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Jacob Whitman Bailey letters

Title
Jacob Whitman Bailey letters, 1828-1882.
Author
Bailey, Jacob Whitman, 1811-1857.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Bailey, Alfred Goldsworthy.
  • Bailey, Loring Woart.
Description
.2 linear foot (1 v.)
Summary
Collection consists of typescript copies of Jacob Whitman Bailey's letters, 1829-1853, (compiled by Alfred G. Bailey in 1962) largely to friends and family, and relating to personal and family matters.
Subjects
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Reproduction (note)
  • Typescripts.
Original Location (note)
  • Originals located at Bonar Law-Bennett Library, University of New Brunswick
Source (note)
  • Bailey, Alfred G.
Biography (note)
  • Jacob Whitman Bailey (1811-1857) was an American botanist, chemist and geologist.
Processing Action (note)
  • Surveyed
  • Cataloging updated
Call Number
MssCol 179
OCLC
NYPW89-A305
Author
Bailey, Jacob Whitman, 1811-1857.
Title
Jacob Whitman Bailey letters, 1828-1882.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Reproduction
Typescripts.
Original Location
Originals located at Bonar Law-Bennett Library, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B., Canada.
Biography
Jacob Whitman Bailey (1811-1857) was an American botanist, chemist and geologist. He was a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point, 1828-1882, and taught there from 1834-1857. In 1838 he became the first Professor of Chemistry, Mineralogy and Geology at West Point.
Occupation
Chemists.
College teachers.
Local Subject
Bailey family.
Slaughter family.
Added Author
Bailey, Alfred Goldsworthy. Collector
Bailey, Loring Woart.
Research Call Number
MssCol 179
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