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This digital collection features selected chemistry sets, molecular models, and science kits used for both instruction and play, all primarily from the mid-20th century. Some of these objects were previously on display in the Institute's museum as part of the Science at Play exhibition. Materials in this collection also include lecture notes, such as Louis Pasteur’s on stereochemistry, as well as letters between scientists concerning the state of scientific education.

Publications, Illustrations

Figure 42. Descent into a Coal Mine
- Part of The playbook of metals : including personal narratives of visits to coal, lead, copper, and tin mines; with a large number of interesting experiments relating to alchemy and the chemistry of fifty metallic elements
- 1862
- Author Pepper, John Henry, 1821-1900
- Subject Mineral industries, Science--Study and teaching, Metallurgy, Coal, Coal mines and mining, Coal miners, Scientific illustration
Publications, Illustrations

Figure 41. Men and Boys "coming to Bank"
- Part of The playbook of metals : including personal narratives of visits to coal, lead, copper, and tin mines; with a large number of interesting experiments relating to alchemy and the chemistry of fifty metallic elements
- 1862
- Author Pepper, John Henry, 1821-1900
- Subject Mineral industries, Science--Study and teaching, Metallurgy, Coal mines and mining, Coal, Coal miners, Scientific illustration
Publications, Illustrations

Figure 36. The Horse Gin used for drawing Coals, &c.
- Part of The playbook of metals : including personal narratives of visits to coal, lead, copper, and tin mines; with a large number of interesting experiments relating to alchemy and the chemistry of fifty metallic elements
- 1862
- Author Pepper, John Henry, 1821-1900
- Subject Mineral industries, Science--Study and teaching, Metallurgy, Coal, Coal mines and mining, Coal miners, Scientific illustration
Publications, Illustrations

Figure 35. A Coal Pit worked by Women, as described by Mr. Scriven in "Blue Book"
- Part of The playbook of metals : including personal narratives of visits to coal, lead, copper, and tin mines; with a large number of interesting experiments relating to alchemy and the chemistry of fifty metallic elements
- 1862
- Author Pepper, John Henry, 1821-1900
- Subject Mineral industries, Science--Study and teaching, Metallurgy, Coal, Coal mines and mining, Scientific illustration, Women coal miners, Coal miners
Publications, Illustrations

Figure 27. Mode of "Boring" for Coal
- Part of The playbook of metals : including personal narratives of visits to coal, lead, copper, and tin mines; with a large number of interesting experiments relating to alchemy and the chemistry of fifty metallic elements
- 1862
- Author Pepper, John Henry, 1821-1900
- Subject Mineral industries, Metals, Science--Study and teaching, Metallurgy, Coal, Coal mines and mining, Scientific illustration
Illustrations, Publications

Figure 26. Fossils of the Mountain Limestone and Carboniferous Shale
- Part of The playbook of metals : including personal narratives of visits to coal, lead, copper, and tin mines; with a large number of interesting experiments relating to alchemy and the chemistry of fifty metallic elements
- 1862
- Author Pepper, John Henry, 1821-1900
- Subject Mineral industries, Science--Study and teaching, Metallurgy, Fossils, Limestone, Shale, Scientific illustration
22 items
Manuscripts

Study questions for Household and Organic Chemistry course at Pennsylvania State University
- 1942
Study questions for Household and Organic Chemistry (Chemistry 52) course taught by American chemist, home economist, and college administrator Dr. Pauline Beery Mack (1891-1974) at Pennsylvania State University. The…
- Creator Of Work Mack, Pauline Beery, 1891-1974
- Subject Chemistry, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Chemists, Home economics, Home economics--Study and teaching, Mack, Pauline Beery, 1891-1974, Pennsylvania State University, Science--Study and teaching, Women chemists, Women in science
157 items
Manuscripts

Laboratory exercises for Household and Organic Chemistry course at Pennsylvania State University
- 1942
Notebook of laboratory exercises for Household and Organic Chemistry (Chemistry 52) course taught by American chemist, home economist, and college administrator Dr. Pauline Beery Mack (1891-1974) at Pennsylvania State…
- Creator Of Work Mack, Pauline Beery, 1891-1974
- Subject Women in science, Women chemists, Chemistry, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Science--Study and teaching, Home economics, Home economics--Study and teaching, Mack, Pauline Beery, 1891-1974, Pennsylvania State University, Chemists
520 items
Publications, Illustrated works

