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Joseph Leidy Scientific Society records

 Collection — othertype: RG6-Q025
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-Q025

Scope and Contents

This small collection contains the constitution and minute book (1902-1915) of the Joseph Leidy Scientific Society. Also a published paper by Ferris W. Price, "The Flora of Swarthmore and Vicinity," read before the Society in 1898.

Dates

  • Creation: 1898-1915

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Friends Historical Library believes all of the items in this collection to be in the Public Domain in the United States, and is not aware of any restrictions on their use. However, the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/.

Biographical / Historical

The Scientific Society of Swarthmore College was organized in 1880. In 1895, it was renamed the Joseph Leidy Scientific Society. Joseph Leidy (1823-1891) was a professor of anatomy at the University of Pennsylvania and a professor the natural sciences at Swarthmore College.

The organization was open to students, faculty and staff as well as local residents of the Borough of Swarthmore. Its mission was to keep abreast of developments in science.

Extent

0.21 linear ft. (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Scientific Society of Swarthmore College was organized in 1880. In 1895, it was renamed the Joseph Leidy Scientific Society. The organization was open to students, faculty and staff as well as local residents of the Borough of Swarthmore. Its mission was to keep abreast of developments in science. The collection contains the constitution, a published paper read before the Society, and a book of minutes, 1902-1915.

Arrangement

The collection consists of 1 volume and 1 folder.

Physical Location

For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog

Subject

Title
Joseph Leidy Scientific Society records, 1898-1915
Author
FHL staff
Date
2013
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English
Sponsor
Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries

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