RG I-B-1: General records. Letterbooks — Bound. Volume 08
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Historical note
The Ƶ has received letters, announcements, and other forms of correspondence since the founding in 1780. All such correspondence was the responsibility of the Corresponding Secretary, one of the original officers of the Ƶ. Beginning sometime in the late 1800s, incoming letters were pasted into bound scrapbooks, which the Ƶ referred to as “letterbooks.” This practice continued until 1988, when staff began saving correspondence in folders.
For the time period covered by Volume 8, the President of the Ƶ was Joseph Lovering (1880-1892). The Corresponding Secretary was Josiah Parsons Cooke (1873-1892).
Scope and Content
The series of letterbooks in its entirety includes letters from newly-elected Fellows, formally accepting their elections; communications with other learned societies (especially, invitations to attend meetings or send representatives to official events, and offers to exchange publications); correspondence concerning gifts of books, maps, and natural history specimens; and inquiries from members and nonmembers regarding the submission and publication of articles.
Volume 8 contains letters and other documents received by the American Ƶ from 1880 to 1887. Most are in the form of incoming correspondence from members acknowledging their election. Other topics include notices of member deaths, circulars from national and international scientific societies and institutions, announcements, and calls for papers.
Arrangement
The Ƶ has begun disbinding the volumes of letterbooks and conserving the individual letters, and will continue that practice until all letters are in stable condition.
The letterbooks in Series I-B-1 are arranged numerically by volume number. Within each volume, the original order of the pages has been retained. Generally the records are arranged in chronological order. Pages numbered with a “v” indicate that the document was pasted to the verso of the preceding page, and normally relates to document on the following page.
ITEM LIST
Page 08-1
Letter from Charles Follen Folsom to John Trowbridge, [1880] May 20.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1880 June 9.
Resigns membership in the Ƶ.
Creator: Folsom, Charles Follen, 1842-1907; Elected 1878
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Page 08-2
Letter from Henry P. Kidder to Theodore Lyman, [1880] June 3.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Kidder, Henry P. (Henry Purkitt), 1823-1886.; Elected 1880
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Page 08-3
Letter from Charles Francis Adams to Josiah P. Cooke, 1880 June 7; Boston.
Resigns as President of the Ƶ.
Creator: Adams, Charles Francis, 1807-1886; Elected 1857
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Page 08-4
Letter from Charles Francis Adams to Josiah P. Cooke, 1880 June 15; Quincy, MA.
Describes his reasons for retiring from office of President of the Ƶ.
Creator: Adams, Charles Francis, 1807-1886; Elected 1857
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Page 08-5
Circular, 1880 June 17; Bologna, Italy.
Describes the Ƶ of Sciences of the Institute of Bologna’s medal honoring Luigi Galvani.
Creator: Accademia delle Scienze dell’Istituto di Bologna
Language: Italian
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Page 08-6
Letter from Marcelin Berthelot to the President of the Ƶ, 1880 June 20; Paris.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1880 October 13.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Berthelot, M. (Marcellin), 1827-1907; Elected 1880, FHM
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Page 08-7
Printed invitation, 1880 June 20; Milan, Italy.
Invites recipient to the International Congress of Charity in Milan to be held in 1881.
Creator: Congrés International de Bienfaisance de Milan
Language: French
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Page 08-8
Circular, 1880 July 1; Rome.
The Italian Geographic Society distributes information about upcoming Geographic Congress.
Creator: Società Geografica Italiana
Language: Italian
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Page 08-9
Death notice, 1880 July 21; Cambridge, MA.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1880 October 13.
Announces death of Louis Francois de Pourtales (1823-1880).
Creator: Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology
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Page 08-10
Letter from Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Board of Health, Lunacy and Charity (Charles F. Folsom), 1880 July 27; Boston.
Announces appointment of Henry P. Walcott as Health Officer of the State Board of Health, Lunacy and Charity.
Creator: Massachusetts. State Board of Health, Lunacy, and Charity
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Page 08-11
Letter from Reale Istituto veneto di scienze, lettere ed arti (Giovanni Bini, Secretary), 1880 September 1; Venice, Italy.
Concerns an anonymous manuscript received by the Royal Venician Institute of Science, Letters and Arts.
Creator: Reale Istituto veneto di scienze, lettere ed arti (Venice, Italy)
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Page 08-12
Letter from Alfred Louis Des Cloizeaux, 1880 September 16; Paris.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1880 December 8.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Des Cloizeaux, A. (Alfred), 1817-1897; Elected 1880, FHM
Language: French
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Page 08-13
Letter from Henry Williamson Haynes to Josiah P. Cooke, 1880 October 20; Boston.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Haynes, Henry W. (Henry Williamson), 1831-1912; Elected 1880
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Page 08-14
Letter from Arthur Julius Auwers to Josiah P. Cooke, 1880 November 7; Berlin.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1880 December 8.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ. Comments on state of astronomical research in the United States.
Creator: Auwers, A. (Arthur), 1838-1915; Elected 1880, FHM
Language: German
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Page 08-15
Letter from John Fiske to Josiah P. Cooke, 1880 November 17; Cambridge, MA.
Resigns membership in the Ƶ.
Creator: Fiske, John, 1842-1901; Elected 1878
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Page 08-16
Letter from Royal Ƶ of Sciences of Turin (E. Ricotti), 1881 January 1; Turin, Italy.
Announces opening of competition for the third Bressa Prize.
Creator: Reale accademia delle scienze di Torino
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Page 08-17
Letter from Theophilus Parsons to Joseph Lovering, 1881 March 4; Cambridge, MA.
Resigns membership in the Ƶ.
