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John Burroughs Manuscripts
Collection
Identifier: A2022-11-01
Content Description
This collection includes two sets of manuscripts that are handwritten in pencil on scrap paper by John Burroughs. Each set of pages also includes an envelope with deposition and contextual information. The first manuscript is 6 pages of "Loitering with Nature" (1907), including his signature on the last page. The second manuscript is 10 pages consisting of fragments of two essays, the famous "Real and Sham Natural History" (1903) and "Hit or Miss Methods of Nature" (1911). There is a...
Dates:
1903-1911
Found in:
Museum of Science, Boston Archives
The Stars Differ Manuscript
Collection
Identifier: A2022-15-01
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one manuscript entitled "The Stars Differ", containing an overview of numerous Central American countries including Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, along with descriptions of the history, flora, and fauna of the regions. The manuscript is undated and has no author listed, but the first page indicates that it was proofread by Dr. Wilson Popenoe, Arthur A. Pollan, and Dr. Archie F. Carr. As these three contributors were active in...
Dates:
circa 1940s - 1950s (Exact creation date unclear)
Found in:
Museum of Science, Boston Archives
William Dandridge Peck Manuscript
Collection
Identifier: A2022-14-01
Content Description
This collection is an 1808 report by William Dandridge Peck to the Massachusetts Agricultural Society regarding his three-year travel in Europe made in preparation of his professorship of Natural History at Harvard University. The report is 21 pages long and handwritten in ink, also including a front and back cover page. Also included in the folder is a small note about library regulations, though the library the note is for is unclear, and a handwritten note with the title of the journal on...
Dates:
1808
Found in:
Museum of Science, Boston Archives
William G. Dix Manuscript
Collection
Identifier: A2022-16-01
Content Description
This collection is one manuscript, titled "The Ecuador", written by William G. Dix. It is handwritten with some corrections in the same pen, presumably by Dix. The manuscript describes the geography, climate, cities, flora, and fauna of Ecuador.
Dates:
1857
Found in:
Museum of Science, Boston Archives
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