Elisha Kent Kane Papers
Mss.B.K132
Series I. Correspondence | 1810-1953 (bulk: 1843-1857) | 5.5 linear feet | ||
Personal and public correspondence of Elisha Kent Kane, dating primarily from his college days in the early 1840s through his death in 1857. Touching on all aspects of Kane's personal life (including his scandalous affairs) and his numerous expeditions around the world, the correspondence forms an important resource for examining the public and private construction of one of America's foremost mid-Victorian explorers. | ||||
Abbott, Henry.
Abbott, Henry | 1845 | 7 items | Box 1 | |
Abbott, W. M..
| 1852-1853 | 3 items | Box 1 | |
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
| 1851-1853 | 2 items | Box 1 | |
Addison, S. R. (Samuel Ridout), 1814-1860.
| 1852 | 2 items | Box 1 | |
Admission cards | 1839-1842 | 9 items | Box 1 | |
Advance logbook | 1850-1851 | 16 folders | Box 1 | |
Folder 1 | May -June 1850 | Box 1 | ||
Folder 2 | July 1850 | Box 1 | ||
Folder 3 | August 1850 | Box 1 | ||
Folder 4 | September 1850 | Box 1 | ||
Folder 5 | October 1850 | Box 1 | ||
Folder 6 | November 1850 | Box 1 | ||
Folder 7 | December 1850 | Box 1 | ||
Folder 8 | January 1851 | Box 1 | ||
Folder 9 | February 1851 | Box 1 | ||
Folder 10 | March 1851 | Box 1 | ||
Folder 11 | April 1851 | Box 1 | ||
Folder 12 | May 1851 | Box 1 | ||
Folder 13 | June 1851 | Box 1 | ||
Folder 14 | July 1851 | Box 1 | ||
Folder 15 | August 1851 | Box 1 | ||
Folder 16 | September 1851 | Box 1 | ||
Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873.
| 1852 May 8 | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Ahrens, C..
| 1852 December 19 | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Allderice, John A..
| 1852 February 17 | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Allibone, S. Austin (Samuel Austin), 1816-1889.
| 1856 October 8 | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Appleton, John.
| 1847 September 11 | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Arills, Thomas.
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Audubon, Vincent G..
| 1852 June 12 | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Austen, Captain.
| 1850 September 13 | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Ayres, W. O..
| 1853 March 9, n.d. | 2 items | Box 1 | |
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867.
| 1845-1852 | 10 items | Box 1 | |
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Bache, Benjamin Franklin, 1769-1798.
| 1847-1849 | 3 items | Box 1 | |
Bailey, Banks & Biddle Company (Philadelphia, Pa.).
| n.d. | 2 items | Box 1 | |
Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887.
| 1852-1853 | 6 items | Box 1 | |
Bancroft, George, 1800-1891.
| 1846 May 12 | 2 items | Box 1 | |
Barclay, Arthur.
| 1853 | 2 items | Box 1 | |
Baring Brothers & Co. Ltd..
| 1810 November 20 | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Barnes, John.
| 1855-1856 | 2 items | Box 1 | |
Baron, D..
| 1844 | 2 items | Box 1 | |
Barr, James T..
| 1847 November 8 | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Barritt, G. W..
| 1853 March 5 | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Barrow, John, 1808-1898.
| 1853 March 11 | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Beaufort, Francis, Sir, 1774-1857.
| 1857 March 5, n.d. | 2 items | Box 1 | |
Beck, Morris B..
| 1850 April 29 | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Bell, William.
| 1852 | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Bellot, J.-R. (Joseph-René), 1826-1853.
| 1852-1853 | 3 items | Box 1 | |
Better, T. N..
| 1856 October 31 | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Bier, G. H..
| 1849-n.d. | 3 items | Box 1 | |
Bigelow, -----.
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Billard, Dr..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Biographical Notes | n.d. | 21 items | Box 1 | |
Blair, T..
Blair, W..
| 1852 December 13 | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Blanchard, George S..
| 1853 February 9 | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Bloodgood, S. DeWitt (Simeon DeWitt), 1799-1866.
| 1852-1853 | 4 items | Box 1 | |
Boker, George H. (George Henry), 1823-1890.
| 1856 January 14 | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Borden, Gail, 1801-1874.
| 1853 | 2 items | Box 1 | |
Borland, Solon, 1808-1864.
| 1853 | 2 items | Box 1 | |
Bouring, J. C..
| 1852 March 1 | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Bradley, Ravenel.
| 1856 April 11 | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Breand, Samuel.
| 1853 January 23 | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Brewer, T. M. (Thomas Mayo), 1814-1880.
| 1853 February 18 | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Briggs, G. W..
| 1852 October 21 | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Brigham, C. H..
| 1852 October 18 | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Brooks, Henry.
| 1852-1853 | 7 items | Box 1 | |
Brown, Isaac N..
| 1850 | 2 items | Box 1 | |
Browne, Peter A.
| 1852-1853 | 2 items | Box 1 | |
Brownlee, Mr..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Butler, G. B..
| 1852 December 29 | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Butler, Pierce.
| 1853 March 31 | 1 item | Box 1 | |
Cadwalader, John.
| 1849 November 4 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Camba, Andres G..
| 1845 July 17 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Carpenter, W. F..
| 1852 September 27 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Carson, Joseph.
| 1843 April 12 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Carter, R. R..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Caruthers, Horace.
| 1852 December 24 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Cathrall, Charles E..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Chapman, Nathaniel, 1780-1853.
| 1843 February 20 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Childs, George W..
| 1856 October 4 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Childs, Thomas.
| 1848 July 28 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Clarke, R. R..
| 1846-1852 | 2 items | Box 2 | |
Clippings from Illustrated Lon.
| n.d. | 26 items | Box 2 | |
Clymer, William B..
| 1852 November 23 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Colson, C. W..
| 1852 | 2 items | Box 2 | |
Colt, Samuel, 1814-1862.
| 1852-1853 | 3 item | Box 2 | |
Corbit, William T..
| 1853 March 3 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Corner, George Washington, 1889-1981.
| 1953 | 2 items | Box 2 | |
Coure, R..
| 1851 January 21 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Cracoft, Sophia.
| 1852-1857 | 15 items | Box 2 | |
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Crampton, John F..
| 1855 December 8 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Cresson, E. G..
| 1856 January 18 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Cuba: translations of letters regarding treatment of Men of Color | 1841 | 9p. | Box 2 | |
Cudworth, Warren H..
| 1920 March 30 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Cummings, A..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Cummings, E..
| 1852 February 4 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Curtis, G. W..
| 1856 October 5 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879.
| 1853 May 7 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Dallas, G. M..
| 1847-1848 | 2 item | Box 2 | |
Davidson, Lionel.
| 1848 April 1 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Davis, W. W. H..
| 1858 February 12 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Dawson, John L..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Dayton, A. O..
| 1847-1851 | 7 items | Box 2 | |
DeHaven, E. J..
| 1850-1852 | 17 items | Box 2 | |
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De la Mano, William.