Creator: Parsons, Theophilus, 1797-1882; Elected 1845
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Page 08-18
Letter from Charles Edouard Brown-Sequard to Josiah P. Cooke, 1881 March 7; Nice, France.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1881 October 10.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Brown-Séquard, Charles-Edouard, 1817-1894; Elected 1867
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Page 08-19
Letter from Alfred Stillé to Josiah P. Cooke, 1881 June 1; Philadelphia.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1881 October 10.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Stillé, Alfred, 1813-1900; Elected 1881, Associate Fellow
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Page 08-20
Letter from Francis Blake to Josiah P. Cooke, 1881 June 2; Auburndale, MA.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1881 October 10.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Blake, Francis, 1850-1913; Elected 1881
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Page 08-21
Letter from Jacob Mendez DaCosta to Josiah P. Cooke, 1881 June 2; Philadelphia.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1881 October 10.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: DaCosta, Jacob Mendez, 1833-1900; Elected 1881, Associate Fellow
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Page 08-22
Letter from John Shaw Billings to Josiah P. Cooke, 1881 June 3; Washington, DC.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1881 October 10.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Billings, John S. (John Shaw), 1838-1913; Elected 1881, Associate Fellow
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Page 08-23
Letter from Manning Ferguson Force to Josiah P. Cooke, 1881 June 3; Cincinnati, OH.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1881 October 10.
Creator: Force, M. F. (Manning Ferguson), 1824-1899; Elected 1881, Associate Fellow
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Page 08-24
Letter from William Graham Sumner to Josiah P. Cooke, 1881 June 3; New Haven, CT.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1881 October 12.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Sumner, William Graham, 1840-1910; Elected 1881, Associate Fellow
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Page 08-25
Letter from Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association (Charles W. Slack, President) to Josiah P. Cooke, 1881 June 9; Boston.
Invites American Ƶ to judge a competition for a Grand Gold Medal “for that single explicit in the ensuing display most conducive to human welfare.”
Creator: Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association.
Related documents: RG XXI: Committees (study and special), projects and conferences. Early Records (pre-1944), 1784-1913, Grand Gold Medal Committee.
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Page 08-26
Letter from William Stubbs to American Ƶ of Arts and Sciences, 1881 June 13; Oxford, England.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1881 October 10.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Stubbs, William, 1825-1901; Elected 1881, FHM
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Page 08-27
Circular, 1881 July 1; Angers, France.
The National Society of Agriculture, Science and Arts describes the recent controversy over establishment of the Ƶ of Sciences and Belle Lettres of Angers.
Creator: Société nationale d’agriculture, sciences et arts d’Angers
Language: French
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Page 08-28
Death notice, 1881 October 21; Heidelberg, Germany.
Announces death of Johann Caspar Bluntschli (1808-1881).
Creator: [The Children of Johann Caspar Bluntschli]
Language: German
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Page 08-29
Letter from Luigi Palma di Cesnola to Joseph Lovering, 1881 November 14; New York City.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Cesnola, Luigi Palma di, 1832-1904; Elected 1881, Associate Fellow
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Page 08-30
Circular, 1881 December; Munich, Germany.
Announces the fiftieth anniversary celebration for Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm Bischoff (1807-1882).
Creator: [Committee for the Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration for Theodor Bischoff]
Language: German
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Page 08-31
Printed invitation from Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou (A. Fischer de Waldheim, President, and Ch. Lindeman, Secretary), 1881 December 12/24; Moscow.
Invites recipient to celebration in honor of Charles Renard.
Creator: Moskovskoe obshchestvo liubitelei prirody
Language: French
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Page 08-32
Printed death notice, 1881 December 14; Copenhagen, Denmark.
The Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries announces the death of C. Engelhardt, and announces Sophus Muller as the new Secretary.
Creator: Kongelige Nordiske oldskriftselskab (Denmark)
Language: French
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Page 08-33
Circular, [1882]; Greifswald, Germany.
The Geographic Society in Griefswald announces their establishment, lists their Board of Directors and requests donations of publications for library.
Creator: Geographische gesellschaft zu Greifswald
Language: German
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Page 08-34
Letter from Royal Society of Canada, 1882 March 21; Ottawa, Canada.
Announces establishment of a “society for the advancement of literature and science in the Dominion of Canada”; lists officers.
Creator: Royal Society of Canada
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Page 08-35
Letter from A. Ramsay to Josiah P. Cooke, 1882 June 26; London.
Describes purpose of The Scientific Roll and expresses hopes to establish exchange with the Ƶ.
Creator: Ramsay, A. (Alexander)
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Page 08-36
Letter from Königliche Münzkabinett (Julius Friedlaender, General Director), 1882 July 20; Berlin.
The Royal Museum of Berlin offers to engage in publication exchange of ethnological publications.
Creator: Kouml;nigliche Museen zu Berlin. Generalverwaltung
Language: German
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Page 08-37
Circular, 1882 August 21; Paris.
The National Horticultural Society of France announces subscription to raise funds for monument in honor of Alexis LePere (1799-1882; not a member of the Ƶ).
Creator: Société nationale d’horticulture de France
Language: French
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Page 08-38
Letter from Observatorio Astronómico Nacional de Chapultepec (Ángel Anguiano, Director) to the President of the Ƶ, 1882 September 25; Chapultepec, Mexico.
Encloses copy of the National Astronomical Observatory of Chapultepec’s annual publication; hopes for exchange of publications.
Creator: Observatorio Astronómico de Chapultepec. Presidente
Language: Spanish
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Page 08-39
Printed death notice, 1882 September 25; Göttingen, Germany.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1882 November 8.
The Royal Society of Sciences in Göttingen announces death of Friedrich Wohler (1800-1882).
Creator: Königliche Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen
Language: German
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Page 08-40
Letter from Silas Whitcomb Holman to Joseph Lovering, 1882 October 6; Boston.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1882 October 11.
Invitation from the Society of Arts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to a memorial service for William B. Rogers (1804-1882; elected 1845).
Creator: Holman, Silas W. (Silas Whitcomb), 1856-1900
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Page 08-42
Letter from Charles Sedgwick Minot to Josiah P. Cooke, 1882 October 15; Roslindale, MA.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1882 November 8.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Minot, Charles Sedgwick, 1852-1914; Elected 1882
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Page 08-43
Printed invitation, 1882 November; Frankfurt, Germany.
Invites recipient to third celebration of German Geography Day to be held in Frankfurt in March 1883.
