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Cope (Edward Drinker) Collection
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Box 181

Publication: "Wegweiser von Wien und vollständiges Häuser-und Strassen-Schema" [Guide to Vienna with house and street directory], booklet, in German 1863

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A street directory and guide book for Vienna. Inscribed by Cope with his name and the date, with notations and drawings on the back cover. Front cover "Edward D Cope / Wien 1863". Includes map of Wien, with drawings and notes on fold out map.
Box 181

Publication: "Addresses in memory of Edward Drinker Cope" 1897

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"Delivered at the meeting in the hall of the American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia for promoting useful knowledge."
Includes portrait of Cope and a short biography. Addresses by Dr. Theodore Gill, Prof. Henry F. Osborn, and Prof. William B. Scott.
Box 181

Publication: "Syllabus of Lectures on Geology and Paleontology by E.D. Cope, A.M., Ph.D." 1891

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Published in Philadelphia by Ferris Brothers. Inscribed "July 8, 1891" on cover, with inscriptions inside front cover.
Box 181

Envelope inscribed: "Notices of Prof. Cope / For Mrs. Gimmel," newspaper clippings 1897

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Six articles published between April and June of 1897, clipped from the Philadelphia Bulletin, the Philadelphia Press, the Philadelphia Telegraph, and the Philadelphia Inquirer. The articles discuss Cope's life, death, funeral and his collections.
Box 181

Pamphlet: "Edward D. Cope. 1840-1897. By Henry Fairfield Osborn" 1897

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Reprinted from Science, May 7, 1897. Biography of Cope with portrait inserts.
Box 181

Pamphlet: "In Memoriam. Edward Drinker Cope." 1897

Scope and Contents

Section on Cope printed in The American Naturalist, May, 1897, pp. 410-419. Includes a biography by J.S. Kingsley, with reproduction of portrait painted by George W. Pettit and of plaster bust by Eugene Castello.
Box 181

Pamphlet: "Biography of Prof. E.D. Cope" 1884

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From the Germantown Independent, August 30th, 1884. Biography of Cope, including a portrait. Includes inscriptions by unknown person.
case Valentien #1, Drawer 8

U.S. Passport: Edward Drinker Cope 1863

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Issued 2 April, 1863, and signed by Secretary of State William H. Seward. Includes physical description of Cope. With entry stamps from Genoa, Livorno, Maddalena, Rome, Frankfurt, Munich, Baden-Baden, Berlin, and Salzburg, 1863-1864. Verso is inscribed with brief scientific or field notes in Cope's handwriting.