| 1858 February 10 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Delano, J. C..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Delaware Co. Insurance Company.
| 1843 April 18 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Denistown, Wood and Co..
| 1848 May 18 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Dent, Mr..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Dewees, William P..
| 1936 September 22 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
DeWitt, Thomas.
| 1856 October 6 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Dickerson, Mahlon, 1770-1853.
| 1848 | 2 items | Box 2 | |
Dillard, J..
| 1847 | 4 items | Box 2 | |
Dobbin, J. C..
| 1853 | 3 items | Box 2 | |
Douglas, S. N..
| 1847 November 5 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Dulany, William.
| 1848 March 19 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Dunglison, Robley, 1798-1869.
| 1856-n.d. | 3 items | Box 2 | |
Dunlap, Mr..
| 1849, n.d. | 4 items | Box 2 | |
Duval, W. L..
| 1852 December 22 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Eaton, F. B..
| 1852 November 8 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Edwards, D. S..
| 1852 March 31 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Elder, Margaret M..
| 1926 April 21 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Eldridge, Rebecca G..
| 1849 September 19 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Elliot, C. B..
| 1853 February 15 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Elliot, S. A..
| 1848 May 15 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
England, J. W..
| 1855 May 28 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Erwin, E. C..
| 1852-1856 | 2 items | Box 2 | |
Kane, J. D. L..
Estate Inventory | n.d. | 3 items | Box 2 | |
Etheridge, John.
| 1853 February 26 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Everest, G. W..
| 1846 May 17 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Everett, Col..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865.
| 1852 | 2 items | Box 2 | |
Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank in the City of Philadelphia.
| 1853 February 5 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Fausard, Joshua.
| 1852 January 28 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Fellerer, E..
| 1852 | 2 items | Box 2 | |
Fellows, E. R..
| 1852 November 19 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Fields, J..
| 1852 November 16 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Fisher, Joshua Francis, 1807-1873.
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Force, Peter, 1790-1868.
| 1852-1856 | 5 items | Box 2 | |
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Foreman, Edward R., 1808-1885.
| 1852 | 4 items | Box 2 | |
Foulke, Jean Kane.
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Fox, Catherine.
| 1862 October 26 | 1 item | Box 2 | |
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Fox, J. L..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 2 | |
Fox, Margaret.
To Mrs. Ellet | n.d. | 2 items | Box 2 | |
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Fox, Margaret.
To Cornelius Grinnell | 1853-1855 | 3 folders | Box 2 | |
Folder 1 | 1853-1854 | 16 items | Box 2 | |
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Folder 2 | 1855-n.d. | 15 items | Box 2 | |
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Folder 3 | n.d. | 10 items | Box 2 | |
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Fox, Margaret.
To Elisha Kent Kane | 1856, n.d. | 11 items | Box 2 | |
Fox, Margaret.
To R. P. Kane | 1857-1860 | 2 folders | Box 2 | |
Folder 1 | 1857-1858 | 21 items | Box 2 | |
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Folder 2 | 1859-1860, n.d. | 15 items | Box 2 | |
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Fox, Margaret.
To Mr. Philips | n.d. | 1 item | Box 2 | |
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Fox, Margaret.
To William Quinn | 1860 | 3 items | Box 2 | |
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Fox, Margaret (mother).
| 1856 June 24, n.d. | 2 items | Box 2 | |
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Fox-Kane Correspondence.
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 2 | |
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Fox-Kane Correspondence (bundl.
| 1853; 1858-1860; 1862 | 3 folders | Box 2 | |
Folder 1 | 1853; 1858 | 17 items | Box 2 | |
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Folder 2 | 1859-1860 | 15 items | Box 2 | |
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Folder 3 | 1862; n.d. | 24 items | Box 2 | |
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Fox-Kane Correspondence.
In re publication | n.d. | 1 item | Box 2 | |
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Fox-Kane Correspondence.
In re schooling | 1853 | 8 items | Box 2 | |
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Franklin, Jane Griffin, Lady, 1792-1875.
| 1849-1857 | 2 folders | Box 3 | |
Folder 1 | 1849-1852 | 13 items | Box 3 | |
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Folder 2 | 1853-1857 | 12 items | Box 3 | |
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Freeland, Benjamin.
1850 | Box 3 | |||
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French, Benjamin.
| 1847 November 23 | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Fronti, Gabriel.
| 1849 | 3 items | Box 3 | |
Frost, C. C..
| 1852 December 3 | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Gaona, Macuin.
| 1848 | 2 items | Box 3 | |
Garcia, J. M..
| 1848 May 27 | 1 item | Box 3 | |
George, Joseph.
| 1819-1828 | 7 items | Box 3 | |
Ghiselin, J. D., Jr..
| 1849 | 2 items | Box 3 | |
Giddings, C. S..
| 1852 October 20 | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Gleason, J. T..
| 1852-1853 | 2 items | Box 3 | |
Goddard, Charles.
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Goodfellow, Henry..
| 1853 May 12 | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Governor of Luxor.
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Graham, W. A..
| 1852 June 16 | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Gray, N. B..
| 1845 April 7 | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Greeley , Horace, 1811-1872.
| 1858 | 3 items | Box 3 | |
Green, Dr..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Greene, James M..
| 1847-1848 | 3 items | Box 3 | |
Gregg, O. O..
| 1853 January 13 | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Greig, John.
| 1851-1856 | 3 items | Box 3 | |
Grinnell, Cornelius.
| 1851-1857 | 3 folders | Box 3 | |
Folder 1 | 1851-1852 | 17 items | Box 3 | |
Folder 2 | 1853-1857 | 9 items | Box 3 | |
Folder 3 | n.d. | 15 items | Box 3 | |
Grinnell, Henry.
| 1851-1857 | 3 folders | Box 3 | |
Folder 1 | 1851-1852 | 18 items | Box 3 | |
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Folder 2 | 1853 | 14 items | Box 3 | |
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Folder 3 | 1854-1857 | 15 items | Box 3 | |
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Grinnell, R. M..
| 1854 April 28 | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Gunnell, Francis B..
| 1852 | 2 items | Box 3 | |
Guthrie, J. B..
| 1847 November 9 | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Gutzlaff, Charles.
| 1842 May 24 | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Gwin, W. M..
| 1855 February 7 | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Hacker, W. P..
| 1852-185- | 2 items | Box 3 | |
Haghe, C..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Haines, R..
| 1846 January 20 | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Hamilton, James, 1710-1783.
| 1852 October 11 | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Harper and Brothers.
| 1853 January 11 | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Harris, Samuel G..
| 1852-1853 | 2 items | Box 3 | |
Harris, Thomas.
| 1847-1853 | 2 folders | Box 3 | |
Folder 1 | 1847-1851 | 15 items | Box 3 | |
Folder 2 | 1852-1853, n.d. | 16 items | Box 3 | |
Harris, William.
| 1842-1852 | 4 items | Box 3 | |
Harrison, T..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Hawkins, Rush C..
| 1853 April 16 | 1 item | Box 3 | |
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Hawks, Francis L..
| 1853 | 2 items | Box 3 | |
Hays, Isaac Israel.
| 1852-n.d. | 3 items | Box 3 | |
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Hays, Otis.
| 1848-n.d. | 2 items | Box 3 | |
Headley, G. T..
| 1856 November 19 | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Heiskell, H. L..
| 1847 | 2 items | Box 3 | |
Henry, Joseph.
| 1851 | 4 items | Box 3 | |
Hilgard, J. E. (Julius Erasmus), 1825-1891.
| 1852-1853 | 7 items | Box 3 | |
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Hollins, R. S..
| 1852 January 28 | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Horner, G. M. B..