Creator: Deutscher Geographentag (3rd : 1883 : Frankfurt, Germany)
Language: German
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Page 08-44
Letter from Julius von Sachs, 1882 November 4; Wurzburg, Germany.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Sachs, Julius, 1832-1897; Elected 1882, FHM
Language: German
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Page 08-45
Letter from Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig to Joseph Lovering, 1882 November 5; Leipzig, Germany.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1882 December 13.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Ludwig, Carl, 1816-1895; Elected 1882, FHM
Language: German
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Page 08-46
Letter from Bernhard Studer to President the Ƶ, 1882 November 6; Bern, Switzerland.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1882 December 13.
Creator: Studer, B. (Bernhard), 1794-1887; Elected 1882, FHM
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Page 08-47
Printed death notice, 1882 November 15; Catania, Italy.
The Gioenia Ƶ of Natural Sciences in Catania announces death of Andrea Aradas.
Creator: Accademia gioenia di scienze naturali in Catania
Language: Italian
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Page 08-48
Printed invitation, 1882 December 8; Philadelphia.
Invites recipient to celebration of Society’s twenty-fifth anniversary event.
Creator: Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia
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Page 08-49
Letter from Samuel Pierpont Langley to Joseph Lovering and Josiah P. Cooke, 1883 February 20; 391 Beacon Street.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1883 March 14.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Langley, S. P. (Samuel Pierpont), 1834-1906; Elected 1883, Associate Fellow
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Page 08-50
Letter from Edwin Herbert Hall to Josiah P. Cooke, 1883 February 22; Cambridge, MA.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1883 March 14.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Hall, Edwin Herbert, 1855-1938; Elected 1883
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Page 08-51
Printed invitation, 1883; Giessen, Germany.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1883 April 11.
Invites recipient to celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Oberhessische Society of Natural History and Medicine in Giessen.
Creator: Oberhessische Gesellschaft für Natur- und Heilkunde, Giessen
Language: German
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Page 08-52
Letter from Seth Carlo Chandler Jr. to Josiah P. Cooke, 1883 March 4; Cambridge, MA.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1883 March 14.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Chandler, Seth Carlo, 1846-1913; Elected 1883
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Page 08-53
Letter from Louis Pasteur to Josiah P. Cooke, 1883 March 6; Paris.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1883 April 11.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895; Elected 1883, FHM
Language: French
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Page 08-54
Circular, 1883 March 8; Tacubaya, Mexico.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1883 May 9.
Details the construction of a new observatory at the National Astronomical Observatory in Tacubaya.
Creator: Observatorio Astronómico Nacional de Tacubaya
Language: Spanish
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Page 08-55
Letter from Silas Whitcomb Holman to Josiah P. Cooke, 1883 March 16; Boston.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1883 April 11.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Holman, Silas W. (Silas Whitcomb), 1856-1900; Elected 1883
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Page 08-56
Letter from William Henry Pickering to Josiah P. Cooke, 1883 March 16.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1883 April 11.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Pickering, William H. (William Henry), b. 1858; Elected 1883
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Page 08-57
Letter from Royal Society of Canada (John George Bourinot, Honorary Secretary), 1883 March 19; Ottawa, Canada.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1883 April 11.
Invites Ƶ to send delegates to the Society’s second annual meeting in Ottawa in May.
Creator: Royal Society of Canada
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Page 08-58
Circular, 1883 March 20; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1883 April 11.
Announces the establishment of the Society, lists Executive Council, and asks to establish publication exchange.
Creator: Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba
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Page 08-59
Printed invitation, 1883 April 1; Copenhagen, Denmark.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1883 May 9.
Invites recipient to attend the Fifth International Congress of Americanists, in Copenhagen in 1883.
Creator: International Congress of Americanists
Language: French
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Page 08-60
“Statuts du Congrés International des Américanistes,” [1883]
Details program and provides list of committee members for the Fifth International Congress of Americanists, in Copenhagen in 1883.
Creator: International Congress of Americanists
Language: French
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Page 08-61
“Statuts du Congrès international des Americanistes” from Congrès International des Américanistes, [1883].
Creator: International Congress of Americanists
Language: French
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Page 08-62
Letter from Thomas Henry Huxley to Josiah P. Cooke, 1883 April 2; London.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1883 May 9.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895; Elected 1883, FHM
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Page 08-63
Letter from Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt, 1883 April 7; Athens, Greece.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1883 May 9.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Schmidt, J. F. Julius (Johann Friedrich Julius), 1825-1884; Elected 1883, FHM
Language: German
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Page 08-64
Letter from Atticus Greene Haygood to Josiah P. Cooke, 1883 June 7; Oxford, GA.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1883 June 13.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Haygood, Atticus G. (Atticus Greene), 1839-1896; Elected 1883, Associate Fellow
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Page 08-65
Letter from [Royal Society of Canada] (John George Bourinot, Honorary Secretary) to Secretary of the Ƶ, 1883 June 8; Ottawa, Canada.
Reports on resolution thanking the Ƶ for appointment of Alpheus Hyatt as its representative to the Royal Society.
Creator: [Royal Society of Canada]
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Page 08-66
Letter from John William Mallet to Josiah P. Cooke, 1883 July 7; [Charlottesville, VA].
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ. Received notification late.
Creator: Mallet, John William; Elected 1883, Associate Fellow
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Page 08-67
Letter from Charles Adolphe Wurtz to the President of the Ƶ, 1883 July 20; Paris.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Wurtz, Charles Adolphe, 1817-1884; Elected 1883, FHM
Language: French
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Page 08-68
Printed death notice, 1883 September 29; Zurich, Switzerland.
Announces death of Oswald Heer (1809-1883).
Creator: [Family and friends of Oswald Heer]
Language: German
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Page 08-69
Printed death notice, [1883]; Prague, Bohemia.
Announces death of Joachim Barrande (1799-1883).
Creator: [: [Family of Joachim Barrande]
Language: Frencg
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Page 08-70
Letter from Ira Remsen to Josiah P. Cooke, 1883 October 19; Baltimore, MD.
Acknowledges change in status to Associate Fellow.
