Bond family
Bond family papers, 1845-1872.
This collection holds papers relating to the work and life of the William Cranch Bond family of Massachusetts, including several family chronicles written by Elizabeth L. Bond. Includes Bond family letters, 1866-1872; letters, 1845-1851 from W.C. Bond to his son, G.P. Bond, and others; drawings, 1847-1849, of sun spots; G.P. Bond memoranda, 1859, concerning W.C. Bond; and Elizabeth L. Bond's sketches of the Bond family, ca.1938 (3 manuscripts) and reminiscences of the Harvard College Observatory with related letters. Related publications and reference material also available in repository.
William Cranch Bond (1789-1859) received an honorary degree from Harvard in 1842 and was director of the Harvard College Observatory. William Bond and Son were instrument makers.
Bond family
Bond, William Cranch, 1789-1859
Bond, George Phillips, 1825-1865
Bond, Elizabeth L.
Harvard College Observatory.
Sun-spots.
Drawings. ftamc
Harvard University -- Astronomy.
Harvard University Faculty member.
AIP-ICOS
Harvard University. Archives. Pusey Library. Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.