Bache, A. D.  1806-1867. <br/><br/>
A.D. Bache papers, 1828-1863  (bulk 1836-1863). 

 - 2,000  items. 18  containers. 5  microfilm reels. 7.2  linear feet. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Correspondence, a journal, scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, a partial index, and miscellaneous material reflecting Bache's service as superintendent of the United States Coast Survey (1843-1867), member of the U.S. Light-House Board, and U.S. superintendent of weights and measures, his work at the Dudley Observatory in Albany, N.Y., and his European trip as president of the proposed Girard College to study educational methods.  Topics include the survey's publication of navigation charts and maps of the East Coast of the U.S., astronomical research, scientific developments, and foreign affairs.  Correspondents include John J. Crittenden, John Adolphus Bernard Dahlgren, James Dwight Dana, Charles Henry Davis, George W. Dean, Blandina Bleecker Dudley, Benjamin Apthorp Gould, Joseph Henry, Benjamin Peirce, Benjamin Silliman, Jr., and George E. Waring. 
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<br/><br/><br/>Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. <br/>Washington, D.C. : <br/>Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, <br/>1975. 
<br/><br/><br/>Some maps <br/>Library of Congress Geography and Map Division. <br/>transferred to <br/>Photograph <br/>Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <br/>transferred to 
<br/><br/><br/>Scientist, educator, and superintendent of the United States Coast Survey. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007077 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 75011494  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Crittenden, John J. 1787-1863 --Correspondence.<br/>Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard, 1809-1870 --Correspondence.<br/>Dana, James Dwight, 1813-1895 --Correspondence.<br/>Davis, Charles Henry, 1807-1877 --Correspondence.<br/>Dean, George W. 1825-1897 --Correspondence.<br/>Dudley, Blandina Bleecker, 1783-1863 --Correspondence.<br/>Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, 1824-1896 --Correspondence.<br/>Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 --Correspondence.<br/>Peirce, Benjamin, 1809-1880 --Correspondence.<br/>Silliman, Benjamin, 1816-1885 --Correspondence.<br/>Waring, George E. 1833-1898 --Correspondence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Light-House Board. <br/>Dudley Observatory.<br/>Girard College--Presidents.<br/>United States Coast Survey.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Astronomy--Research.<br/>Discoveries in science.<br/>Education--Methodology.--Europe<br/>International relations.<br/>Navigation--Atlantic Coast (U.S.)<br/>Weights and measures--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Atlantic Coast (U.S.)--Maps.<br/>Europe--Description and travel.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Educators.<br/>Scientists.