Winthrop, Robert Charles, 1809-1894, autographed letter signed to James Read Chadwick; Boston, 1 side (3 pages), 1879 January 29

Correspondence regarding the donation of several collections to the Boston Medical Library, including the John Winthrop papers

(Table 1, pages 283), Elemental concentrations of ferromanganese crusts from Lake Biwa, Japan

Ferromanganese crusts were sampled from the surface of a stone collected at a depth of 20 m in the northern part of Lake Biwa, Japan. These samples were analysed for 37 elements by neutron activation, X-ray fluorescence, and ICP-AE. The crusts were found to be enriched with Ba, P, B, As, and sometimes with Co, Ni, Cu and Sb. The elements were classified into 4 groups based on the varieties of host minerals (Fe-oxides, Mn-oxides or allochthonous materials) in which they were incorporated : elements mainly associated with 1) Mn-oxides : Ba, Ni, Cs, Sr and Co ; 2) Fe-oxides : P, B and As; 3) allochthonous materials : Na, K, Rb, Al, Ti, Sc, Hf and Th ; and 4) Mn-oxides plus allochthonous materials : rare earth elements and major heavy metals. The elemental compositions in the Lake Biwa concretions, including the crusts and Mn-deposits studied previously by these authors, were compared with those in other freshwater and oceanic concretions. As a result, the concentrations of rare earth elements and major heavy metals were found to be much lower, whereas those of B, P and As were higher in the Lake Biwa than in the oceanic concretions. These differences could be well explained in terms of the effects of sea salt, growth rates of the concretions, and pH of the formation environment.

White Notch" 2 pages

[From Jasper Cropsey Sketch book, 1855-1856]

Landscape. 2 pages.

[From Jasper Cropsey Sketch book, 1855-1856]

Journal of the Constitutional Convention to revise and amend sec. 141 of the Constitution of Virginia held in the Old Hall of the House of Delegates in the State Capitol at Richmond, March 5, 6, 7, 1956.

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Journal of the Constitutional convention of the commonwealth of Virginia to amend the Constitution of Virginia for voting by certain members of the armed forces. Held in the old hall of the House of delegates in the state Capitol at Richmond April 30, May 1, 2, 22, 1945 [and]

J. Sinclair Brown, president of the convention

Demain : pages et documents.

Editor: Henri Guilbeaux.

Adolphe Yvon : discours prononée le 13 septembre 1893 au nom de l'École des Beaux-Arts en la cérémonie des obèsques du maître : précédé de pages extraites des souvenirs inédits du peinture /

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Ceremonies and re-enactment of the one hundredth anniversary of the first inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1961, on the east front of the Capitol of the United States, March 4, 1961.

Half title: The one hundredth anniversary of the first inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1961; reenactment ceremonies.

Temple of liberty : building the Capitol for a new nation : Madison Gallery, February 24 through June 24, 1995, a Library of Congress exhibition.

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Report of the Architect of the Capitol for the period ...

Report dated December 23, 1851, issued as Senate Ex. doc. 33, 32d Cong., 1st sess.

The Pocket companion; or, Every man his own lawyer. Laid down in so plain a manner, that the farmer, mechanic, apprentice, or school boy, can draw any instrument of writing, without the assistance of an attorney. Prefaced with several pages of scrip, showing a correct form in which an instrument of writing should be drawn, and to instruct those who wish to improve their hand writing at leisure hours, at home, without the instruction of a teacher.

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