873
- Trumbull, Benjamin, 1735-1820
- Wright, Arthur W. (Arthur Williams), 1836-1915
- Yale University -- Faculty
- Zoology
- Title
- Guide to the Natural Science Manuscripts Collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Date
- July 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
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beinecke.library@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511