Creator: Remsen, Ira, 1846-1927; Elected 1875
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Page 08-71
Letter from Charles Hermite to President of the Ƶ, 1883 November 6; Paris.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1884 January 9.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Hermite, Charles, 1822-1901; Elected 1883, FHM
Language: French
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Page 08-72
Death notice, 1883 December 28; Washington, DC.
Announces death of Andrew Atkinson Humphreys (1810-1883).
Creator: United States. Adjutant General of the Army
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Page 08-73
Printed death notice, 1883 December 29; Washington, DC.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1884 January 13.
Announces death of Andrew Atkinson Humphreys (1810-1883).
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
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Page 08-74
Printed invitation, 1883 December 28; Edinburgh.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1884 January 13.
Invites the Ƶ to send delegate to the University’s tercentenary events in April 1884.
Creator: University of Edinburgh
Related documents: pp. 84, 85
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Page 08-75
Letter from Eduard Schönfeld to Joseph Lovering, 1884 July 13; Bonn, Germany.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1884 October 8.
Creator: Schönfeld, Eduard, 1828-1891; Elected 1884, FHM
Language: German
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Page 08-76
Letter from Royal Society of Canada (John George Bourinot, Honorary Secretary) to American Ƶ of Arts and Sciences, 1884 February 22; Ottawa, Canada.
Invitation to the Society’s third annual meeting, in May 1884 in Ottawa.
Creator: Royal Society of Canada
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Page 08-77
Printed invitation, [1884]; Philadelphia.
Invites recipient to the International Electrical Exhibition in Philadelphia, September 1884.
Creator: Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Related documents: pp. 97-99
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Printed death notice, 1884 March 10; St. Louis.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1884 April 9.
Announces the death of George Engelmann (1809-1884; elected 1846, Associate Fellow).
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Page 08-79
Printed death notice, 1884 March 15; Rome.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1884 April 9.
The Royal Lincean Ƶ announces death of Quintino Sella (1827-1884).
Creator: Reale Accademia dei Lincei
Language: Italian
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Page 08-80
Printed death notice, [1884]; [Paris].
Read at Stated Meeting, 1884 May 14.
Announces death of Francois Auguste Alexis Mignet (1796-1884).
Creator: [Family of François Auguste Alexis Mignet]
Language: French
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Page 08-81
Printed invitation, 1884 April 10; Offenbach, Germany.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1884 May 14.
Invites recipient to the twenty-fifth anniversary celebration of the Offenbacher Society for Natural History.
Creator: Offenbacher Verein für Naturkunde
Language: German
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Page 08-82
“Programma Certaminis Poetici…,” 1884 January-April; Amsterdam.
Program of poetry contest held by [the Royal Netherlands Ƶ of Arts and Sciences] in 1884.
Creator: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Netherlands)
Language: Latin
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Page 08-83
Printed death notice, 1884 May 7; Paris.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1884 October 8.
The National Horticultural Society of France announces the death of Alphonse Lavallée (1836-1884).
Creator: Société nationale d’horticulture de France
Language: French
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Page 08-84
Letter from Baron William Thomson Kelvin, 1886 May 31; Glasgow, Scotland.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1886 October 8.
Thanks Ƶ for appointing him delegate to the University of Edinburgh’s Tercentenary Festival.
Creator: Kelvin, William Thomson, Baron, 1824-1907; Elected 1872, FHM
Related documents: pp. 74, 85
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Page 08-85
Letter from University of Edinburgh (John Englis, Chancellor, Stafford Northcote, Rector, Alexander Grant, Principal), 1884 May; Edinburgh, Scotland.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1884 October 8.
Thanks Ƶ for sending delegate to the University of Edinburgh’s Tercentenary Festival.
Creator: University of Edinburgh
Related documents: pp. 74, 84
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Page 08-86
Letter from William Gray to John Trowbridge, 1884 June 17; Boston.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1884 October 8.
Resigns his membership in the Ƶ.
Creator: Gray, William, 1810-1892; Elected 1866
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Page 08-87
Letter from Comite de Patronage for statue of Jean-Baptise Dumas (Louis Pasteur, to President of the Ƶ, 1884 June 21; Paris.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1884 October 8.
The French Institute’s Membership Committee solicits donations to erect statue of Jean-Baptise Dumas (1800-1884; elected 1849, FHM); encloses subscription form.
Creator: Institut de France. Comite de Patronage
Language: French
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Page 08-88
“Souscription au Buste de J.B. Dumas.from Comite Superieur de Redaction du Genie Civil”, [1884].
A committee of members composed of the organizations in the Institut de France advertises a bust of Jean- Baptiste Dumas in order to raise the funds for the erection of a statue in his honor.
Creator: Institut de France. Comité Superieur de Redaction du Genie Civil
Language: French
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Page 08-89
Letter from Charles Rockwell Lanman to Secretary of the Ƶ, 1884 July 3; Cambridge, MA.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1884 October 8.
Resigns membership in the Ƶ.
Creator: Lanman, Charles Rockwell, 1850-1941; Elected 1881
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Page 08-90
Printed invitation, 1884 July 15; London.
Invites recipient to the Seventh Annual Meeting of the Association, Dublin, September 1884.
Creator: Library Association
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Page 08-91
Circular, [1884].
Details the operations of the Library Association (officers, dues, etc.).
Creator: Library Association
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Page 08-92
Printed invitation, 1884 July 15; Paris.
Invites the recipient to a meeting of the National Horticultural Society of France, to be held in Paris, 1884.
Creator: Société nationale et centrale d’horticulture de France
Language: French
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Page 08-93
Circular addressed to Secretary of the Ƶ, 1884 August 29; London.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1884 October 8.
Encloses documents relating to the upcoming (1886; i.e. 1887) American Exhibition and encourages the recipient academic institution to participate.
Creator: American Exhibition (1887 : London, England)
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Page 08-94
Regulations for Exhibitors and Application for Space, [1884].
Creator: American Exhibition (1887 : London, England)
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Page 08-95
Letter from Naturwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft zu Chemnitz (O.E.R. Zimmerman), 1884 August 31; Chemnitz, Germany.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1884 October 8.
Invites recipient to participate in the twenty-fifth anniversary celebration of the Scientific Society in Chemnitz, on October 1884.
