Samuel Stehman Haldeman papers
Scope and Contents
This small collection consists of letters received by Samuel Stehman
Haldeman from various correspondents, including C. B. Adams,
Joseph Leidy, Josiah Clark Nott, and Noah Webster. The letters
concern matters of linguistics and natural history.
One item of particular interest in the collection is Joseph Leidy's
description of a new genus of crustacean.
Dates
- Creation: 1838 - 1873
Creator
- Haldeman, Samuel Stehman (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Samuel Stehman Haldeman, scientist and philologist, was born in
Locust Grove, Pennsylvania, on 12 August 1812. He married Mary
A. Hough in 1835. Haldeman died in Chickies, Pa., on 10 September
1880.
Haldeman attended Dickinson College, then assisted Henry Darwin
Rogers, geologist of Pennsylvania, from 1836 to 1842. He was
professor of natural history (1851-1855) and professor of comparative
philology (1868-1880) at the University of Pennsylvania. Haldeman
also held teaching posts at the Pennsylvania Agricultural College
and Delaware College.
Full Extent
1 folder (10 items)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Small collections
Custodial History
The source of this collection of Samuel Stehman Haldeman letters
is unknown.
The collection was processed and catalogued in 1991.
Subject
- Leidy, Joseph (Person)
- Title
- Samuel Stehman Haldeman papers
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
