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    • Author/Creator:Norton, John Pitkin, 1822-1852.
    • Title:John Pitkin Norton papers, 1837-1852 (inclusive).
    • Physical Description:4.29 linear ft. (8 boxes)
    • Links:View a description and listing of collection contents in the finding aid
    • Yale Holdings

       
    • Organization:Arranged in three series: I. Correspondence. II. Writings. III. Special Files.
    • Access and use:The collection is open for research. Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Additional information is provided in the finding aid.
    • Biographical / Historical note:John Pitkin Norton: in 1846 appointed professor of agricultural chemistry at Yale University, where he remained until 1852; with Benjamin Silliman founded the department of scientific education which became Sheffield Scientific School; author of numerous articles.
    • Summary:Correspondence, diaries, writings and other papers of John Pitkin Norton, professor of agricultural chemistry at Yale from 1846-1852. Professor Norton was also closely associated with the early days of the Sheffield Scientific School and was a pioneer in the application of scientific principles and methods to agriculture.
    • Format:Archives or Manuscripts
    • Indexes/Finding aids:The finding aid is available in the repository and on the Internet.
    • Cite as:John Pitkin Norton Papers (MS 367). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.
    • Subjects:Norton, John Pitkin, 1822-1852.
      Amistad (Schooner)
      Yale University--Faculty.
      Yale University. Sheffield Scientific School.
      Agriculture.
      Science.
      Europe--Description and travel.
    • Occupation:Agriculturists.
      Chemists.
      Scientists.