Newcomb, Simon, 1835-1909.
Simon Newcomb papers, 1854-1936 (bulk 1865-1909).
Correspondence, diaries, commonplace books, drafts of speeches, articles, reviews and books, financial papers, genealogical papers, charts, tables, computations, photos, and printed matter, chiefly 1865-1909, reflecting Newcomb's personal and family life, his work in mathematics and astronomy, his writing of articles for encyclopedias and other publications, and his work as president of the International Congress of Arts and Sciences. Principal correspondents include his wife Mary Hassler Newcomb , and Edward E. Barnard, Alexander Graham Bell, Lewis Boss, Sherburne W. Burnham, William W. Campbell, James McKeen Cattell, George Davidson, Sir David Gill, Daniel C. Gilham, Benjamin A. Gould, George E. Hale, Asaph Hall, George W. Hill, Edward S. Holden, Samuel P. Langley, Othniel Charles Marsh, Benjamin Pierce, Edward C. Pickering, Thomas Jefferson Jackson See, Otto Struve, Charles D. Walcott, and Carroll D. Wright.
Astronomer, mathematician, and economist.
Barnard, Edward Emerson, 1857-1923
Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922.
Boss, Lewis, 1846-1912.
Burnham, S. W. (Sherburne Wesley), 1838-1921.
Campbell, William Wallace, 1862-1938.
Cattell, James McKeen, 1860-1944.
Davidson, George, 1825-1911.
Gill, David, Sir, 1843-1914.
Gilham, Daniel C.
Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, 1824-1896.
Hale, George Ellery, 1868-1938
Hale, Asaph, 1829-1907.
Hill, George William, 1838-1914.
Holden, Edward S. (Edward Singleton), 1846-1914
Langley, S. P, (Samuel Pierpont), 1834-1906.
Newcomb, Mary Caroline Hassler.
Newcomb, Simon, 1835-1909.
Marsh, Othniel Charles, 1831-1899.
Peirce, Benjamin, 1809-1880.
Pickering, Edward C. (Edward Charles), 1846-1919.
See, T. J. J. 1866-1962
Struve, Otto, 1819-1905
Walcott, Charles D. (Charles Doolittle), 1850-1927
Wright, Carroll Davidson, 1849-1909.
Congress of Arts and Science (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.).
Astronomy.
Exhibitions -- United States -- Saint Louis.
Mathematics.
Articles. aat
Books. aat
Charts. aat
Commonplace books. aat
Diaries lcgft
Drafts (documents). aat
Financial records. aat
Photographs. aat
Tables (documents). aat
Astronomers. lcsh
Mathematicians. lcsh
Economists. lcsh
International Congress of Arts and Science (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.).
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Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. James Madison Memorial Building, First Street and Independence Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20540, USA