List of materials | 1852 | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Hudson, Frederick.
| 1855 October 9 | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Hughs, C..
| 1852 January 6 | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859.
| 1853 March 8 | 1 item | Box 3 | |
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Humphreys, Bevan.
| 1843 March 21 | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Hunter, W..
| 1845 April 26 | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Hutchinson, Thomas, 1711-1780.
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Inglefield, E. A..
| 1855-n.d. | 3 items | Box 3 | |
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Ingraham, Edward D. (Edward Duncan), 1793-1854.
| 1846 | 2 items | Box 3 | |
Ingraham, Miss.
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 3 | |
Irving, Washington.
| 1845 | 1 item | Box 3 | |
John Godsby and Son.
| 1853 January 24 | 1 item | Box 4 | |
Johnson, G. N..
| 1852 February | 2 items | Box 4 | |
Johnson, Thomas H..
| 1848 | 4 items | Box 4 | |
Jones, Alexander.
| 1852 January 21 | 1 item | Box 4 | |
Joyner, L. S..
| 1841 January 21 | 1 item | Box 4 | |
Judkins, D..
| 1852 February 11 | 1 item | Box 4 | |
Justice, George.
| n.d. | 2 items | Box 4 | |
Kane, C. V. L..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 4 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
| 1825-[1847?] | 2 items | Box 4 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Access to the North Pole | n.d. | 17 p., 2 copies | Box 4 | |
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Access to the North Pole | n.d. | 17 p. | Box Oversize LH-MV-C | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Africa: miscellaneous | ca.1846 | 2 folders | Box 4 | |
Folder 1 | ca.1846 | 9 p. Two items. | Box 4 | |
Folder 2 | ca.1846 | 26p. | Box 4 | |
Includes census information on Africans recaptured and sent to Liberia, information on productions of Liberia, Meterological chart for Monrovia, November 1846, etc. | ||||
Africa Notes, E.K. Kane | undated | Box Oversize LH-MV-C | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Agreement with Thomas Leiper Kane to resign commission | 1842 September 24 | 2p. | Box 4 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Arctic Expedition: Bills and Receipts | 1846-1855 | 22 items | Box 4 | |
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Arctic Expedition: Diary | 1850-1851 | 27p. | Box 4 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Arctic Expedition: Library | n.d. | 1 item | Box 4 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Arctic Expedition: Meteorlogical Observations | 1850-1851 | 30p. | Box 4 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Arctic Expedition: Meteorlogical Observations | 1853-1854 | 2 p. | Box 4 | |
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Arctic Expedition: Meteorological charts | n.d. | 3 p. | oversize 1 | |
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Arctic Expedition: miscellaneous | 1850-1853, n.d. | 22 folders | Box 4 | |
Folder 1 | 1850-1851 | Box 4 | ||
Folder 2 | 1850-1851 | Box 4 | ||
Folder 3 | 1852-1853 | Box 4 | ||
Folders 4-22 | n.d. | Box 4 | ||
Arctic Expedition Notes, E.K. Kane | undated | Box Oversize LH-MV-C | ||
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Arctic expedition proposal | 1852 November 23 | AMs (3 p.) | Box 5 | |
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Arctic Expedition: Return of Deserters | 1856 December | 24 p. | Box 5 | |
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Arctic Expedition: Sick list | 1850-1851 | 2 notebooks | Box 5 | |
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Arctic Expedition: Supplies | n.d. | 6 items | Box 5 | |
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Arctic Expedition: Whalefish Islands, etc. | n.d. | 14 p. | Box 5 | |
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Arctic expedition proposal | 1852 November 23 | AMs (3 p.) | Box 5 | |
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Arctic Regions (notes) | n.d. | AMs (12 p.) | Box 5 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Arcticles that were in use of Elisha Kent Kane | n.d. | 1 item | Box 5 | |
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Bank check | 1844 | 2 items | Box 5 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Book of estimates, Macao | 1845 | 1 item | Box 5 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Canceled checks | 1852 | 21 items | Box 5 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Catalogue of the Library of the U.S.S. United States | 1846 May 9 | 1 item | Box 5 | |
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Childhood notebook | n.d. | 1 notebook | Box 5 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
China miscellaneous | 1844-1845 | 3 folders | Box 5 | |
Folder 1 | 1844 | 4 items | Box 5 | |
Folder 2 | 1844-1845 | Box 5 | ||
Folder 3 | 1844-1845 | Box 5 | ||
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China and India (notes) | n.d. | 1 notebook | Box 5 | |
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China correspondence | 1844-1845 | 8 items | Box 5 | |
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Claim for service as Cushing Mission physician | 1844 | 3 items | Box 5 | |
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Climate (notes) | n.d. | AMs (4 p.) | Box 5 | |
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Controversy on "Grinnell Land" | n.d. | 1 notebook | Box 5 | |
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Court martial material | n.d. | 1 item | Box 5 | |
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Curry recipes | n.d. | 1 item | Box 5 | |
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Description of his watch | n.d. | 1 item | Box 5 | |
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Egypt, etc. notebook | n.d. | 1 notebook, 5 p. | Box 5 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Engineering notes, Charles Bonnycastle lectures, Univ. of Virginia | [ca. 18380] | 1 notebook | Box 5 | |
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"An Esquimaux Round" | n.d. | 1 item | Box 5 | |
Handwritten manuscript of an Inuit song written in European-style sheet music. Written noting three voice parts. The word "Translations" is written below the music, though the lines below this are blank. Location where the song was recorded is not given on the manuscript, but may potentially be recorded in other written accounts by Kane. | ||||
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Examinations taken at the African Hospital | 1841 | 1 item | Box 5 | |
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Experiments on Lt. Morris' power to distinguish color | n.d. | 1 item | Box 5 | |
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Franklin, John. Plan for a rescue mission | n.d. | AMs (18 p.) | Box 6 | |
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Greenland notebook | n.d. | AMs, 36 p. | Box 6 | |
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Hawaii | 1843 | 1 item | Box 6 | |
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Last days and death | 1857 | 14 items | Box 6 | |
