topic:"Science" found 95 records - Research Collections

America in 1857 : a nation on the brink

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Author: Stampp, Kenneth M.

Date of Publication: 1990.

Call Number: 973.68 S783

Responsibility: Kenneth M. Stampp.

ISBN: 0195039025 (alk. paper); 9780195039023 (alk. paper); 0195074815 (pbk); 9780195074819 (pbk)

Author: Stampp, Kenneth M.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Oxford University Press,

Date of Publication: 1990.

Physical Description: ix, 388 p. ; 25 cm.

Notes: Autographed by the author.; Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-376) and index.

Contents: A new year and a fresh start -- Politics and the social milieu -- James Buchanan : President-elect -- The President, the Chief Justice, and a slave named Scott -- The heart of the matter : slavery and sectionalism -- Popular sovereignty, Kansas style -- Dog days -- Flush times and an autumn panic -- Northern politics : the parties in equipoise -- Politics as farce : the Lecompton Constitution -- Politics as tragedy : Buchanan's decision -- 1858 : the fruits of Lecompton.

Summary: It was a year packed with unsettling events. The Panic of 1857 closed every bank in New York City, ruined thousands of businesses, and caused widespread unemployment among industrial workers. The Mormons in Utah Territory threatened rebellion when federal troops approached with a non-Morman governor to replace Brigham Young. The Supreme Court outraged northernRepublicans and abolitionists with the Dred Scott decision ("a breathtaking example of judicial activism"). etc.

Subjects: Political science.; United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.; USA; United States.; United States - History, 1845-1861

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.68 S783

American men of science : a biographical directory

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Author: Cattell, James McKeen,

Edition: 6th ed.

Date of Publication: 1938.

Call Number: 925 C368

Responsibility: edited by J. McKeen Cattell and Jaques Cattell.

Author: Cattell, James McKeen,

Edition: 6th ed.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Science Press,

Date of Publication: 1938.

Physical Description: viii, 1608 p. ; 26 cm.

Summary: A 1938 directory with brief descriptions of 28,000 men and women of science.This item is still published, but is titled now " American Men and Women of Science". It might best be described as a "Who's who" of science for 1938.

Subjects: Biography; Science

Additional Author: Cattell, Jacques,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 925 C368

An oration delivered on the anniversary of the Scientific Society, eleventh November, 1793, at Society-Hall, Strasburg Village, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : at the request of the members

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Author: Shippen, John.

Date of Publication: 1794.

Call Number: 808.51 P544 1794

Responsibility: by John Shippen ...

Author: Shippen, John.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: Printed by Francis Bailey ...,

Date of Publication: 1794.

Physical Description: 23, [1] p. ; 18 cm. (12mo)

Notes: Inscribed to Gen'l Jas. Ross, Lancaster by the author.; Signatures: A-Bâ¶.; Evans; Bound in red linen.

Subjects: Political science - Early works to 1800.; United States - Politics and government - 1789-1797.

Additional Author: Ross, James,

Additional Corporate Author: American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 808.51 P544 1794

Appendix to the Congressional globe for the first session, twenty-ninth congress : containing speeches and important state papers

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Date of Publication: 1846

Call Number: 328.7302 W317 1846 Oversize

Responsibility: by Blair and Rives.

Place of Publication: [Washington

Publisher: Blair & Rives,

Date of Publication: 1846

Physical Description: viii, 1184 p. ; 29 cm.

Notes: "New series, 1845-6."; Includes index.; Full leather tooled binding with maroon spine labels.

Subjects: Oregon question.; Political science.; United States - Politics and government - 1845-1849.; United States.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 328.7302 W317 1846 Oversize

Archive

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Collection: Dr. George B. Kerfoot Collection

Title: Dr. George B. Kerfoot Collection

Object ID: MG0128

Date Range: 1828-1851

Content Note: The Dr. George B. Kerfoot Collection contains medical lectures, mostly given by Dr. Kerfoot. Topics include surgery, epilepsy, colds, injuries of the head, digestion, the senses, phrenology, and morality and science. Creator: Kerfoot, George Barrett, 1808-1851. Conditions for Access: No

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Collection: Dr. George B. Kerfoot Collection

Title: Dr. George B. Kerfoot Collection

Description: The Dr. George B. Kerfoot Collection contains medical lectures, mostly given by Dr. Kerfoot. Topics include surgery, epilepsy, colds, injuries of the head, digestion, the senses, phrenology, and morality and science.