The playbook of metals : including personal narratives of visits to coal, lead, copper, and tin mines; with a large number of interesting experiments relating to alchemy and the chemistry of fifty metallic elements
- 1862
Geared towards young readers, The playbook of metals is an informative and entertaining volume on all aspects of the history, mining, smelting, and metallurgy of the metals then known. The author, John Henry Pepper…
- Author Pepper, John Henry, 1821-1900
- Subject Mineral industries, Metals, Science--Study and teaching, Metallurgy, Smelting, Alchemy
46 items
Manuscripts

Quantitative Chemical Analysis notes taken by Frederick Edwin Atwood
- 1900
Notebook used by Frederick Edwin Atwood (1875-1948) during a quantitative chemical analysis course taken at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. A native of Chelsea, Vermont, Atwood received his Bachelor of…
- Creator Of Work Atwood, Frederick Edwin, 1875-1948
- Subject Chemistry, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Atwood, Frederick Edwin, 1875-1948, Laboratory notebooks, Science--Study and teaching, College students
96 items
Manuscripts

Chemistry notes taken by Rose Agnes Brabenec
- 1907
Notebook used by Rose Agnes Brabenec (1889-1963) during a high school-level chemistry class in Chesterland, Ohio. The notebook begins with notes pertaining to carbon (chapter 11, page 176) and includes a variety of…
- Creator Of Work Brabenec, Rose Agnes
- Subject Chemistry, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Brabenec, Rose Agnes, High school students, Laboratory notebooks, Science--Study and teaching, Women in science
120 items
Manuscripts

Notes from chemistry lectures at Oxford Female College, 1862-1864
- 1862 – 1864
Lecture notes taken by Amanda C. Shanklin for a college-level chemistry course at Oxford Female College in Oxford, Ohio. The lectures were given by Orange Nash Stoddard (1812-1892), professor of natural science at…
- Creator Of Work Shanklin, Amanda C.
- Subject Chemistry, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Laboratory notebooks, College students, Science--Study and teaching, Women in science, Stoddard, Orange Nash, 1812-1892, Shanklin, Amanda C., Oxford Female College (Oxford, Ohio)
116 items
Manuscripts

Chemistry notebook of Susie Collins, 1886
- 1886
Notebook containing notes created by Susie Collins during a high school chemistry class at Chelsea High School in Chelsea, Massachusetts. The notebook covers the period from February 16th through June 3rd, 1886 and…
- Creator Of Work Collins, Susie
- Subject Chemistry, Chemistry--Study and teaching, High school students, Laboratory notebooks, Science--Study and teaching, Women in science, Collins, Susie, Chelsea High School (Chelsea, Mass.)
Photographs

National 4-H Entomology Program exhibition display (circa 1950s)
- 1950s
General view of an exhibition display for the National 4-H Entomology Program sponsored by the Hercules Powder Company. The two individuals visible in the photograph are unidentified.

Formed in 1912 as part of an…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, 4-H clubs, Entomology, Entomology--Research, Science--Study and teaching, Insects
Photographs

National 4-H Entomology Program exhibition display (1953)
- 1953-Dec-03
General view of an exhibition display for the National 4-H Entomology Program sponsored by the Hercules Powder Company.

Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company (later…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Lighthall, Allison
- Subject 4-H clubs, Corporations, Entomology, Entomology--Research, Hercules Incorporated, Science--Study and teaching, Insects
140 items
Manuscripts

Laboratory notes taken by Clara Esther Hartley
- 1895 – 1896
Laboratory notebook used by Clara Esther Hartley during a high school-level chemistry class in Troy, Ohio. The notebook details approximately 115 experiments performed by Hartley, ranging from fundamental investigations…
- Creator Of Work Hartley, Clara Esther
- Subject Chemistry, Women in science, Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Laboratory notebooks, Water quality, High school students, Hartley, Clara Esther, Troy High School
Publications, Illustrations

