Charles Willson Peale lectures, [n.d.]

Mss.Film.240 Reel 10

Date: n.d. | Size: 1 microfilm_reel(s)
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Abstract

These lectures, numbered 1 through 39 and three unnumbered, were delivered at Mr. Peale's Museum and are on such topics as natural history, physical phenomena and the elements, quadrupeds, fishes, birds, primates, and systems of identification. There are notes in the lectures for pauses, music, and illustrations to be included.

Background note

Charles Willson Peale was an artist and naturalist. Peale's Museum (also called the Philadelphia Museum) was the first to be scientifically organized and open to the American public on a regular basis. In 1799 and 1800, Peale introduced lectures into the museum's program.

Collection Information

Physical description

1 microfilm reel.

Provenance

Received from Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and accessioned, 1980.

Location of originals:

Originals in the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.

Indexing Terms


Corporate Name(s)

  • Peale's Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Genre(s)

  • Lectures.

Subject(s)

  • Birds.
  • Fishes.
  • Mammals.
  • Museums -- Educational aspects.
  • Natural history.
  • Primates.
  • Weather.