Admin/Biographical History: "Dr. George Barrett Kerfoot, M.D., returned to Lancaster to establish a practice in medicine in the Spring of 1830 after graduating from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. That year he also married Elizabeth B. Reed.; From 1830 to 1843, Dr. Kerfoot expressed strong sympathy in lectures for such pseudo sciences as phrenology & Mesmerism, also promoting lectures and courses at his Anatomical Hall. Dr. Kerfoot opened a drug store and placed advertisements for the patent medicines which he sold there. In 1838, Kerfoot conducted a much publicized, sensational electrotherapy experiment on the body of Henry Kobler, a convicted killer, hanged for the murder of Lazarus Zellerbach. An April 1843 newspaper advertisement stated that Dr. Kerfoot was ending his drug and patent medicine business in order to concentrate on "the practice of medicine, surgery and obstetrics." Three weeks after the April 1843 advertisement, Eliza opened a millinery shop, with "Spring fashions" and a "supply of bonnets."; In 1843 the Kerfoot family resided on Center Square next to the Lancaster Bank. George was then aged 35; Eliza (Reed) Kerfoot, 36; children: Ann Louisa Kerfoot, 12; George Kerfoot, Jr., 9; William Dale Kerfoot, 6; Eliza Reed Kerfoot, 4; Emma Kerfoot, 2; and the family's live-in servants. In 1847 a daughter Sweetie H. Kerfoot was born and in 1848 their daughter Emma Kerfoot died.; In the 1840's Dr. Kerfoot served on the City Council, as a Democrat, and on the School Board. Dr. Kerfoot provided expert testimony in Lancaster criminal court in the 1847 Haggerty trial in which the insanity defense was used, and also in the 1851 Knepley trial at Harrisburg.; Dr. Kerfoot was a recording secretary for the Pennsylvania State Medical Society and charter member of the Lancaster City & County Medical Society. He was a Mason and became District Deputy Grand Master; was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge and a promoter of the Lyceum movement; held membership in the Temperance Society; St. James Episcopal Church; allegedly wrote some for The Lancaster Intelligencer. Dr. Kerfoot practiced medicine until his death in 1851.; >Most of this information, quoted verbatim or paraphrased, is from: "Competing in the Medical Marketplace in Jacksonian America: The Creative Strategy of Dr. George Barrett Kerfoot," by Thomas R. Winpenny. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106207258/george-barrett-kerfoot

Date Range: 1828-1851

Year Range From: 1828

Year Range To: 1851

Date of Accumulation: 1828-1851

Creator: Kerfoot, George Barrett, 1808-1851

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

People: Kerfoot, George Barrett; McClellan, George; Gibson, William; Spurzheim, Johann Gaspar; Gall, Franz Josef

Subjects: Anatomy; Blood; Botany, Medical; Brain; Burns and scalds; Cerebrovascular disease; Chyle; Cleft lip; Cold (Disease); Communicable diseases; Depression, Mental; Diagnosis; Digestion; Diseases; Edema; Electricity; Epilepsy; Gangrene; Hemophilia; Hernia; Inflammation; Jaundice; Joints--Diseases; Lancaster Society of Literature & Science; Larynx--Surgery; Lectures; Lyceums; Lymphatics--Diseases; Magnetism; Neuroses; Paralysis; Philosophy; Phrenology; Physiology; Pregnancy; Prognosis; Respiration; Scrofula; Senses and sensation; Surgery; Tetanus; Tonsils; Tumors; Vomiting; Wounds and injuries--Treatment

Search Terms: Anatomy; Apoplexy; Blood; Botany, Medical; Brains; Burns and scalds; Chyle; Cleft lip; Cold (Disease); Communicable diseases; Depression, Mental; Diagnosis; Digestion; Diseases; Dropsy; Electricity; Epilepsy; Finding aids; Gangrene; Hemophilia; Hernia; Inflammation; Jaundice; Joints, Diseases; Lancaster Society of Literature & Science; Larynx; Lectures; Lyceums; Magnetism; Manuscript groups; Neuroses; Paralysis; Philosophy; Phrenology; Physics; Physiology; Pregnancy; Respiration; Scrofula; Senses and sensation; Surgery; Tetanus; Tonsils; Tumors; Vomiting; Wounds and injuries

Extent: 1 box, 12 folders, .25 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0128

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Dr. George B. Kerfoot Collection (MG0128), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: No restrictions.

