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Thank you to everyone who helped make this collection more accessiblePapers of Increase Allen Lapham, the most prominent figure in early scientific research in Wisconsin. The papers consist of personal and biographical papers, correspondence, and research and writing files. For more information about this collection, visit the Online Finding Aid
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Box 13, Folder 11: Catalog of Minerals 1872
Metadata: Title: Box 13, Folder 11: Catalog of Minerals 1872 Document Title: Box 13, Folder 11: Catalog of Minerals 1872 Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875 Folder Description: This folder contains a catalog of various minerals, compiled by Increase Allen Lapham in 1872. Each sheet...
Box 13, Folder 12: Catalogue of the Plants of Illinois 1857
Metadata: Title: Box 13, Folder 12: Catalogue of the Plants of Illinois 1857 Document Title: Box 13, Folder 12: Catalogue of the Plants of Illinois 1857 Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875 Folder Description: This folder contains three partial books. The first book is "Transactions of...
Box 13, Folder 1: Artesian Well, Draft Pages
Metadata: Title: Box 13, Folder 1: Artesian Well, Draft Pages Document Title: Box 13, Folder 1: Artesian Well, Draft Pages Folder Description: This folder includes notes, drawings, newspaper clippings, maps, charts, and draft pages regarding Artesian Wells and Springs in Wisconsin. Complied by...
Box 13, Folder 2: Atmospheric Tides 1866-1869
Metadata: Title: Box 13, Folder 2: Atmospheric Tides 1866-1869 Document Title: Box 13, Folder 2: Atmospheric Tides 1866-1869 Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875 Folder Description: This folder contains charts, graphs, and tables relating to tides on Lake Michigan, recorded and compiled...
Box 13, Folder 3: Birds 1850
Metadata: Title: Box 13, Folder 3: Birds 1850 Document Title: Box 13, Folder 3: Birds 1850 Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875 Folder Description: This folder contains information on the birds of Wisconsin, compiled by Increase Allen Lapham. It also includes a list of birds, reptiles,...
Box 13, Folder 4: Blue Drift Clay 1869
Metadata: Title: Box 13, Folder 4: Blue Drift Clay 1869 Document Title: Box 13, Folder 4: Blue Drift Clay 1869 Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875 Folder Description: This folder contains notes written by Increase Allen Lapham on the various types of clay and minerals found in the soils...
Box 13, Folder 5: Bois Brule River 1874
Metadata: Title: Box 13, Folder 5: Bois Brule River 1874 Document Title: Box 13, Folder 5: Bois Brule River 1874 Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875 Folder Description: This folder contains a geological map and report on the Bois Brule River, written by Frank Ives with notes by Increase...
Box 13, Folder 6: Botany 1831-1838
Metadata: Title: Box 13, Folder 6: Botany 1831-1838 Document Title: Box 13, Folder 6: Botany 1831-1838 Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, (1811-1875) Folder Description: This folder contains three botanical diaries by Increase Allen Lapham as well as a brief newspaper clipping from the Milwaukee...
Box 13, Folder 7: California 187- Notes and Reports
Metadata: Title: Box 13, Folder 7: California 187- Notes and Reports Document Title: Box 13, Folder 7: California 187- Notes and Reports Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875 Folder Description: This folder contains, letters, notes, list, and reports regarding a trip to California in...
Box 14, Folder 10: Embryonic Development, 1874
Metadata: Title: Box 14, Folder 10: Embryonic Development, 1874 Document Title: Box 14, Folder 10: Embryonic Development, 1874 Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, (1811-1875) Folder Description: This folder contains both a rough draft and published copy of Increase Allen Lapham's essay "The Law...