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William S. Auchincloss scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0420
Abstract
This one-volume scrapbook, with contents spanning 1862- 1892, includes correspondence, maps, tickets, papers, photographs, newspaper clippings,
documents, advertisements, and drawings; and was largely assembled from the professional activities of William S. Auchincloss. Evidence within the
scrapbook points to the wide range of interests that captured the attention of Auchincloss, a civil and mechanical engineer, originally from New York who
later resided in Wilmington, Delaware, and in...
Dates:
1862-1892
Hippolyte Dussauce papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0156
Abstract
The Hippolyte Dussauce Papers reflect the life and work of the chemist during the years of 1860-1869. The papers include letters of inquiry from chemists, inventors, druggists and others to Dussauce for formulae and advice. Several copy books kept by Dussauce reflect his responses to some of these inquiries. The correspondence section also contains the letters of Henry Carey Baird, Dussauce's publisher, to Dussauce.
Dates:
1843-1869