Box 1, Folder 1: Autobiographies

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...looks at the weather 'probabilities' as a guide for his action are indebted to me for thus securing to them these advantages is for others to determine. In 1873 I was appointed 'State Geologist' and organised and conducted the survey for two years, during which much valuable work was accomplished and the results reported to the Governor. Ever since my first landing in Wisconsin I have given more or less attention to its geology improving every opportunity to examine the stone quarries, rock cliffs &c., and have furnished several papers on the subject. In 1855 & again in 1869 I published Geological maps of the State. Observations made and published by me relating to the physical features, geology, mineralogy, botany, antiquities, natural history &c. have been extensively quoted by authors both in this country and in Europe and have thus materially aided in making the state known among intelligent people everywhere.

15 List of Societies of which I am a member.

I. A. Lapham L.L.D.

1842: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Member. April 25, 1842 (Boston Meeting). 1846: Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries, Copenhagen Denmark, Member 1846. 1851: Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, Member February 10, 1851. 1853: New York Lyceum of Natural History, Corresponding Member, January 1853. 1853: American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Member Feby 10, 1851. 1854: Wisconsin Agricultural Society, Life Member, April 27, 1853. 1856: Wisconsin State Historical Society, Life Member, Jany 1, 1856. 1856: Chicago Historical Society, Corresponding Member, June 20 1856. 1857: Academy of Science of St. Louis, Corresponding Member, Feby 9, 1857. 1857: Iowa State Historical Society, Corresponding Member, March 23, 1857. 1857: Chicago Academy of Sciences, Original member and one of the founders, 1857. 1858: American Ethnological Society, New York, Corresponding member, June 8th, 1858. 1860: California Academy of Natural Sciences, Corresponding member, July 18, 1860. 1860: Title of L.L.D. conferred by Amherst College, Aug, 1860. 1860: New England Historic and Genealogical Society, Corresponding member, November 7, 1860. Now honorary vice president.

Additional

A lsit of societies with whom I.A. Lapham was in the habit of exchanging books, maps, specimens.

Geological Society London Eng. University of Norway, Christiania Norway British Museum London Eng. Royal Acadmey of Sciences, Amsterdam '' '' '' '' '' '' '' '', Freiberg Saxony Nat. Hist. Inst. Basel Switzerland City Library Hamburg Royal Geological Society, Vienna American Journal of Science Portland Nat Hist. Soc., Portland Maine Boston Nat. Hist. Soc. N.Y. State Library Albany, N.Y. Astor Library, N.Y. Harvard College Academy of Nat. Science, Philadelphia Cincinnatti Hist. Soc. Smithsonian Hist & Philosophical Society of Ohio Cincinnati O. Union College Knox College, Galesburg Ill Patent Office Wash D.C. Youn Men's Assc. Milwaukee U.S. Naval Obs. Washington Magnetic Obs. - Toronto Louisiana State Uni Mass Hist Soc Vassar College Geographical Society - Brussells Royal '' '' '' '' '' '' Vienna

1861: Natural History Society of Wisconsin (German) Milwaukee, Honorary member, Aug 14, 1861. 1862: Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, Corresponding member, Apr 3, 1862. 1863: The Upper Mississippi Historical Society, Corresponding member, Oct 23, 1863. 1866: Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia, Corresponding member, Oct 23, 1866. 1867: American Geographical Society, New York, Corresponding Member, 1867.1868: Davenport Academy of Natural Science. 1870: Wisconsin Academy of Science, Art, and Letters, Life member, March 1, 1870. 1870: Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Corresponding member, May 14, 1870. 1874: Life member of same. August 17, 1874. 1871: Oshkosh Horticultural Society, Corresponding member, Jany, 1871. 1871: Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, Corresponding member, April 4, 1871. 1871: Chicago Astronomical Society, Life member, 1872. 1874: American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, member, Jany 16, 1874. 1874: American Electrical Society, Chicago, member. 1874: American Iron & Steel Association, Philadelphia. 1874: Iowa Institute of Arts & Science, Dubuque, Honorary member. 1875: Urquell Yellow Amer A A Sciences

1867: International Soc. of Anthropology and Antiquity, Paris France, Corresponding Member