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Lectures | n.d. | Box 6 | ||
Lecture I: Arctic Exploration | n.d. | 2 folders | Box 6 | |
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Lecture II: The probable fate of Sir John Franklin... | n.d. | 3 folders | Box 6 | |
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Lecture III: Arctic travel | n.d. | 1 folder | Box 6 | |
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Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Letters of condolence on Kane's death | 1855-1861 | 12 items | Box 6 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
List of medicines for J. Dent | 1845 January 20 | 1 item | Box 6 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Lock of hair | 1822 | 1 item | Box 6 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
To J. K. Kane (Gift from Eliza Cope Harrison and Robert Normandy Cope) | n.d. | 1 item | Box 6 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
To Maggie Fox | n.d. | 2 items | Box 6 | |
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Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Manila - rough notes | n.d. | 7 items | Box 6 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Medical notes | n.d. | 2 folders | Box 6 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Memoranda. Baffin's Bay, Lancaster Sound | 1851-1852 | 1 notebook | Box 6 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Memorandum of cash advanced on account of copyright | 1855 | 1 item | Box 6 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Meteorological Journal, North Africa | 1835 | AMs (12 p.) | Box 6 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Meteorological observations-Sierra Leone, Freetown | n.d. | 13 items | Box 6 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Mexico | n.d. | 8 items | Box 6 | |
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Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Miscellany | n.d. | 5 folders | Box 7 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Notebook | n.d. | 1 notebook | Box 7 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Passport | 1843 August 13 | 1 item | Box 7 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Pay voucher | 1848-1852 | AMs (4 p.) | Box 7 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Pemican | n.d. | 1 item | Box 7 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Philippines notebooks | [1844] | 7 notebooks | Box 7 | |
Notebooks identified as #1, 3-8 | ||||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Philippines notebook | [1844]? | 1 notebook | Box 7 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Poetry | 1935-n.d. | 3 items | Box 7 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Power of attorney to J. K. Kane | 1850 May 20 | AMs (1 p.) | Box 7 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Power of attorney to J. K. Kane | 1850 May 26 | AMs (1 p.) | Box 7 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Receipt for a Haggis | n.d. | AMs (1 p.) | Box 7 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Report on discovery of "Grinnell Land" | n.d. | AMs (7 p.) | Box 7 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Rio de Janeiro | n.d | AMs (4 p.) | Box 7 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Rough Notes of the Ke-Ying Visit, Macao | 1844 | AMs, 16 p. | Box 7 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Sketch of ship floor plan | n.d. | 1 drawing | Box 7 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Sketches | n.d. | 2 folders | Box 7 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Slave Voyage Notebook | n.d. | 1 notebook, 4 p. | Box 7 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Spirit thermometers | n.d. | 1 item | Box 7 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
"Testimonials" and "letters scr. for Dr. E. K. Kane" | 1843 March | 1 item | Box 7 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Travel notes, miscellaneous | n.d. | AMs (24 p.) | Box 7 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Whampoa medical affairs | 1844 | AMs (6 p.) | Box 7 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Will | 1857 | 2 items | Box 7 | |
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Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Unidentified correspondent | 1843-1852, n.d. | 5 folders | Box 7 | |
Folder 1 | 1843-1852 | 7 items | Box 7 | |
Folders 2-5 | n. d. | Box 7 | ||
Kane, Elizabeth.
| 1952, n.d. | 4 items | Box 7 | |
Kane, Family.
| 1850-1853 | 6 items | Box 7 | |
Kane, Francis Fisher, 1866-1955.
| 1921 December 20 | 1 item | Box 7 | |
Kane, Jack and Willie.
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 7 | |
Kane, James.
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 7 | |
Kane, Jane D. L..
| 1828-1856, n.d. | 5 folders | Box 7 | |
Folder 1 | 1828-1846 | 15 items | Box 7 | |
Folder 2 | 1847-1848 | 13 items | Box 7 | |
Folder 3 | 1849-1850 | 16 items | Box 7 | |
Folder 4 | 1851-1856 | 11 items | Box 7 | |
Folder 5 | n.d. | 23 items | Box 7 | |
Kane , John K. (John Kintzing), 1795-1858.
| 1841-1857, n.d. | 6 folders | Box 8 | |
Folder 1 | 1841-1846 | 13 items | Box 8 | |
Folder 2 | 1847-1849 | 17 items | Box 8 | |
Folder 3 | 1850-1852 | 10 items | Box 8 | |
Folder 4 | 1853-1857 | 11 items | Box 8 | |
Folder 5 | n.d. | 36 items | Box 8 | |
Folder 6 | n.d. | 26 items | Box 8 | |
Kane, John Kintzing, Jr..
| 1846-1847 | 5 items | Box 8 | |
Kane, M., Jr..
| 1847 November 8 | 1 item | Box 8 | |
Kane, Robert Patterson, 1827-1.
| 1844-1859, n.d. | 3 folders | Box 8 | |
Folder 1 | 1844-1859 | 23 items | Box 8 | |
Folder 2 | n.d. | 13 items | Box 8 | |
Folder 3 | n.d. | 17 items | Box 8 | |
Kane, Robert Patterson, 1827-1.
Letters to Margaret Fox | 1858-1859 | 8 items | Box 8 | |
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Kane, Thomas Leiper, 1822-1883.
| 1844-1860 | 5 folders | Box 8 | |
Folder 1 | 1844-1846 | 11 items | Box 8 | |
Folder 2 | 1847-1850 | 11 items | Box 8 | |
Folder 3 | 1851-1860 | 13 items | Box 8 | |
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Folder 4 | n.d. | 24 items | Box 8 | |
Correspondence with other Kane family members | n.d. | Box 8 | ||
Kane, William L..
| 1844-1849 | 11 items | Box 8 | |
Kane Bros. and Co..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 8 | |
Kane Family.
| 1850-1853 | 6 items | Box 8 | |
Kearney, John A..
| 1846-1852 | 5 items | Box 8 | |
Kelly, P. E..
| 1854 September 27 | 1 item | Box 8 | |
Kemp, Mrs. V..
| 1848, n.d. | 2 items | Box 8 | |
Kennedy, C. W..
| 1849 December 25 | 1 item | Box 8 | |
Kennedy, G. P..
| 1853 March 7 | 1 item | Box 8 | |
Kennedy, J. L..
| 1848 March 9 | 1 item | Box 8 | |
Kennedy, John P..
| 1852-1854 | 17 items | Box 8 | |
Kennedy, William.
| 1852-1853 | 7 items | Box 8 | |
Kenrick, Bishop.
| 1843 April 3 | 1 item | Box 8 | |
Kilty, A. H..
| 1847 January 7 | 1 item | Box 8 | |
Kimball, William H..
| 1846 October 21 | 1 item | Box 8 | |
Kobeth, Henry.
| 1845 April 12 | 1 item | Box 8 | |
Kopler, Peter C. (Pass).
| 1845 May 26 | 1 item | Box 8 | |
Kopman, Sidney.
| 1857-1858 | 6 items | Box 8 | |
Kossuth, Louis.
Dinner seating arrangement | n.d. | 1 item | Box 8 | |
Krebs, W. G..
| 1856 October 10 | 1 item | Box 8 | |
Krider, John.
