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George Ellary Hale letter to Seth Barnes Nicholson
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George Ellery Hale letters
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Group of letters to and from astronomer George Ellery Hale. Five of the letters, all dated 1908, are from Hale to businessman and philanthropist Cleveland H. Dodge; in these letters, Hale writes about telescopes at Mount Wilson Observatory and his recent discoveries about sunspots. The other 15 letters, two are undated and the rest are dated 1902, are to Hale by various prominent scientists, including: Robert S. Ball, Lewellys F. Barker, William Wallace Campbell, Henry S. Carhart, Thomas C. Chamberlin, George C. Comstock, John M. Coulter, Henry Crew, Johann G. Hagen, Arthur R. Hinks, Sir William Huggins, Heinrich Kayser, S. P. Langley, and Jacques Loeb. The topics of these letters vary: astronomy, acknowledgments of invitations or materials, and introductions. Several of these letters have notes with them, written by Hale, with a brief biography of the author of the letter. Accompanying the letters is Hale's folder in which these letters were kept, with notes by Hale, and a note about Sir Arthur Schuster.
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George Ellery Hale correspondence
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The collection consists of correspondence from Hale to his friend, Harry Manley Goodwin, physicist, and graduate dean of MIT. Subject matter includes: practical and theoretical aspects of astronomical research, information about other scientists (Norman Lockyer, William Whewell, William Jevons, Robert Millikan, Albert Michelson, and Albert Einstein), the administration and finance of scientific research, scientific organizations and publications, Hale's own experiments and theories, the University of Chicago, California Institute of Technology, astronomical observatories, the foundation of the Huntington Library, and Hale's private and family life.
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George Ellery Hale manuscripts and photographs
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This small group of material primarily consists of photographs related to George Ellery Hale. Most of the photographs are identified at the back. The earliest photograph of Hale in this collection is at 7-months old. The bulk of the photographs are of Hale, his children and grandchildren. People identified in the photographs include but not limited to: William Ellery Hale; William Brackenridge Hale; Mary Scranton Browne Hale; Arthur A. Noyes; Margaret Hale (Scherer); Eveline Conklin (Hale); Emily Scherer; and Anne Scherer. In addition to the photographs, there are seven short stories and five drawings by Hale. The short stories are entitled: III Rigamarole; Old Santa; The Polar Bear's Watermelons; To Anne and the Girls; Alice and the Prancing Bunny; Alice Goes to Sea; and Jumpety Jack. There are two letters, both written by Hale, to Katherine Williams West Nichols and Margaret Hale (Scherer). Also included is a document about "The George Ellery Hale Ancestry of The Paul Armand and Margaret Hale Scherer Family." Finally, there are two clippings one of "Thomas Hale House, Circa 1640, Newbury" and the other of Hale's solar laboratory.
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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley letter to Henry S. Mackintosh
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This letter was written by Langley to Henry S. Mackintosh, an American teacher and author. It is on Smithsonian Institution letterhead. The letter reads as follows: "I am very glad to see your hand again, and perhaps I can best answer your inquiry by enclosing you a copy of a report from the Administrative Assistant in the National Museum, in reference to the feathered cloak. If you wish anything more done through the Museum, let me know, though I rather think you would do quite as well with private parties. Very sincerely yours, S. P. Langley."
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Kate Sanborn letter to Samuel Clemens
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In this letter, Sanborn is telling Clemens to not send her "either of the books," for which she had asked. She states that "Doxey will get me...[one] and the other I shall not have time to read. I ought not to have suggested it - you are so busy. Sincerely, Kate Sanborn." The letter is dated "July 2."
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John Burroughs letters to "Dear Sir,"
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John Burroughs wrote this letter from West Park, New York. It reads: "Yours of the 20th was duly read. I am writing very little these days, and am cautious about binding myself by promises. But if I should chance to have anything that would be suitable for your columns I will let you have it. Very sincerely John Burroughs."
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