Creator: Naturwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft zu Chemnitz.
Language: German
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Page 08-96
Printed invitation, 1884 September 7; Bologna, Italy.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1884 October 8.
Invites recipient to fortieth anniversary celebration of election to membership of Luigi Calori (1807-1896) to the Ƶ of Sciences of the Institute of Bologna.
Creator: Accademia delle Scienze dell’Istituto di Bologna
Language: Italian
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Page 08-97
Circular, [1884].
Advertises the International Electrical Exhibition, October 1884.
Creator: Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, PA)
Related documents: pp. 77, 98, 99
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Page 08-98
Code of Quantitative Tests Proposed for Steam Engines at the International Electrical Exhibition of 1884.., [1884].
Creator: Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, PA)
Related documents: pp. 77, 97, 99
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Page 08-99
Circular, 1884 April.
Solicits donations of publications relating to electrical science, for display and permanent retention at the Franklin Institute.
Creator: Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, PA)
Related documents: pp. 77, 97, 98
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Page 08-100
Letter from Joseph Samuel Ropes to John Trowbridge, 1884 May 26; Boston.
Resigns membership in the Ƶ.
Creator: Ropes, Joseph S. (Joseph Samuel)
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002236.001.jpg
Page 08-101
Circular, [1884]; Bologna, Italy.
Describes the Aldini prize for research on fires given by the Ƶ of Sciences of the Institute of Bologna.
Creator: Accademia delle Scienze dell’Istituto di Bologna
Language: Italian
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002237.001.jpg
Page 08-102
Letter from Alonzo Smith Kimball to Josiah P. Cooke, 1884 June 2; Worcester, MA.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Kimball, Alonzo Smith; elected 1884
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002238.001.jpg
Page 08-103
Letter from Luis Cruls, 1884 August 15; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Printed announcement of his appointment as Director of the Imperial Observatory of Rio de Janeiro.
Creator: Cruls, Luiz, 1848-1908
Language: French
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002239.001.jpg
Page 08-104
Printed invitation, 1884 September 15; Prague, Bohemia.
Invites recipient to the centenary celebration of the Society for the Promotion of German Sciences, Arts and Literature in Bohemia (Prague, December 1884).
Creator: Gesellschaft zur Förderung Deutscher Wissenschaft, Kunst und Literatur in Böhmen
Language: German, Czech
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Page 08-105
The National Horticultural Society of France announces the election to replace A. Lavallee as Present.
Creator: Société nationale d’horticulture de France
Language: French
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002241.001.jpg
Page 08-106
Printed invitation, 1884 October 29; Bamberg, Germany.
Invites recipient to the Naturalist Society in Bamberg’s fiftieth anniversary celebration.
Creator: Naturforschende Gesellschaft zu Bamberg
Language: German
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002242.001.jpg
Page 08-107
Printed invitation, 1884 November 26; Pisa, Italy.
Invites recipient to presentation of gold medal produced to honor Giuseppe Meneghini’s fiftieth anniversary as instructor at University of Pisa.
Creator: Università di Pisa
Language: Italian
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Page 08-108
Letter from William Leslie Hooper to Josiah P. Cooke, 1884 November 28; College Hill.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Hooper, William Leslie, 1855-1918; Elected 1884
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002244.001.jpg
Page 08-109
Letter from Cleveland Abbe to Josiah P. Cooke, 1884 December 3; Washington, DC.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Abbe, Cleveland, 1838-1916; Elected 1884, Associate Fellow
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002245.001.jpg
Page 08-110
Letter from William Elwood Byerly to Henry P. Kidder, 1884 December 6; Cambridge, MA.
Resigns membership in the Ƶ.
Creator: Byerly, William Elwood, b. 1849.; Elected 1878
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002246.001.jpg
Page 08-111
Letter from Jules Francois Simon to President of the Ƶ, 1884 December 8; Paris.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Simon, Jules, 1814-1896; Elected 1884, FHM
Language: French
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002247.001.jpg
Page 08-112
Letter from Hans Peter Jorgen Julius Thomsen to American Ƶ, 1884 December 13; Copenhagen, Denmark.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Thomsen, Julius, 1826-1909; Elected 1884, FHM
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Page 08-113
Circular, 1885 January 1; Turin, Italy.
Announces the competition for the fifth Bressa Prize, given by the Royal Ƶ of Sciences of Turin.
Creator: Reale accademia delle scienze di Torino
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Page 08-114
Letter from Louis Charles Joseph Gaston Saporta to the President of the Ƶ, 1885 January; Aix, France.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Saporta, Gaston, marquis de, 1823-1895; Elected 1885, FHM
Language: French
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Page 08-115
Printed death notices, 1885 January; Prague, Bohemia.
The Society for the Promotion of German Sciences, Arts and Literature in Bohemia announces death of Friedrich Stein (1818-1885).
Creator: Gesellschaft zur Förderung Deutscher Wissenschaft, Kunst und Literatur in Böhmen
Language: Latin
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Page 08-116
Letter from Denman Waldo Ross to Josiah P. Cooke, 1885 January 17; Cambridge, MA.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Ross, Denman Waldo, 1853-1935; Elected 1885
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002252.001.jpg
Page 08-117
Printed death notice, 1885 January 22; Harlem, Netherlands.
Announces death of Edouard Henri Von Baumhauer.
Creator: [Family of Edouard Henri Von Baumhauer]
Language: French
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Page 08-118
Letter from Edward Laurens Mark to Joseph Lovering, 1885 January 30; Cambridge, MA.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Mark, E. L. (Edward Laurens), 1847-1946; Elected 1884
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002254.001.jpg
Page 08-119
Letter from Royal Society of Canada (John George Bourinot), 1885 February 6; Ottawa, Canada.
Invites recipient to the the Society’s Fourth Annual Meeting (Ottawa, May 1885).
Creator: Royal Society of Canada
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Page 08-120
Letter from August Wilhelm Eichler to the Secretary of the Ƶ, 1885 February 1; Berlin.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Eichler, A. W. (August Wilhelm), 1839-1887; Elected 1885, FHM
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002256.001.jpg
Page 08-121
Circular, 1885 April 13; Paris.
