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Samuel Stehman Haldeman papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/176

Scope and Contents

This small collection consists of letters received by Samuel Stehman Haldeman from various correspondents, including C. B. Adams, Joseph Leidy, Josiah Clark Nott, and Noah Webster. The letters concern matters of linguistics and natural history.

One item of particular interest in the collection is Joseph Leidy's description of a new genus of crustacean.

Dates

  • 1838 - 1873

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Samuel Stehman Haldeman, scientist and philologist, was born in Locust Grove, Pennsylvania, on 12 August 1812. He married Mary A. Hough in 1835. Haldeman died in Chickies, Pa., on 10 September 1880.

Haldeman attended Dickinson College, then assisted Henry Darwin Rogers, geologist of Pennsylvania, from 1836 to 1842. He was professor of natural history (1851-1855) and professor of comparative philology (1868-1880) at the University of Pennsylvania. Haldeman also held teaching posts at the Pennsylvania Agricultural College and Delaware College.

Extent

1 folder (10 items)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

Small collections

Custodial History

The source of this collection of Samuel Stehman Haldeman letters is unknown.

The collection was processed and catalogued in 1991.
Title
Samuel Stehman Haldeman papers
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository

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