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Correspondence, 1960-1961

 File — Box: 0116.01, Folder: 09

Scope and Contents

1960 February 8 to Honeyman from Mack Re: Newton’s Principia and Darwin’s Origin. 1960 April 21 to Cecille Desbarats (Montreal) from Mack Re: Honeyman Donation of the Hall Manuscript of Religio Medici 1960 April 26 to Honeyman from Mack Re: previous 1960 May 11 to Glick from Mack re: appraisals of material given byHoneyman including Halley, Diderot, Fulton, Buffon, Darwin 1960 May 16 to Honeyman from Mack Re: J.J. Audubon and J. Bachman The Vivaparous Quadrupeds of North America, 3 vols, 1848. 1960 May 16 re: Honeyman books on temporary display and loan 1960 May 19 to C.F. Lincoln from Glick re: insurance under a schedule of “Appraisal of Books and Manuscripts Presented by Robert B. Honeyman to Lehigh University” 1960 June 20 to Glick re: report of sale of duplicates – Audubon, Gould, McKenney 1960 July 15 to C.F. Lincoln re: cancel insurance on previous items 1960 September 14 to Honeyman from Mack request for David Brewster On some properties of light, L. Campbell and W. Garnett Life of James Clerk Maxwell, John Dalton Meteorological observations And essays, C.R. Darwin Manual of Geology (3rd ed.), Einstein 1960 October 19 re: list of duplicates “Duplicate Scientific Books” 1960 November 10 re: insurance coverage of Honeyman books on loan 1960 November 28 re: 41 volumes on loan from Honeyman 1961 May 1 re: insurance on books on loan 1961 May 1 handwritten note from Honeyman re: books on loan 1961 May 8 re: previous 1961 May 29 to C.F. Lincoln from Glick re: insurance on 36 books owned by Honeyman being shipped by Manhattan Storage Co. 1961 June 13 to Zeitlin from Mack re: Honeyman books appraisal (3 Copies of list) 1961 June 28 to Glick from Mack re: previous 1961 June 30 to Mack from Zeitlin re: previous 1961 June 30 to C.F. Lincoln from Glick re: binder on books mentioned Previously 1961 July 31 to Glick from Mack re: inventory of books on loan from Honeyman 1961 August 3 to C.F. Lincoln from Glick re: additional binder on previous 1961 October 8 to Mack from Honeyman duplicate copy of list titled “Scientific Expeditions Around the World, Between 1760-1850” John Byron on Dolphin, Philip Carteret on Swallow, Wallis onDolphin, Bougainville on Boudeuse & Etoile, James Cook onEndeavour, Adventure, Resolution & Discovery, Laperouse onBoussole, Malaspina et Bustamente on Discubierta & Atrevida,Extrecasteaux on Recherche & Esperance, Baudin on Naturalista &Geographe, Flinders on Investigator, Krusenstern on Nadadjda &Neva, Kotzebue on Rurick, Freycinet on Uranie & Physicianne,Duperrey on Coquille, Beechey on Blossom, Lutke on Seniavine,Dumont d’Urville on Astrolabe & Zelde, Hyacinthe de Bougainvilleon Thetis & Esperance, Fitzroy on Beagle, LaPlace on Favorite &Arthemise, Vaillant on Bonite, Belcher on Sulphur, Petit Thouars onVenus, Wilkes on Purpose, Vincennes, Peacock & Flying-Fish, Rosson Erebus & Terror. 1961 December 8 to H.S. Bunn (Union Carbide) from Mack Re: approaching Honeyman for money and Honeyman wealth and interests (three pages) 1961 December 13 to Honeyman from Mack Re: Ralph Wilson’s contribu- tions to Lehigh’s Art Gallery. [No date] Fine Arts Policy Linderman Library (includes books by Darwin, Flinders, Gifts of Honeyman books, J.S. Bach manuscript, Views ofSouth Seas, Honeyman’s album of autographs, Voyage autour duMonde, John Audubon’s “Birds of America” and Vivaparous Quadrupes of N. America, Diderot’s Encyclopedia, Confessions of Aurelius Augustinus, Buffon, Boyle. Kempis, Marlborough by Churchill, Sacrabosco, 1775 Map of Pennsylvania, etc.

Dates

  • Creation: 1960-1961

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Conditions Governing Access

Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.6 Linear Feet (3 Boxes)

Repository Details

Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository

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