(All items from Mrs. Grace E. Holcomb Steere and Mrs. Eva C. Holcomb
Storey)
1. Undated and unsigned original autobiographical
sketch, ink on notepaper (as
published here, p. 160)
2. Manuscript notebook on meteorological
and astronomical matters, covering the
period 1834-41. 310600
3. Herschelean reflecting telescope, 8½-inch
aperture, 9 feet 4 inches long. This is the
telescope made by Holcomb and shown at
the Franklin Institute in 1835. 310598
4. Refracting telescope, 1½-inch aperture,
21 inches long, on 14-inch axis for use as a
transit telescope, without support. 310599