Account with gunsmith | 1854 | 2 items | Box 8 | |
Lathrop, I. H..
| 1852 November 22 | 1 item | Box 8 | |
Leavitt, Joshua.
| 1853 March 26 | 1 item | Box 8 | |
Leiper, Elizabeth.
| 1845-1853 | 6 items | Box 8 | |
Leiper, Mary T..
| 1843-1852 | 16 items | Box 8 | |
Leiper, S. M..
| 1845-1853 | 2 items | Box 8 | |
Leiper, Thomas.
| 1855, n.d. | 2 items | Box 8 | |
Leiper, William J..
| 1847, n.d. | 3 items | Box 8 | |
Lepsius, R..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 8 | |
Lewis, R. F..
| 1853 March 28 | 1 item | Box 8 | |
Lisle, Leo.
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 8 | |
Litchfield, J. P..
| 1853 February 14 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Loomis, E..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Loring, John W..
| 1852 February 16 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Lossing, Benson J..
| 1852-1856 | 5 items | Box 9 | |
Lovell, William L..
| 1853 February 1 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Ludlow, S. W..
| 1853 January 17 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Lumley, J. Saville.
| 1856 | 2 items | Box 9 | |
Lynch, W. F..
| 1849-1852 | 3 items | Box 9 | |
Macalester, Charles.
| 1849-1853 | 3 items | Box 9 | |
Macauley, D..
| 1853 January 19 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Manning, George.
| 1854 December 8 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Mason, John Y..
| 1847-1848 | 8 items | Box 9 | |
Maupin, S..
| 1852 January 29 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Maury, Mathew F..
| 1852-1856 | 8 items | Box 9 | |
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Mayer, B..
| 1856 October 9 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Mayo, H. O..
| 1847 January 6, n.d. | 2 items | Box 9 | |
McAuley, H. W..
| 1839 January 31 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
McBlair, T. P..
| 1853 January 18 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
McBurgonyn, Mr..
| 1853 January 22 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
McCauley, E. G..
| 1847 May 12 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
McClure, Robert.
| 1855 February 19 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
McGill, S. F..
| 1846 | 2 items | Box 9 | |
McSherry, R..
| 1848-1849 | 6 items | Box 9 | |
Meade, Edward.
| 1849 September 9 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Mercantile Library Association.
| 1852 October 20 | 2 items | Box 9 | |
Mercantile Library Association.
| 1852 August 2 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Metts, H. C..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Mexico. Ministerio De Guerra Y.
| 1845 March 3 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
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Miles, P..
| 1853 March 28 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Miles, S. M..
| 1847 December 14, n.d. | 3 items | Box 9 | |
Millar, Dr..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Mills, Robert.
| 1852-1853 | 3 items | Box 9 | |
Milne, Mr..
| 1852 December 28 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Mitchell, Dr..
| 1850, n.d. | 4 items | Box 9 | |
Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir), 1829-1914.
| 1856, n.d. | 2 items | Box 9 | |
Morris, N. N..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Morris, Thomas.
| 1848 September 18 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Morton, William.
| 1857 | 5 items | Box 9 | |
Moxey, John G..
| 1857 April 11 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Muller, W. A..
| 1849 April 4 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Murchison, Roderick Impey, Sir, 1792-1871.
| 1856-1857 | 4 items | Box 9 | |
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Murdaugh, W. H..
| 1852 May 6 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Naval Board of Examiners (U.S..
| 1842 June 2 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Neal, William.
| 1852 | 4 items | Box 9 | |
New York Yacht Club.
| 1852 October 1 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Nickelson, H..
| 1856 August 7 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Norton, C. B..
| 1853 | 2 items | Box 9 | |
Oakford, John.
| 1841 May 3 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Ohlsen, Christian.
| 1853 February 27 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Ohlsen, Mary.
| 1854-1855 | 5 items | Box 9 | |
Osborn, Sherard, 1822-1875.
| 1856 | 2 items | Box 9 | |
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Page, T. J..
| 1853 January 2 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Parker, Foxhall Alexander.
| 1846-1852 | 9 items | Box 9 | |
Parker, John.
| 1852 February 17 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Parker, P..
| 1844 February 15 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Parker, R. Le Roy.
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Parsons, Theophilus.
| 1853 February 8 | 2 items | Box 9 | |
Robins, Helen Patterson, 1825-1919.
| 1846-1847, n.d. | 12 items | Box 9 | |
Patterson, J. D..
| 1849 January 26 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Patterson, Robert M. (Robert Maskell), 1787-1854.
| 1848 March 31 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Paulli, J. H..
| 1856 May | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Peabody [?].
| 1846 December 12 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Peale, Titian Ramsay, 1799-1885.
Power of Attorney | 1837 October 30 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Peirce, Edwin.
| n.d. | 2 items | Box 9 | |
Peirce, Mr..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Pelton, C. M..
| 1852 March 5 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Penny, W..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 9 | |
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Percy, James R..
| 1853 February 21 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Perkins and Smith.
| 1852 November 20 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
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Perot, P..
| 1836 January 5 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Peters, J. C..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Peterson, Emma Bouvier.
| 1856 October 8 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Pettit, Robert.
| 1847 | 2 items | Box 9 | |
Pettit, T. M..
| 1846 December 17 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Philippine Islands.
Passport | 1844 April 29 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Pierce, Franklin.
| 1853 March | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Pitman, R. C..
| 1852 November 25 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Polk, James K..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Porto Grande.
Sketches | n.d. | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Potts, George.
| 1855 October 19 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Preble, G. H..
| 1853 February 19 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Prentiss, George A..
| 1846-1847 | 5 items | Box 9 | |
Prescott, William H..
| 1856 | 2 items | Box 9 | |
Preston, J. W..
| 1848-1852 | 2 items | Box 9 | |
Putnam, James M..
| 1850 May 13 | 1 item | Box 9 | |
Quinn, William.
In re Margaret Fox | 1859-1861 | 20 items | Box 9 | |
Randall, D..
| 1848 March 2 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Read, G. C..
| 1846 | 9 items | Box 10 | |
Reddie, John G..
| 1845 April 11 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Reed, Julia.
Letters in re. | 1846 | 3 items | Box 10 | |
Includes letter from J.T.J. (John Taylor, Jr.), Feb 4, 1846; Indenture between "Margaret Jones Smith and John Smith Jones," n.d.; and draft from E. K. K. | ||||
Rensselaer, Stephen van.
| 1801-1807 | 2 items | Box 10 | |
Resolution to Dr. Kane.
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Reynolds, G. W., Jr..
| 1852 October 28 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Reynolds, Mr..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Robbins, T. W..
| 1855 February 3 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Robinson, William.
| 1845-1851 | 2 items | Box 10 | |
Rodrigo, Senon.
