News and Notes
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CFP: The 53rd Joint Atlantic Seminar for the History of Biology (JAS-Bio), Princeton, NJ, April 7, 2018
September 30, 2017
The 53rd Annual Joint Atlantic Seminar for the History of Biology (JAS-Bio) invites graduate students and recent graduates in all fields of the history of the life sciences, whose work ranges across all time periods, to submit proposals for the opportunity to present their research to experienced colleagues in an encouraging, informal setting.
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Britton Chance's Papers Open to Researchers at American Philosophical Society
September 20, 2017
Britton Chance's (1913-2010) papers, now open to researchers, make up the largest fully-processed collection at APS and features materials relating to Chance's pursuits in biochemistry, biophysics, and yachting.
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David Sarnoff Library Collection Opens to the Public at Hagley
September 18, 2017
This large collection holds material from the long-serving president of one of the most important American technology companies in the twentieth century.
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Harvard University Joins Consortium
September 12, 2017
The Consortium is delighted to welcome Harvard University as its newest member.
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Apply for 2018-2019 John C. Slater Fellowship in History of Science, Technology, and Medicine (American Philosophical Society)
September 7, 2017
The American Philosophical Society invites applicants for the John C. Slater Fellowship in History of Science, Technology, and Medicine.
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Drexel University Opens Two Collections for Research
September 1, 2017
The additions to the University Archives collections include materials science and engineering records.
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The Astonishment of Experience: Psychical Research as Citizen Science
August 28, 2017
Alicia Puglionesi, Johns Hopkins University
2016 to 2017 NEH Postdoctoral Fellow -
Becoming Photography: The American Development of a Medium
August 24, 2017
Michelle Smiley, Bryn Mawr
2016 to 2017 Dissertation Fellow -
American Philosophical Society Makes Rose Le Dieu Mooney-Slater Papers Available for Research
August 21, 2017
The papers of physicist Rose Le Dieu Mooney Slater (1902-1981) include 10.5 linear feet of correspondence, research and print material that document Mooney-Slater’s career as a professor, department chair, research physicist and accomplished crystallographer; concentrating on the structure of crystals and crystalline materials using X-ray diffraction.
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Adler Planetarium Makes the Webster Photographs Collection Available for Research
August 21, 2017
The Adler Planetarium is pleased to announce that the Webster Photographs Collection is now available for research.