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Thomas Darlington Cope Papers, 1912-1960 (inclusive) 1939-1956 (bulk)

Extent:
2 cubic feet
Abstract:
Thomas Darlington Cope received his Ph.D. in Physics in 1915 at the University of Pennsylvania and spent his entire professional career at Penn. His prominence as a historian of science arose from his study of Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, the English surveyors who were brought to America to help settle the border dispute between Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania that resulted in the famous Mason-Dixon Line. The Thomas Darlington Cope Papers contains Cope's personal correspondence from 1912-1956, and his Mason and Dixon Line research.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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Frank Henry Verhoek Papers, 1906-1982 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.32 linear feet (3 boxes)
Abstract:
The focus of this collection is Chemical Education. Verhoek's notebooks from Harvard and the University of Wisconsin give a fairly comprehensive overview of how Chemistry was taught in the early years of the 20th Century.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

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Fisher-Pasteur Memorial Collection, 1849-1995 (inclusive) 1882-1973 (bulk)

Extent:
2.5 linear feet (1 hollinger box and 1 oversized box)
Abstract:
Letters, manuscripts, photographs, portraits, postage materials, and other miscellaneous materials collected by Chester G. Fisher and Fisher Scientific Company. Most of the materials in this collection concern French chemist, pharmacist, and microbiologist Louis Pasteur. Most of the Pasteur items in this collection were used in Fisher Scientific Company's exhibit Pasteur Memorial U.S.A.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

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