73. Mo-My, 1858-1890

File — Box: 4

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: Letters received: Organized into five series: I. Correspondence, 1847-1890. II. University of Pennsylvania, 1853-1891. III. Notes and Drawings, 1874-1882. IV. Newsclippings, 1876-1933. V. Leidy Biography, 1845-1933. arranged alphabetically by correspondent, then chronologically.

Letters, notes, and drawings, newsclippings, and unpublished biography written by Joseph Leidy II. Bulk of collection consists of letters received by Joseph Leidy, 1852-1890, concerning anatomy, fossils, mineralogy, natural history, zoology, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, and personal, financial, and property affairs. Many letters describe and convey specimens to Leidy for his examination, identification, and consideration. Major correspondents are: Charles C. Abbott, Alexander Agassiz, Harrison Allen, Colin Arrott, T. S. Arthur, Jr., Spencer Fullerton Baird, E. R. Beadle, Clarence S. Bement, C. S. Boutcher, H. W. Boyd, J. Van Allen Carter, George Hammell Cook, Thomas S. Foulke, William Parker Foulke, Albert Fricke, Augustus C. Hamlin, Joseph Henry, Hugh L. Hodge, F. V. Hayden, Joseph P. Hazard, F. S. Holmes, William H. Jones, George Frederick Kunz, George W. Lawrence, Isaac Lea, Philip Leidy, J. H. McQuillen, Edward H. Magill, F. B. Meek, William A. B. Norcom, Josiah Clark Nott, Thomas C. Porter, Samuel Powel, H. D. Schmidt, Aubrey H. Smith, Charles E. Smith, S. C. Thornton, James Tyson, Samuel Tyson, William S. Vaux, Henry A. Ward, and Joseph Willcox. Includes examples of letters sent by Leidy, 1847-1885, to various correspondents.

Also includes material concerning Leidy’s association with the University of Pennsylvania, 1853-1891; four examples of annotations and drawings, 1874-1882; newsclippings concerning Leidy’s life, death, and related subjects, 1876-1933; and undated manuscript, typescript copy, and reference material assembled for unpublished biography of Leidy by his nephew, Joseph Leidy II.