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Henry Whitehead, 1825-1896 : a memorial sketch
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Lucius Robinson Paige, D.D., born March 8, 1802, died September 2, 1896 : a memorial sketch
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WHITEHEAD, Ennis C: Charles Henry Janin
Manuscripts
The collection consists of letters, manuscripts (including diaries and mining reports), photographs and maps related to the career of mining engineer Charles Janin. Subject matter in the collection focuses on minerals, mines and mining, especially in California, Mexico, Alaska, Canada, Russia (including Siberia), and Central and South America. There is information about gold, silver, platinum, and tin mining as well as gold dredging.
mssJaninc
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Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895. 1 letter to [Mr. ----- Walther?], A.L.S. (1 p.), ([before 1896])
Manuscripts
Note: bottom portion of letter only.
HM 78834
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Photographic portraits of Richard Owen, 1804-1892, and Thomas Henry Huxley, 1825-1895
Manuscripts
The collection includes correspondence, photographs, prints, ephemera and clippings. Highlights include an 1875 letter from Charles Darwin (with his son, William Erasmus Darwin) to Lawson Tait regarding mice tails, and a portrait taken by Henry Barraud (1811-1874) which is believed to be the last photograph taken of Darwin. There are also cartes-de-visite photographs of Darwin, as well as printed portraits and other ephemera. Also of note are three letters by Richard Owen, plus photographs of him. The collection also contains a few modern negatives from items in the Warren D. Mohr/Charles Darwin Collection of rare books at The Huntington.
mssMohrDarwin