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Roquette, de la.
| 1856 September 8 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain).
| 1856 August 21 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Rufner, S..
| 1851 November 20 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Rupal, S..
| 1851 October 14 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Russell, G. R..
| 1852-1853 | 8 items | Box 10 | |
Salem Charitable Mechanic Asso.
| 1852 October 25 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Sanderson, James.
| 1804 December 20 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Sargeant, L. P..
| 1852 November 5 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Sartain, John.
| 1852 October 9 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Say, Benjamin.
Indenture | 1833 April 17 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Schott, Charles A..
| Folder 1. 1852 | 15 items | Box 10 | |
Schott, Charles A..
| Folder 2. 1953, n.d. | 7 items | Box 10 | |
Schweinitz, Bernard de.
| 1853 March 18 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Scott, Winfield.
| 1848 February 13 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Seaman, Mr..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Seaver, Benjamin.
| 1853 February 6 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Selden, Henry.
| 1845-1853 | 2 items | Box 10 | |
Shaw, R. G..
| 1853 February 16 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Shields, Bessie Kane.
| 1843 July 4 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Shields, C. W..
| 1856 October 7 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Sickles, D. E..
| 1854 April 11 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Sinclair, Arthur.
| 1849-n.d. | 4 items | Box 10 | |
Sinclair, W. M..
| 1850-1852 | 2 items | Box 10 | |
Smith, F. M..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Smith, Henry H..
| 1847, n.d. | 2 items | Box 10 | |
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Smith, John B..
| 1848 May 17 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Smith, J. P..
| 1852-1853 | Box 10 | ||
Smith, William P..
| 1851-1856 | 10 items | Box 10 | |
Smoot, Joseph R..
| 1846 November | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Smoots, Capt..
| 1846 December 31 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Snider, Jacob, Jr..
| 1845 August 14, n.d. | 2 items | Box 10 | |
Sonntag, August.
| 1853 May 13 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Souza, Ant.
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Sprague, E. R..
| 1849-1852 | 2 items | Box 10 | |
Stalecrath (?), George Henry.
| 1853 March 10 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Stanley, C. H..
| 1853 March 16 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Stevens, William Bacon, 1815-1887.
| 1853 March 14 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Stewart, Charles.
| 1847 April 26 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Stewart, George W..
| 1845 April 9 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Stewart, Joseph J..
| 1856 October 10 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Stimpson, William.
| 1853-n.d. | 2 items | Box 10 | |
Stone, Henry.
| 1856 October 1 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Streeter, L..
| 1852 October 26 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Strickland, [Nimrod?].
| 1852 January 23 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Sturgis, Russell.
| 1844 June 26 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Sullivan, M. G..
Settlement | 1844 September 1 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Sutton, William.
| 1853 January 22 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Symmes, John C..
| 1851 October 20 | 1 item | Box 10 | |
Tagore, Dwarkanoth.
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Tasker, Lyman H., 1828-1904.
| 1852-1853 | 5 items | Box 11 | |
Taylor, G..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Taylor, John N..
| 1846 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Taylor, Lucy P..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Thomas, Ann G..
| 1845-1847 | 3 items | Box 11 | |
Thomas, H. G..
| 1853 February 9 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Thomas, John A..
| 1847-1856 | 4 items | Box 11 | |
Thomas, Mary L..
| 1852 August 27 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Thornton, D. M..
| 1852 | 2 items | Box 11 | |
Thornton, M. J..
| 1849-1852 | 3 items | Box 11 | |
Tillinghast, James.
| 1852-1853 | 3 items | Box 11 | |
Torrejon, Anatt..
| 1848 January 3 | 3 items | Box 11 | |
Tucker, J. T..
| 1852 October 25 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Tuckerman, J. Francis.
| 1846-1847 | 5 items | Box 11 | |
Tufts, Samuel, Jr..
| 1853 March 28 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
U.S. Army Hospital Report.
Jalapa, Mexico | 1847 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
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U.S. Navy.
Proceedings of a General Court Marshal | 1846 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
U.S. Secretary of the Navy.
| 1829-1853 | 10 items | Box 11 | |
United States. War Department.
| 1848 November 20 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
U.S. Treasury Dept..
| 1848-1852 | 5 items | Box 11 | |
VanWyck, C. C..
| 1846-1847 | 2 items | Box 11 | |
Vaughan, Petty.
| 1845 July 11 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Vezzana, General.
| 1849 April 9 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Victor, O. I..
| 1857 January 1 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Vinton, Francis.
| 1856 October 26 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Vreeland, Benjamin.
| 1850 | 5 items | Box 11 | |
Two letters from Kane to Vreeland have name misspelled as Freeland: June 28-30 and July 5 | ||||
Waddell, W. C..
| 1855 December 27 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Waln, William Jr..
| 1847 | 2 items | Box 11 | |
Ward, A. H..
| 1856-1857 | 2 items | Box 11 | |
Weaver, William H..
| 1846-1850, n.d. | 2 folders | Box 11 | |
Folder 1 | 1846-1848 | 18 items | Box 11 | |
Folder 2 | 1849-1850, n.d. | 15 items | Box 11 | |
Webster, D..
| 1842 November 23 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Webster, Fletcher.
| 1852-1853, n.d. | 6 items | Box 11 | |
Welles, F. N..
| 1853 January 29 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Wells, Charles H..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Wells, H. T..
| 1852 February 18 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Wells, S. R..
| 1851-1852 | 3 items | Box 11 | |
Welsh, Henry.
| 1852 | 2 items | Box 11 | |
Welsh, W. H..
| 1852 February 3 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Westall, John.
| 1852 November 5 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Wetherill, Samuel.
| 1848 November | 3 items | Box 11 | |
Wetmore and Co..
| 1848 May 4 | 2 items | Box 11 | |
Wharton, Mr..
| n.d | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Wharton, William H..
| 1857 February 18 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Wheaton, Charles.
| 1856 July 7 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Whitting, John G..
| 1852 November 5 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Whydah Slave Trade.
| 1842 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Williams, Edwin.
| 1852 | 2 items | Box 11 | |
Williams, Israel L..
| 1849 January 30 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Williamson, Robert.
| 1852 February 26 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806-1867.
| 1856 October 5 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Wilson, John Wall.
| 1853 January 12 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Wilson, R. P..
| n.d. | 1 items | Box 11 | |
Wise, John.
| 1853 January 13 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Wivild, N..
| 1856 September 10 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Wood, C. M..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Wood, H. N..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Wood, J. Walter.
| 1852-n.d. | 2 items | Box 11 | |
Wood, William W..
| 1848, n.d. | 2 items | Box 11 | |
Wood, Mr..
