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Science -- Societies, etc.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Sir Charles Blagden papers

 Collection
Call Number: OSB MSS 51
Abstract:

The Sir Charles Blagden Papers contain scientific and travel notes, correspondence, and printed material documenting aspects of the life and scientific work of Sir Charles Blagden. These include observations on travel in England and on the continent in the 1780s; memoranda on scientific experiments and observations, including notes by Lavoisier; letters to his brother, John Blagden Hale; and proof sheets of Philosophical Transactions for 1789.

Dates: 1616-1861, bulk 1770-1800

Miscellaneous letters collection

 Collection
Call Number: Ms Coll 49
Abstract:

Miscellaneous Letters Collection is a collection of hundreds of individual letters or small groups of letters, mostly by physicians and scientists, either donated to the Historical Library or purchased.

Dates: 1649-1961

Sheffield Scientific School, Yale University, records

 Collection
Call Number: RU 819
Abstract:

The records consist of correspondence, minutes, reports, financial records, student records and papers, photographs and memorabilia, grade books, clippings, class records, memoranda, notes, a copy of the 1944 charter and by-laws of the Board of Trustees of the Sheffield Scientific School and administrative files documenting the history and operations of the Sheffield Scientific School and relate to virtually every aspect of its activities.

Dates: 1846-1970

Society of the Sigma Xi chapter, Yale University, records

 Collection
Call Number: RU 744
Abstract:

The records consist of correspondence, president's files, by-laws, constitution, minutes, and printed material documenting the operations of the Yale Chapter of the Sigma Xi.

Dates: 1895-1983