The National and Central Horticultural Society of France provides information about upcoming International Horticultural Exposition (Paris, May 1885).
Creator: Société Nationale et Centrale d’Horticulture de France
Language: French
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002257.001.jpg
Page 08-122
Printed invitation, 1885 May 12; Paris.
The National and Central Horticultural Society of France invites recipient to banquet held during International Horticultural Exposition (Paris, May 1885).
Creator: Société Nationale et Centrale d’Horticulture de France
Language: French
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002258.001.jpg
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Page 08-123
Circular, [1885 May]; [Paris].
The National and Central Horticultural Society of France lists the general rules and proposed questions for International Horticultural Exposition (Paris, May 1885).
Creator: Société Nationale et Centrale d’Horticulture de France
Language: French
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Page 08-124
Circular, 1885 May 10; Bologna, Italy.
Describes the Aldini prize for research on fires, given by the Ƶ of Sciences of the Institute of Bologna.
Creator: Accademia delle Scienze dell’Istituto di Bologna
Language: Italian
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002260.001.jpg
Page 08-125a
Letter from John C. Ropes to Josiah P. Cooke, 1885 May 27; Boston.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Ropes, John Codman, 1836-1899; Elected 1885
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002261.001.jpg
Page 08-125b
Circular, 1885 July; Geneva, Switzerland.
The Geneva Society of Physics and Natural History announces a prize founded by Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle for the best monograph on a genus or family of plants.
Creator: Société De Physique et d’Histoire Naturelle de Geneve
Language: French
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Page 08-126
Letter from Heinrich Wild to Joseph Lovering, 1885 June 12; St. Petersburg, Russia.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Wild, Heinrich, 1833-1902; Elected 1885, FHM
Language: German
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002263.001.jpg
Page 08-127
Printed invitation, 1885 August 5; Paris.
Invites recipient to a meeting of the National Society of Horticulture of France, held August 1885.
Creator: Société nationale d’horticulture de France
Language: French
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Page 08-128
Letter from United States Naval Institute to American Ƶ of Arts and Sciences, 1885 August 17; Annapolis, MD.
Encloses copy of paper by Davenhower on The Polar Question; will be published in Naval Institute Proceedings.
Creator: United States Naval Institute
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Page 08-129
Death notice, 1885 August 20; Copenhagen, Denmark.
The Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries announces death of J.J.A. Worsaae.
Creator: Kongelige Nordiske oldskriftselskab (Denmark)
Language: French
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Page 08-130
Letter from George Washington Cullum to Josiah P. Cooke, 1885 October 17; New York City.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1885 November 11.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Cullum, George W. (George Washington), 1809-1892; Elected 1885
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002267.001.jpg
Page 08-131
Letter from Edward Singleton Holden to Josiah P. Cooke, 1885 October 19; Madison, WI.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Holden, Edward Singleton, 1846-1914; Elected 1885, Associate Fellow
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002268.001.jpg
Page 08-132
Letter from George Shattuck Morison to Josiah P. Cooke, 1885 November 9; New York, NY.
Read at Stated Meeting, 1885 November 11.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Morison, George Shattuck, 1842-1903; Elected 1885, Associate Fellow
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002269.001.jpg
Page 08-133
“Prospectus of the Nature and Objects of the Royal Institution of Great Britain”, 1885 December; London.
Creator: Royal Institution of Great Britain
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Page 08-134
Printed invitation, 1885 December 12; Paris.
Invites recipient to a meeting of the National Society of Horticulture of France, held December 1885.
Creator: Société nationale d’horticulture de France
Language: French
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Page 08-135
“Programme of work to be pursued at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., during the year beginning January 1, 1886,” [December 1885]; Washington, DC.
Creator: United States Naval Observatory
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Page 08-136
Letter from Pierre Joseph van Beneden to President of the Ƶ, [1886 January].
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Beneden, M. van (Pierre Joseph), 1809-1894; Elected 1886, FHM
Language: French
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002273.001.jpg
Page 08-137
Printed invitation, 1886 January; Cassel, Germany.
Invites recipient to the fiftieth anniversary celebration of the Society of Natural Science in Kassel (April 1886).
Creator: Verein für Naturkunde zu Kassel
Language: German
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002274.001.jpg
Page 08-138
Circular, 1886 January; Zurich, Switzerland.
Asks for donations to erect a monument in memory of Dr. Oswald Heer [1809-1883; Elected 1877, FHM]; includes list of current “subscribers”.
Creator: Schroter, C.
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Page 08-139
Letter from Gaetano Lanza to Josiah P. Cooke, 1886 January 16; Boston.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Lanza, Gaetano, 1848-1928; Elected 1886
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Page 08-140
Letter from Henry M. Hugunin, 1886 January 25; Chicago.
Suggests new method of arranging calendar.
Creator: Henry M. Hugunin
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Page 08-141
Letter from Institut canadien-français d’Ottawa (J.R.E. Campeau, President) to President of The American Ƶ, 1886 January 29; Ottawa, Canada.
Printed invitation to exchange publications.
Creator: Institut canadien-français d’Ottawa
Language: French
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002278.001.jpg
Page 08-142
Circular, 1886 January 29; Ottawa, Canada.
Describes history and current activities of the French Canadian Institute of Ottawa; includes list of patrons.
Creator: Institut canadien-français d’Ottawa
Language: French
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Page 08-143a
Letter from Louisa Carpenter, 1886 February 14; London.
Acknowledges election to the academy as Foreign Honorary Member for late husband [William B. Carpenter].
Creator: Carpenter, Louisa
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Page 08-143b
Letter from Augustus Lowell to William Watson, 1886 March 11; Boston.
Accepts election as Treasurer of the Ƶ.
Creator: Lowell, Augustus; Elected 1885
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Page 08-144
Death notice, 1886 March; Frankfurt, Germany.
The Society of Geography and Statistics at Frankfurt am Main announces death of Georg Varrentrapp (1809-1886).
Creator: Verein für Geographie und Statistik, Eingetragener Verein, zu Frankfurt am Main
Language: German, French
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Page 08-145
Circular, 1886 April 15; Tokyo, Japan.
