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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 21, Folder 7: Rivers and Lakes
Metadata: Title: Box 21, Folder 7: Rivers and Lakes Document Title: Box 21, Folder 7: Rivers and Lakes Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875 Folder Description: This folder contains mostly notes, lists, and graphs on the various lakes and rivers found in the state of Wisconsin. It also...
Box 21, Folder 8: Shells, 1875
Metadata: Title: Box 21, Folder 8: Shells, 1875 Document Title: Box 21, Folder 8: Shells, 1875 Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875 Folder Description: This folder contains notes, lists, and a few illustrations on shells. Subject: data & lists; drawings (Lapham's); shells Date: 1834;...
Box 22, Folder 10: Water 1871
Metadata: Title: Box 22, Folder 10: Water 1871 Document Title: Box 22, Folder 10: Water 1871 Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875 Folder Description: This folder contains several articles pulled out of "The American Chemist." The articles are all a printed version of Charles F....
Box 22, Folder 11: Water Levels-Various Data, 1865-1873
Metadata: Title: Box 22, Folder 11: Water Levels-Various Data, 1865-1873 Document Title: Box 22, Folder 11: Water Levels-Various Data, 1865-1873 Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, (1811-1875) Folder Description: This folder contains a notebook of data on water levels and various other...
Box 22, Folder 12: Water Power 1867-1875
Metadata: Title: Box 22, Folder 12: Water Power 1867-1875 Document Title: Box 22, Folder 12: Water Power 1867-1875 Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875 Folder Description: This folder contains notes and drawings on water, vapor, and gas, written by Increase Allen Lapham. Subject:...
Box 22, Folder 13: Waukesha Springs 1869-1872
Metadata: Title: Box 22, Folder 13: Waukesha Springs 1869-1872 Document Title: Box 22, Folder 13: Waukesha Springs 1869-1872 Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875 Folder Description: This folder contains newspaper clippings on the medicinal properties of the Waukesha springs, as well as a...
Box 22, Folder 1: Slate 1875
Metadata: Title: Box 22, Folder 1: Slate 1875 Document Title: Box 22, Folder 1: Slate 1875 Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875 Folder Description: This folder contains a small notebook entitled "Wisconsin Slate Geological Survey." It contains notes, illustrations, maps, and diagrams...
Box 22, Folder 2: Springs 1873
Metadata: Title: Box 22, Folder 2: Springs 1873 Document Title: Box 22, Folder 2: Springs 1873 Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, (1811-1875) Folder Description: This folder contains mineral analyses for two different springs (water sources). The springs described include the Eureka Spring in...
Box 22, Folder 3: Stone Mountain, 1874
Metadata: Title: Box 22, Folder 3: Stone Mountain, 1874 Document Title: Box 22, Folder 3: Stone Mountain, 1874 Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, (1811-1875) Folder Description: This folder contains an narrative and illustrations describing Increase Allen Lapham's visit to Stone Mountain, a...
Box 22, Folder 4: Systematic Catalogue of Flora and Fauna, 1852
Metadata: Title: Box 22, Folder 4: Systematic Catalogue of Flora and Fauna, 1852 Document Title: Box 22, Folder 4: Systematic Catalogue of Flora and Fauna,1852 Creator: Lapham, Increase Allen, (1811-1875) Folder Description: This folder contains an annotated section of a book entitled "Fauna...
