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Archives related to: Rogers, Fairman, 1833-1900
| title | Fairman Rogers Papers, 1833-1900, 1849-1862. | repository | University of Pennsylvania, University Archives and Records Center |
| description | Letters, memos, meeting minutes, lists of students, lecture notes, receipts, accounts, circulars kept during his tenure as Professor and a diary. Of major concern was the restructuring of the School with particular focus on the Department of Mines, Arts, and Manufacturers. Included are two pamphlets printed in reaction against the reorganization of the University: Alonzo Potter to J.R. Ingersoll and Henry Vethake to William M. Meredith. The Diary carries a journal of Potomac Survey in 1862. Biography/History: Fairman Rogers (1833-1900) graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with an A.B. in 1853 and an A.M. in 1856. He served as Professor of Civil Engineering until 1864 and as a Trustee from 1871 to 1886 at the University of Pennsylvania. He was engaged in surveys of the Potomac River for the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. He was well published on engineering topics, but was equally well known for riding and driving matters as he was the founder of the Philadelphia Coaching Club and the first person in Philadelphia to drive a four-in-hand. Location: University Archives, 215-898-7024 (non-circulating) Call Number: UPT 50 R725 |
| extent | 27 items, a diary and. 1 scrapbook. |
| formats | Scrapbooks Diaries Business Records |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions. |
| record link | http://www.archives.upenn.edu/faids/upt/upt50/rogers_fairman.html |
| record source | http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu/ |
| finding aid | Online and in repository. |
| acquisition information | Transferred from Special Collections, 1992. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:46 |
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| title | Correspondence to Henry Charles Lea, 1882. | repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| description | Contained in: Henry Charles Lea Papers, ca. 1830-1935. Folder 1087. Location: Rare Book & Ms Library Manuscripts Call Number: Ms. Coll. 111 Status: Available, check location |
| extent | 4 items (4 leaves). |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions. |
| record source | http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:02 |
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| title | Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1875. | repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| description | Two letters from George B. Grant of Charlestown to Fairman Rogers of Newport, RI, dated 6 August and 27 October 1875, concerning the specifications of a calculating machine that Grant is to make for Rogers. With the letter of 6 August 1875, Grant encloses a bound offprint of his article entitled "A new calculating machine" that had appeared in The American Journal of Science and Arts, Vol. VIII, Oct. 1874, pp. [277]-284. In this article he discusses the history of calculating machines and submits his own design. Biography/History: George B. Grant designed a new calculating machine, known as the Grant Engine, in 1874. Location: Rare Book & Ms Library Manuscripts Call Number: Misc Mss |
| extent | 2 items (4 leaves and 1 bound offprint). |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions. |
| record source | http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Gift of Evans Rogers. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:03 |
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| title | Letter to Horace Howard Furness, 1896. Description: Archival/Manuscript Material 1 item (1 leaf). Contained in: H. H. Furness Memorial Library manuscript collection. Summary: Dated 6 February 1896 in Nice (France). | repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| description | Dated 6 February 1896 in Nice (France). Contained in: H. H. Furness Memorial Library manuscript collection. Location: Rare Book & Ms Library Manuscripts Call Number: Furness Mss |
| extent | 1 item (1 leaf). |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions. |
| record source | http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:03 |
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