Cirrus Clouds
- Part of Princess & Fairy, or, The Wonders of Nature
- 1899
Illustration of cirrus clouds from the 1899 volume Princess & Fairy, or The Wonders of Nature. Through the personas of a princess and a fairy, the volume explains different so-called "wonders of nature" to young…
- Author Martyn, Lily
- Publisher W. & R. Chambers Ltd.
- Subject Natural history, Children's literature, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Cirrus clouds, Clouds
Publications, Illustrations

Cumulus Clouds
- Part of Princess & Fairy, or, The Wonders of Nature
- 1899
Illustration of cumulus clouds from the 1899 volume Princess & Fairy, or The Wonders of Nature. Through the personas of a princess and a fairy, the volume explains different so-called "wonders of nature" to young…
- Author Martyn, Lily
- Publisher W. & R. Chambers Ltd.
- Subject Natural history, Children's literature, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Clouds, Scientific illustration
Publications

The Camel's Foot
- Part of Princess & Fairy, or, The Wonders of Nature
- 1899
Illustration from the 1899 volume Princess & Fairy, or The Wonders of Nature depicting a camel's foot. Through the personas of a princess and a fairy, the volume explains different so-called "wonders of nature" to young…
- Author Martyn, Lily
- Publisher W. & R. Chambers Ltd.
- Subject Natural history, Children's literature, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Mammals, Camels, Scientific illustration
Publications, Illustrations

Strawberry, Cherry, and Apple Cut Through. Inside of a Peach
- Part of Princess & Fairy, or, The Wonders of Nature
- 1899
Illustrations from the 1899 volume Princess & Fairy, or The Wonders of Nature depicting the insides of various fruits, including a strawberry, cherry, apple, and peach. Through the personas of a princess and a fairy,…
- Author Martyn, Lily
- Publisher W. & R. Chambers Ltd.
- Subject Natural history, Children's literature, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Fruit, Strawberries, Cherry, Apples, Peach, Scientific illustration
Publications, Illustrations

The Strawberry, Cherry, and Gooseberry
- Part of Princess & Fairy, or, The Wonders of Nature
- 1899
Illustration of a strawberry, cherry, and gooseberry from the 1899 volume Princess & Fairy, or The Wonders of Nature. Through the personas of a princess and a fairy, the volume explains different so-called "wonders of…
- Author Martyn, Lily
- Publisher W. & R. Chambers Ltd.
- Subject Natural history, Children's literature, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Fruit, Strawberries, Flowering cherries
Publications, Illustrations

Cocoa
- Part of Princess & Fairy, or, The Wonders of Nature
- 1899
Illustration of cocoa in various forms, including flower and pod, from the 1899 volume Princess & Fairy, or The Wonders of Nature. Through the personas of a princess and a fairy, the volume explains different so-called…
- Author Martyn, Lily
- Publisher W. & R. Chambers Ltd.
- Subject Natural history, Children's literature, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Cocoa, Cacao, Scientific illustration
Publications, Illustrations

Section of an Ant's Nest
- Part of Princess & Fairy, or, The Wonders of Nature
- 1899
Illustration from the 1899 volume Princess & Fairy, or The Wonders of Nature depicting a section of an ant's nest. Through the personas of a princess and a fairy, the volume explains different so-called "wonders of…
- Author Martyn, Lily
- Publisher W. & R. Chambers Ltd.
- Subject Natural history, Children's literature, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Ants, Insects, Scientific illustration
Publications, Illustrations

The Common Ant
- Part of Princess & Fairy, or, The Wonders of Nature
- 1899
Illustration depicting types and stages of the common ant, including grub, queen, chrysalis, and worker, from the 1899 volume Princess & Fairy, or The Wonders of Nature. Through the personas of a princess and a fairy,…
- Author Martyn, Lily
- Publisher W. & R. Chambers Ltd.
- Subject Natural history, Children's literature, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Insects, Ants, Scientific illustration
Publications, Illustrations

The Tiger
- Part of Princess & Fairy, or, The Wonders of Nature
- 1899
Illustration of a tiger from the 1899 volume Princess & Fairy, or The Wonders of Nature. Through the personas of a princess and a fairy, the volume explains different so-called "wonders of nature" to young readers,…
- Author Martyn, Lily
- Publisher W. & R. Chambers Ltd.
- Subject Natural history, Children's literature, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Mammals, Tiger, Scientific illustration

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