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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 20, Folder 6: Miscellaneous (Lapham Collection)
Metadata: Title: Box 20, Folder 6: Miscellaneous (Lapham Collection) Document Title: Box 20, Folder 6: Miscellaneous (Lapham Collection) Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, (1811-1875) Folder Description: This folder contains miscellaneous papers from the Lapham Collection. Among these papers are...
Box 20, Folder 7: Mosses 1858-1861
Metadata: Title: Box 20, Folder 7: Mosses 1858-1861 Document Title: Box 20, Folder 7: Mosses 1858-1861 Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, (1811-1875) Folder Description: This folder contains information on mosses that can be found in the state of Wisconsin. Also included is a brief letter from...
Box 20, Folder 8: Natural History of Wisconsin 1845
Metadata: Title: Box 20, Folder 8: Natural History of Wisconsin 1845 Document Title: Box 20, Folder 8: Natural History of Wisconsin 1845 Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, (1811-1875) Folder Description: This folder contains a handwritten booklet entitled "Natural History of Wisconsin" most...
Box 20, Folder 9: Oconomowoc Lake 1875-1876
Metadata: Title: Box 20, Folder 9: Oconomowoc Lake 1875-1876 Document Title: Box 20, Folder 9: Oconomowoc Lake 1875-1876 Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875 Folder Description: This folder contains multiple copies of a report entitled, 'Oconomowoc and other Small Lakes of Wisconsin,...
Box 21, Folder 1: Railroads
Metadata: Title: Box 21, Folder 1: Railroads Document Title: Box 21, Folder 1: Railroads Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875 Folder Description: This folder contains notes, diagrams, charts, and maps of railroads that ran through the state of Wisconsin. Many of these diagrams and notes...
Box 21, Folder 2: Railroad Elevation I, 1873
Metadata: Title: Box 21, Folder 2: Railroad Elevation I, 1873 Document Title: Box 21, Folder 2: Railroad Elevation I, 1873 Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875 Folder Description: This folder contains notes, diagrams, maps, and drawings regarding the elevations for various railroads...
Box 21, Folder 3: Railroad Elevations, 1874
Metadata: Title: Box 21, Folder 3: Railroad Elevations, 1874 Document Title: Box 21, Folder 3: Railroad Elevations, 1874 Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875 Folder Description: This folder contains lists, diagrams, and maps created or collected by Increase Allen Lapham in relation to...
Box 21, Folder 4: Rain 1836-1868
Metadata: Title: Box 21, Folder 4: Rain 1836-1868 Document Title: Box 21, Folder 4: Rain 1836-1868 Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875 Folder Description: This folder contains a packet of charts indicating the rainfall in various places throughout the state of Wisconsin. The folder also...
Box 21, Folder 5: Red River of the North 1858
Metadata: Title: Box 21, Folder 5: Red River of the North 1858 Document Title: Box 21, Folder 5: Red River of the North 1858 Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, (1811-1875) Folder Description: This folder contains a hard bound handwritten copy of the book entitled, Minnesota and Dacotah or the...
Box 21, Folder 6: Red River of the North 1858
Metadata: Title: Box 21, Folder 6: Red River of the North 1858 Document Title: Box 21, Folder 6: Red River of the North 1858 Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875 Folder Description: This folder contains two newspaper articles relating to the Red River region. The folder also includes a...