Describes history and current structure of new Imperial University of Japan.
Creator: Imperial University (Tokyo, Japan)
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002283.001.jpg
Page 08-146
Letter from Emil Heinrich Du Bois-Reymond to Joseph Lovering and Josiah P. Cooke, 1886 April 28; Berlin.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Du Bois-Reymond, Emil Heinrich, 1818-1896; Elected 1886, FHM
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002284.001.jpg
Page 08-147
Letter from Congrés International des Américanistes (A. Fabretti, President of the Organizational Committee), 1886 May 1; Turin, Italy.
Printed circular about sixth session of the congress (Turin, 1886).
Creator: International Congress of Americanists
Language: French
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Page 08-148
Circular, 1886 May 2; Bologna, Italy.
Describes the Aldini prize for research on fires, given by the Ƶ of Sciences of the Institute of Bologna.
Creator: Accademia delle Scienze dell’Istituto di Bologna
Language: Italian
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002286.001.jpg
Page 08-149
Letter from Richard Saltonstall Greenough, 1886 May 8; Rome.
Has shipped to the Ƶ a picture of Galileo.
Creator: Greenough, Richard S. (Richard Saltonstall), 1819-1904; Elected 1855
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Page 08-150
Letter from Société d’histoire et de géographie d’Haiti, [1886]; Portau-Prince, Haiti.
Act of Constitution for newly-formed Haitian Society of History and Geography.
Creator: Société d’histoire et de géographie d’Haiti
Language: French
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002288.001.jpg
Page 08-151
Letter from Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers to the Secretary of the Ƶ, 1886 June 16; Paris.
Comments on Foreign Honorary Membership in the Ƶ.
Creator: Lacaze-Duthiers, Henri de, 1821-1901; Elected 1886, FHM
Language: French
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Page 08-152
Letter from Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers to the President of the Ƶ, 1886 June 16; Paris.
Formal acknowledgment of election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Lacaze-Duthiers, Henri de, 1821-1901; Elected 1886, FHM
Language: French
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002290.001.jpg
Page 08-153
Circular, 1886 July 10; Angers, France.
The National Society of Agriculture, Sciences and Arts in Angers describes controversy over learned societies in Angers.
Creator: Société nationale d’agriculture, sciences et arts d’Angers
Language: French
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Page 08-154
Death notice, 1886 August 13; Boston.
On behalf of Mrs. Nichols, announces death of W.R. Nichols in Hamburg, Germany, on July 14, 1886.
Creator: Hall, John W.
Image: /RG-IB_v08/002292.001.jpg
Page 08-155
Letter from Congresso degli ingegneri ed architetti Italiani, 1886 September; Venice, Italy.
Invites Ƶ to the upcoming Congress of Italian Architects and Engineers.
Creator: Congresso degli ingegneri ed architetti Italiani (6 : 1887 : Venice)
Language: Italian
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Letter from Christopher Columbus Langdell to Treasurer of the Ƶ, 1886 October 4; Cambridge, MA.
Sends check for money owed to the Ƶ; resigns membership in the Ƶ.
Creator: Langdell, C. C. (Christopher Columbus), 1826-1906; Elected 1870
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Letter from James Freeman Clarke, 1886 October 4; Jamaica Plain, MA.
Reminds Ƶ that he resigned his membership the previous year.
Creator: Clarke, James Freeman, 1810-1888; Elected 1879
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Letter from Oliver Whipple Huntington to Josiah P. Cooke, 1886 November 10; Cambridge, MA.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Huntington, Oliver Whipple, 1858-; Elected 1886
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Preliminary circulars, [1886]; [Sydney, Australia].
Announces the Preliminary Meeting of the Australasian Societies for the Foundation of the Proposed Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, held at the House of the Royal Society of N.S.W., Sydney, on Wednesday, 1886 November 10.
Creator: Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science
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Circular, 1886 November 30; Sydney, Australia.
Describes medal and money prize offered for the best communication containing the results of original research or observation [on various subjects].
Creator: Royal Society of New South Wales
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Circular, 1886 December 12; Paris.
Announces next meeting of the National Horticultural Society of France; lists slate of officers for election.
Creator: Société nationale d’horticulture de France
Language: French
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Circular, 1886 December 15; Paris.
The National Horticultural Society of France seeks submissions for next round of publications.
Creator: Société nationale d’horticulture de France
Language: French
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Circular, [1886-1887]; Ekaterinburg, Russia.
The Amateur Ural Society of Science announces Exposition Scientific et Industrielle de la Siberie et de l’Oural, 1887; details event plan.
Creator: [The Ural Society of Amateur Scientists]
Language: French, Russian
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Circular, 1887 March 1; Cambridge, MA.
Describes the Boyden Fund.
Creator: Harvard College Observatory
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Circular, 1887 March 1; Dijon, France.
The Ƶ of Sciences, Arts, and Belles Lettres of Dijon describes competition for medals.
Creator: Académie des sciences, arts et belles lettres de Dijon (France)
Language: French
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Printed death notice, 1887 March 2; Berlin.
Announces death of August Wilhelm Eichler (1839-1887; FHM 1885).
Creator: Eichler, Louise Brull
Language: German
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Page 08-167
Letter from Thomas Messinger Drown to Josiah P. Cooke, 1887 March 14; Boston.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Drown, Thomas M. (Thomas Messinger), 1842-1904; Elected 1887
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Letter from Daniel Cady Eaton to Joseph Lovering and Josiah P. Cooke, 1887 March 14; New Haven, CT.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Eaton, D. Cady (Daniel Cady), 1837-1912; Elected 1887
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Letter from Mathew Carey Lea to Joseph Lovering, 1887 March 15; Ashbourne, PA.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Lea, M. Carey (Mathew Carey), 1823-1897; Elected 1887
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Letter from Henry Adams to Joseph Lovering, 1887 March 15; Washington, DC.
Acknowledges change of status to Associate Fellow.
Note: Elected as Fellow in 1875 but changed to Associate Fellow in 1887; reinstated as a Fellow in 1911.