Copyright: Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-128

Classification: MG0128

Description Level: Fonds

Custodial History: This collection was cataloged prior to 1997. Added to database 30 July 2021.

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The army and navy of America: containing a view of the heroic adventures, battles, naval engagements, remarkable incidents, and glorious achievements in the cause of freedom, from the period of the French and Indian Wars to the close of the Mexican War; independent of an account of warlike operations on land and sea

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Author: Neff, Jacob K.

Date of Publication: 1849.

Call Number: 090 L244hi 1849

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Author: Neff, Jacob K.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: G. Hills,

Date of Publication: 1849.

Physical Description: 684 p. illus. 22 cm.

Subjects: Military art and science.; United States - History, Military - To 1900.; United States - History, Naval - To 1900.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 090 L244hi 1849

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The army and navy of America : containing a view of the heroic adventures, battles, naval engagements, remarkable incidents, and glorious achievements in the cause of freedom, from the period of the French and Indian Wars to the close of the Mexican War : independent of an account of warlike operations on land and sea : enlivened by a variety of the most interesting anecdotes and embellished with engravings

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Author: Neff, Jacob K.

Date of Publication: 1856.

Call Number: 090 L244p 1856

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Alternate Title: Army & Navy of America

Responsibility: by Jacob K. Neff.

Author: Neff, Jacob K.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: John H. Pearsol,

Date of Publication: 1856.

Physical Description: viii, 687 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Military art and science - United States; United States - History, Military - To 1900.; United States - History, Naval - To 1900.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 090 L244p 1856

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Blueprint

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Collection: Blueprints and Architectural Drawings

Title: Blueprint for an office and apartment building

Object ID: BLUE_F099_JMCattell

Date Range: 1940/10/21

Collection: Blueprints and Architectural Drawings

Title: Blueprint for an office and apartment building

Description: Mr. J. McKeen Cattell, Science Press Printing Co. McGovern Ave, Lancaster, PA. Henry Y. Shaub. Registered Architect. 21 October 1940.; Office and Apartment Bldg. Scale: 1/4" = 1 Foot. First Floor Plan, Second Floor Plan, Rear Elevation, Left Side Elevation, Front Elevation, Basement and Foundation Plan, Roof Framing, Second Floor Framing, Typical Double Hung Window, Typical Casement Window, Door Frames, Jamb, Elevation of Fire Place Walls, Pantry Cabinets, Kitchen Cabinets. File No. 4011. Sheet No. 1-3. 21 October 1940.

Date Range: 1940/10/21

Creation Date: 21 October 1940

Creator: Shaub, Henry Yeagley, 1887-1970

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives West

Storage Cabinet: Flat Files

Storage Container: Folder 099

People: Cattell, J. McKeen; Shaub, Henry Yeagley

Subjects: Architectural drawings; Blueprints

Search Terms: Apartment buildings; Apartments; Architectural plans; Blueprints; Lancaster; Offices; Science Press Printing Company

Extent: 1 item

Object Name: Blueprint

Language: English

Object ID: BLUE_F099_JMCattell

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please make an appointment by contacting the Research Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

Copyright: Collection may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.; Persons wishing to publish any material from this collection must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Cataloged by JP, Summer 2013. Add to database 15 October 2023.

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America in 1857 : a nation on the brink

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19772

American men of science : a biographical directory

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4773

An oration delivered on the anniversary of the Scientific Society, eleventh November, 1793, at Society-Hall, Strasburg Village, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : at the request of the members

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18463

Appendix to the Congressional globe for the first session, twenty-ninth congress : containing speeches and important state papers

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19786

Archive

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Archive

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Archive

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Blueprint

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