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Jens Christian Bay letter to J. L. E. Dreyer

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Description: The letter from Jens Christian Bay to J. L. E. Dreyer mentions Tycho Brahe and references Bay's colleague at the John Crerar Library in Chicago, Frederick E. Brasch. The letter is in Danish and is addressed to "Hr. Direktor Dreier." It is probably related to the letter from Frederick E. Brasch to J. L. E. Dreyer dated 1917, September 19.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1917, September 20.
Call number: mssHM 83059
Creator: Bay, J. Christian (1871-1962)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Burndy Library Collection, Gift of Dibner Family, November 2006.
Dimensions: 14 cm
Associated people: Dreyer, J. L. E. (1852-1926,)

Frederick E. Brasch letter to J. L. E. Dreyer

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The letter from Frederick Brasch to J. L. E. Dreyer discusses Brasch and Dreyer's mutual interest in the history of astronomy, Brasch's admiration of Dreyer's work, and Dreyer's having been awarded the Royal Astronomical Society's Gold Medal. Brasch requests copies of some of Dreyer's articles and asks that Dreyer read an enclosed article of Brasch's concerning the history of astronomy. Brasch also mentions that he is writing a book on the history of astronomy in the United States.

mssHM 83061

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J. C. L. Sismondi letter

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This letter was written by J.-C.-L. Sismondi in French from Geneva. It was written to his friend the Marquise de Bossi.

mssHM 81231

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Caroline Severance letter to Mrs. J. E. Smith

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Caroline Severance wrote this letter to Mrs. J. E. Smith in May 1906. In it, Severance is asking her former employee to return to her former position. Along with the letter is a signed copy of Severance's book The mother of clubs. There is also an inscription (partial - page torn): "...my good friend + generous keeper Mrs. J E Smith, with love + best wishes from C. M. Severance. May 1906 'El Nido' Los Angeles."

mssHM 82442

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J. J. Abbott letter to J. P. Carpenter

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Letter, written by J. J. Abbott to his friend and fellow teacher in Alabama, J. P. Carpenter. Abbott describes his journey to Mississippi, the city of Hudsonville, the school at which he is working, some school clubs that he founded, and his intent to attend Andover Theological Seminary in Massachusetts. Abbott also gives opinions about the South, slavery, and abolitionists.

mssHM 84005

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J. Watson (James Watson) Webb letter to William L. Marcy

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This letter was written by Webb to United States Secretary of State William L. Marcy. Webb is trying to have a meeting with Marcy.

mssHM 79097

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J. J. (Joseph John) Thomson letter to Gilbert Stead

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Letter by Thomson to fellow British physicist Gilbert Stead. The letter reads as follows "Dear Mr. Stead, It was a very great pleasure to me to receive your letter for I remember very well how much I owed to your help during the time I was on the Commission. I hope it will not be long before we meet again. Yours very sincerely, J. J. Thomson." The letter was written in Cambridge.

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Jens Christian Bay letter to J. L. E. Dreyer

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