Creator: Adams, Henry, 1838-1918; Elected 1875
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Letter from Joseph Henry Thayer to Josiah P. Cooke, 1887 March 16; Cambridge, MA.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Thayer, Joseph Henry, 1828-1901; Elected 1887
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Page 08-171
Letter from Horatio Charles Wood to Joseph Lovering, 1887 March 16; Philadelphia.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Wood, H. C. (Horatio C.), 1841-1920; Elected 1887
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Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Lowell, Edward Jackson, 1845-1894; Elected 1887
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Letter from John Newton to Joseph Lovering, 1887 March 19; New York City.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: John Newton; elected 1887, Associate Fellow
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“Reduction de Moitie sur les Prix des Places de Chemins de Fer”, 1887 March 20; Paris.
Printed circular from the National Horticultural Society of France includes with blank forms for submitting names.
Creator: Société nationale d’horticulture de France
Language: French
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Letter from William Edward Story to Josiah P. Cooke, 1887 March 22; Baltimore, MD.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ as an Associate Fellow.
Creator: Story, William Edward, 1850-1930; Elected 1876
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Letter from George Davidson to Josiah P. Cooke, 1887 March 24; San Francisco, CA.
Acknowleges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Davidson, George, 1825-1911; Elected 1887, Associate Fellow
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Letter from Oliver Wendell Holmes [Jr.], 1887 March 28; Boston.
Resigns membership in the American Ƶ.
Creator: Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1841-1935; elected 1877
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Page 08-178
Letter from John Strong Newberry to Josiah P. Cooke, 1887 March 30; New York City.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Newberry, J. S. (John Strong), 1822-1892; Elected 1887, Associate Fellow
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“Programma Certaminis Poetici”, 1887 April; Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Creator: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Netherlands)
Language: Latin
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Letter from David Gordon Lyon to Josiah P. Cooke, 1887 April 4; Cambridge, MA.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Lyon, David Gordon, 1852-1935; Elected 1887
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Page 08-181
Letter from John Wesley Powell to Joseph Lovering and Josiah P. Cooke, 1887 April 9; Washington, DC.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902; Elected 1887, Associate Fellow
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Letter from Martin Brimmer to Josiah P. Cooke, 1887 April 26; [Boston].
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Brimmer, Martin, 1829-1896; Elected 1887
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Letter from Benjamin Apthorp Gould Jr. to William Watson, 1887 April 11; Cambridge, MA.
Resigns membership in the Ƶ.
Creator: Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, 1824-1896; Elected 1847
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Page 08-183
Letter from William Robert Ware to Josiah P. Cooke, 1887 April 30; [New York City].
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Ware, William R. (William Robert), 1832-1915; Elected 1866
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Letter from Walter Faxon to William Watson, 1887 May 1; Lexington, MA.
Resigns membership in the Ƶ.
Creator: Faxon, Walter, 1848-1920; Elected 1883
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Death notice, 1887 May 2; Berne, Switzerland
Announces death of Bernhard Studer (1794-1887; FHM 1882).
Creator: [Family of Bernhard Studer]
Language: French
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Circular, 1887 May 15; Paris.
The National Horticultural Society of France announces date and details for next meeting.
Creator: Société nationale d’horticulture de France
Language: French
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Letter from Jesse Walter Fewkes to Josiah P. Cooke, 1887 May 17; Cambridge, MA.
Acknowledges election to the Ƶ.
Creator: Fewkes, Jesse Walter, 1850-1930; Elected 1887
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Page 08-188
Letter from Frederic Walker Lincoln, 1887 May 23; Boston.
Resigns membership in the Ƶ.
Creator: Lincoln, Frederic Walker, 1817-1898; Elected 1881
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Letter from Charles Rockwell Lanman to Joseph Lovering, 1887 May 24; Cambridge, MA.
On behalf of the American Oriental Society, thanks Ƶ for use of its room.
Creator: Lanman, Charles Rockwell, 1850-1941; Elected 1881
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Page 08-190
Letter from Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. to William Watson, [1887 June 15]; [Boston].
Cannot attend Ƶ’s annual meeting; does not wish to run for office [unspecified].
Creator: Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1841-1935
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Printed death notice, 1887 August 22; Washington, DC.
Announces death of Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823-1887).
Creator: Langley, S. P. (Samuel Pierpont), 1834-1906; Elected 1883, Associate Fellow
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Circular, 1887 September; Utrecht, Netherlands.
Committee solicits contributions for a “Donders memorial fund”; includes blank subscription form.
Creator: Committee to honor 70th birthday of F.C. Donders
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Program, 1887 July; Wiesbaden, Germany.
Creator: Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte. Versammlung (60th : 1887 : Wiesbaden, Germany)
Language: German
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Printed death notice, 1887 October 17; Berlin.
Announces death of Gustav Robert Kirchhoff (1824-1887).
Language: German
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Death notice, 1887 November 5; Albany, NY.
Announces death of Henry Augustus Homes (1812-1887).
Creator: New York State Library
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Circular, 1887 November 7; New York City.
Solicits donations for Audubon.
Creator: New York Ƶ of Sciences
Related documents: Volume 10, p. 01
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Circular, 1887 November 15; Paris.
The National Horticultural Society of France announces their next meeting.
Creator: Société nationale d’horticulture de France
Language: French
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Page 08-198
Circular, 1887 November 15; Paris.
The National Horticultural Society of France provides information on the Congres Horticole de 1888.
Creator: Société nationale d’horticulture de France
Language: French
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Circular, 1887 November 18; Washington, DC.
Announces appointment of Samuel Pierpont Langley as Secretary.
Creator: Smithsonian Institution
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Letter from Università di Bologna (Johannes Capellini), 1887 December; Bologna, Italy.
Printed invitation to send delegate to 800th anniversary events.
Creator: Università di Bologna
Language: Latin
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Circular, 1887 December 12; Paris.
Announces next meeting of the National Horticultural Society of France; lists slate of officers for election.
Creator: Société nationale d’horticulture de France
Language: French
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Page 08-[202]
Typed alphabetical index; first of two pages.
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Page 08-[203]
Typed alphabetical index; second of two pages.
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