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Wright, Charles W..
| 1853 January 3 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Wright, Edwin.
| 1852 October 22 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
W.M.C.A..
| 1852 October 21 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Young, Dr. (Macao).
| n.d. | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Zucker, William.
| 1840 September 29 | 1 item | Box 11 | |
Unidentified.
| 1845-1857, n.d. | 2 folders | Box 11 | |
Folder 1 | 1845-1857 | 6 items | Box 11 | |
Folder 2 | n.d. | 11 items | Box 11 | |
Series II. Financial Records | 1831-1861 | 0.25 linear feet | ||
Bills, receipts and accounts relating to Elisha Kent Kane's personal finances. The records are arranged chronologically. | ||||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Bills and receipts | 1831-1861, n.d. | 8 folders | ||
Folder 1 | 1831-1845 | |||
Folder 2 | 1846-1847 | |||
Folder 3 | 1848-1849 | |||
Folder 4 | 1850-1851 | |||
Folder 5 | 1852 | |||
Folder 6 | 1853-1855 | |||
Folder 7 | 1856-1861 | |||
Folder 8 | n.d. | |||
Series III. George W. Corner, Notes on Elisha Kent Kane | 1854-1973 | 0.25 linear feet | ||
Notes and miscellaneous materials assembled by George W. Corner while writing his biography of Elisha Kent Kane. The series includes copies of letters and documents relating to Kane and his expeditions held in other libraries, as well as some of Corner's notes and drafts of writings on Kane. Provenance: Gift of Mrs. E. Paul DuPont, Aug. 13, 1973 (accn. 1973-1615ms). | ||||
Elisha Kent Kane Medical History (drafts) | 1965 | 3 folders | ||
Folder 1 Includes Robert L. Levy, "Notes on the Case of Elisha Kent Kane. MD" | ||||
Goodfellow, Henry..
"The Facts Relating to the Separation of the Ship's Company of the Brig Advance In the Fall of 1854" | n.d. | TMs Cy, 16p. | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent. Annotated bibliography | n.d. | 2 folders | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Correspondence | 1843, n.d. | 4 folders | ||
Folders 1-3 | n.d. | |||
Folder 4 | 1843 | |||
Includes photocopies of originals held by the National Archives, Naval Records | ||||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Letter to Mary | 1853 April 11 | Photocopy, 1p. | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Financial accounts | 1853 | Photocopies, 24p. | ||
Originals at Smithsonian Institution | ||||
Kane Family Genealogical notes | 1969 | 4p. | ||
Miscellaneous correspondence relating to Kane biography | 1966-1973 | |||
Miscellaneous notes | 1965-1969 | |||
Miscellaneous notes on collections of Kane Papers | 1965-1966 | |||
Miscellaneous printed materials | 1857-1897; 1960-1967 | 2 folders | ||
Folder 1 | 1857-1897 | Photocopies, 4 items | ||
Includes biographical sketches of Kane and Memoir of Dwarkanath Tagore. | ||||
Folder 2 | 1960-1967 | Reprints, 3 items | ||
Includes A.F.C. Wallace, "An interdisciplinary approach to mental disorder among the Polar Eskimos of Northwest Greenland". | ||||
U.S. Navy. Naval History Divis.
History of Ships Named Kane | 1969 | 10p. | ||
Series IV. Bound Volumes | 1835-1860 | 1.5 linear feet | ||
A miscellaneous assemblage of bound volumes of notes, ranging from notes Kane kept as a student at the University of Virginia and University of Pennsylvania, to medical records kept at Blockley Hospital and after, and notebooks and a sketchbook relating to both of his arctic expeditions. Of particular interest are notes on Henry Darwin Rogers' class in mineralogy at the University of Pennsylvania, notes on medical courses taught by Samuel Jackson, and two volumes containing Kane's notes on female patients at Blockley, 1840-1841. | ||||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Notebook of polar exploration | 1851 | volume 1 | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Medical notebooks | ca.1841-1842 | 10 vols | volume 2 | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Notes on a Trip into North Carolina | 1850 | volume 3 | ||
Some illustrations. | ||||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Journal of a Trip into the Philippines | ca.1844 | volume 4 | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Journal of a Trip in Africa | 1846 | volume 5 | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Notebook on Asia Minor | n.d. | volume 6 | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Journal of a Trip in Egypt | ca.1845 | volume 7 | ||
Some illustrations. | ||||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Sketchbook from Egypt | ca.1845 | volume 7a | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Journal pertaining to Mexico | 1848 | volume 8 | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Log of the Tilt | June 29-July 16, 1848 | volume 9 | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Arctic exploration letterbook (Private) | ca.1850-1851 | volume 10 | ||
Contains many sketches. | ||||
Inuit kayaking | ca. 1850-1851 | |||
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Inuk kayaking | ca. 1850-1851 | |||
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Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Notebook of specimens located in the Arctic | ca.1850-1851 | volume 11 | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Logbook | 1850 | volume 12 | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Meteorological Journal | 1850-1851 | volume 13 | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Examination book, University of Virginia | ca.1836 | volume 14 | ||
Contains some sketches. | ||||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Notes on Geology and Mineralogy | 1839 | volume 15 | ||
Taken in Prof. Rogers' class. | ||||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Medical lecture notes, University of Pennsylvania | ca.1838-1839 | volume 16 | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Geometry notebook | n.d. | volume 17 | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Language of algebra, literal quantities | 1835 | volume 18 | ||
"Written with Uncle [Robert M.] Patterson." | ||||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Memoranda and notes relative to engineering, University of Virginia | ca.1838 | volume 19 | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Medical notebook, Blockley Hospital | 1841 | volume 20 | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Observations on Kiesteine (obstetrics, pregnant women), Blockley Hospital | ca.1841 | volume 21 | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Kyestine | ca.1841 | volume 22 | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Commonplace book | n.d. | volume 23 | ||
Weaver, W. H..
Accounts | 1848 | volume 24 | ||
U.S.S..
Passbook with W. H. Lewis, Grover, Govt. Street, Mobile, Alabama | 1850 | volume 25 | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Notebooks, meteorological observations | 1853 | 2 vols. | volume 26 | |
With sketches | ||||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Medical casebook | 1856-1860 | volume 27 | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Journal kept at Blockley Hospital | 1840-1841 | volume 28 | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Medical lecture notes for course by Samuel Jackson | 1840-1841 | volume 29 | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Arctic diary | 1850-1851 | volume 30 | ||
Series V. Graphics | ca.1840-1856, 1963 | 0.25 linear feet | ||
Miscellaneous drawings, sketches, and photographs by and of Elisha Kent Kane, including a number depicting scenes in the arctic. Kane was an incessant doodler and agreeable artist, and the collection includes representative sketches from most of his expeditions. Images note: Over 200 sketches, watercolors, silhouettes, maps, and engravings of Inuit of Baffin Bay drawn by Kane during the first (1850-1851) and second (1853-1855) Grinnell arctic expeditions. Primarily from the first trip, images include portraits of Indigenous people, landscapes, dwellings, hunting tools, kayaks, and encampments. Kane's log and notebooks are dotted throughout with sketches. Of note in the graphic series, a watercolor of an Inuk boy netting auks. Donated with his papers, Kane's published works: The United States Grinnell expedition in search of Sir John Franklin (1853) and Arctic explorations: the second expedition…(1857) include engravings of all his original drawings. Referenced in the sketch file, the finding aid contains a detailed inventory. Also, referenced in Murphy Smith's Historical American Sketches…in the manuscripts collections of the APS. | ||||
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Advance moored in fjord | n.d. | Pencil and ink drawing | ||
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The Advance in ice | n.d. | Mounted ink drawing | ||
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Advance schematic cross section (1 with doodles of starving men on verso) | n.d. | 2 diagrams, 1 pencil and 1 pen. | ||
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Angular masses and detritus in Ice Berg | n.d. | Pencil drawing | ||
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Boxes [schematic sketches] | n.d. | Ink drawing | ||
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The Brig in the winter ice | 1856 December 10 | Pencil drawing | ||
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Sketch of Henry Brooks | 1851 March 5 | Pencil drawing | ||
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Cape Melville | 1856 August 14 | Watercolor | ||
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Central High School | n.d. | Pencil drawing | ||
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Coast of Greenland | 1850 June 22 | 2 pencil drawings | ||
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Coast of Greenland II | n.d. | Pencil drawing | ||
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Departure of the II Grinnell Expedition from New York Harbor | n.d. | Mounted pencil drawing | ||
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Entering Fjord near Storae Island | n.d. | Pencil drawing | ||
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Faces and pulley doodles | 1850 February 18 | 1 page of pen drawings | ||
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First experience in the Pack | n.d. | Six small pen and ink drawings on one page | ||
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[F.Y.O.?].
