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Book of Inventions

Collection Author:
Wurtz, Henry, 1828-1910  Search this
Container:
Box 3
Type:
Archival materials
Daybooks
Letters (correspondence)
Date:
1861
Scope and Contents:
"The Book of Inventions, Made by Henry Wurtz from about 1850, Compilation and Arrangement, from Scattered Notes, Commenced in September 1861, by H.W." This is a day book that includes brief descriptions of various subjects in the chemical arts. It includes a subject index. Slipped inside is a letter from Wurtz to Joseph Henry, dated November 9, 1861, relating to "warlike inventions."

The box also contains four copies of the book.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Inventions -- United States -- History -- 19th century  Search this
Genre/Form:
Daybooks -- 1850-1860
Letters (correspondence) -- 1860-1870
Collection Citation:
Henry Wurtz Papers, 1861-1885, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0006, Series 3
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Henry Wurtz Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep81b1d5203-7e45-4d71-ad1c-e62566682219
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0006-ref13

Mount Joy, Pennsylvania General Store Daybook

Creator:
Mount Joy, Pennsylvania General Store  Search this
Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Domestic Life  Search this
Extent:
0.15 Cubic feet (1 volume.)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Daybooks
Place:
Mount Joy (Pa.) -- 1860-1870
Lancaster County (Pa.) -- 1860-1870
Date:
1863-1864
Scope and Contents:
Includes entries of items sold (including groceries, small household items, and general hardware).
Provenance:
Collection donated by Benjamin Weschler, 1969, September 4.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Hardware stores -- 1860-1870 -- Pennsylvania  Search this
Family -- 1860-1870  Search this
General stores -- 1860-1870 -- Pennsylvania  Search this
Merchants -- 1860-1870  Search this
Genre/Form:
Daybooks -- 1860-1870
Citation:
Mount Joy, Pennsylvania General Store Day Book, 1863-1864, Archives Center, National Museum of American History,
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0031
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep855db3cfb-cb7f-4e8b-a333-19e15daccc9c
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0031

Fiscal Records, Private, 1846-1959

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Subject:
Smithsonian Institution Administration  Search this
Physical description:
23 cu. ft. processed holdings
Type:
Ledgers (account books)
Manuscripts
Date:
1846
1846-1959
Topic:
Museum finance  Search this
Local number:
SIA RS01491
See more items in:
Fiscal Records, Private 1846-1959 [Smithsonian Institution]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_287168

Fiscal Records, Federal, 1847-1942

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Subject:
Smithsonian Institution International Exchange Service  Search this
International Catalogue of Scientific Literature  Search this
United States National Herbarium  Search this
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Administration  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
National Zoological Park (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
58 cu. ft. processed holdings
Type:
Ledgers (account books)
Manuscripts
Date:
1847
1847-1942
Topic:
Museum finance  Search this
Local number:
SIA RS01490
See more items in:
Fiscal Records, Federal 1847-1942 [Smithsonian Institution]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_287162

A study of the development and influences of the "Balloon Back Chair" in early nineteenth-century America / Heather Christensen Smith

Author:
Smith, Heather Christensen  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 78 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm
Type:
Electronic resources
Theses
Place:
United States
Date:
2010
19th century
Topic:
Chair design--History  Search this
Chair design  Search this
Side chairs--History  Search this
Dining chairs--History  Search this
Call number:
NK2715 .S65 2010
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_960150

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