Joseph Leidy Scientific Society records
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
- Swarthmore College. Joseph Leidy Scientific Society (Organization)
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
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Subject
- Swarthmore College (Organization)
- 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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