House on bay with miscellaneous doodles of fences, plants, faces on verso. | n.d. | Pencil drawing | ||
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Houses | n.d. | 2 pencil drawings | ||
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Ice, 3 varieties | n.d. | Pencil and ink drawings | ||
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Imp; shuttered window sketch and other doodles on verso | n.d. | Pencil drawings | ||
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Inuk man, profile | n.d. | Pencil and ink drawing | ||
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Island in South Pacific [?] | n.d. | Pencil drawing | ||
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Islets | n.d. | Pencil drawings | ||
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Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Maps, charts, graphs | n.d. | 15 items | Box 6 | |
American Arctic Expedition, Chart. | 1850-1851 | case XOS LH-SB-XOS | ||
In search of Sir John Franklin, commanded by E.J. DeHaven, US Navy. | ||||
Arctic Expedition, navigational chart. | undated | Box Oversize LH-MV-C | ||
Arctic Shores of the American Continent, From Baffin Bay to Behring Strait. | undated | case Black LH-SB-Black case | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Bolivia and Paraguay | n.d. | 1 map, 21.6 x 22.2 cm | ||
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Bon Secour Bay | n.d. | 1 map, 25.4 x 19.7 cm | ||
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British Isles | n.d. | 1 map, 19.7 x 22.9 cm | ||
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Map of Baffin's Bay | n.d. | 1 map, 24.1 x 19.7 cm | ||
Map of Baffin's Bay, rough draft | n.d. | |||
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Maps - rough drafts | n.d. | 3 items | ||
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172.3: 1853-1855: G895exp: Large Melville Bay and Sylva Mountain Maps | 1853-1855 | 4 item(s) | map-case XOS LH-SB-XOS | |
Other Descriptive Information: Repaired in 1968. | ||||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Melville Bay and surrounding area | 1853-1855 | 1 map, 60.4 x 73 cm | map-case XOS | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Base of Sylva Mountain, observatory and brig | 1853-1855 | 1 map, 44.8 x 63.4 cm | map-case XOS | |
Draft. | ||||
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Sylva Mountain, position of brigg and observatory | 1853-1855 | 1 map, 18.3 x 20.8 cm | map-case XOS | |
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Unidentified | 1853-1855 | 1 map, 44.8 x 63.4 cm | map-case XOS | |
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Mobile Bay, Alabama | n.d. | 1 map, 25.4 x 19.7 cm | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Mobile Bay, Alabama | n.d. | 1 map, 25.4 x 19.7 cm | ||
Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Northernmost penetration of the first Kane expedition | n.d. | 1 map, 32.4 x 50.5 cm | ||
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Unidentified maps | n.d. | 6 item(s) | ||
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Miscellaneous sketches: ship on coast, a man's head, a glacier, etc. | n.d. | 5 pencil drawings | ||
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Models and diagrams | n.d. | 3 items | ||
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Musicians [doodles] | [ca. 1840] | Pen and ink drawings | ||
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Porto Grande, views | n.d. | 5 pencil drawings on one page | ||
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Silhouettes | n.d | 5 cut-outs | ||
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Sailboat and steamer | n.d. | Pencil drawing | ||
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Sea kayak | 1850-1851 | 1 item(s) | ||
Sea kayak | 1850-1851 | |||
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Seal flipper, 2 views: extended and ventral portion of extended | n.d. | 2 pencil drawings on 1 page | ||
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Small sailboat at sea | n.d. | Pencil drawing | ||
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[Nagendronoth?] Tagore, profile sketch; small map of Greece on verso. | 1845 June 1 | Pen and ink sketches | ||
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Tomb of R. P. Kane | n.d. | Pencil drawing on verso of printed invitation from Wistar Party | ||
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Venta de Fayal [Azores] | n.d. | ink drawing | ||
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View of Heather Field | n.d. | Pencil drawing | ||
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View of Dios Polis Parva [?] | n.d. | 2 pencil drawings | ||
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Botanical sketches | n.d. | 2 pages of various pencil drawings | ||
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The Philadelphia Club.
Invitation to Judge and Mrs. Kane | 1851 January | 1 item | ||
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Brandywine Cottage, exterior; interior measurements on verso | n.d. | Small pencil drawing. | ||
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Baffin Bay refraction | 1850-1851 | 3 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches, watercolor | ||
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Inuk netting auks | 1850-1851 | 7 x 10 1/2 inches, watercolor | ||
Other Descriptive Information: Titled revised from "Inuit netting birds" to reflect correct use of singular "Inuk." Access digital object: | ||||
Engraving of John Kintzing Kane. | ca. 1860 | 1 item(s) | ||
Abstract: Half length, seated, frontal view, with chin resting on hand and index finger at side of head. Access digital object: | ||||
John Kintzing Kane with sons Elisha Kent Kane and Thomas Leiper Kane. | n. d. | 1 item(s) | ||
Abstract: Group portrait of three Kane men. Access digital object: | ||||
Photograph of portrait of Elisha Kent Kane in uniform. | ca. 1860 | 1 item(s) | ||
Abstract: Half length portrait of Kane in uniform with sword, seated. Other Descriptive Information: Possibly a photograph of original portrait owned by family and sold at Kane auction in Kane, PA, 2003. Access digital object: | ||||
Sketch of Inuit in kayaks. | ca. 1850 | 1 item(s) | ||
Abstract: Sketch of kayaks and people. Other Descriptive Information: Titled revised from "Sketch of Inuits in kayaks" to reflect correct use of plural "Inuit." Access digital object: | ||||
That's Who Elisha Kent Kane Was, Harry Till and Hugh Scott | 1963 December 22 | Box Oversize LH-MV-C | ||
Other Descriptive Information: Printed in the Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine, December 22, 1963. |