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	Author:	Bunbury, Charles James Fox, Sir, 1809-1886	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Sir Charles James Fox Bunbury papers, 1845-1852
	Dates:	1845-1852
	Abstract:	The Charles Bunbury Collection contains a wealth of information on fossils. Sir Charles Bunbury was a nineteenth century geologist and paleontologist. The majority of the documents in collection are Bunbury's own notes on the subject of fossils. These very detailed notes contain a wealth of information on fossil finds and can provide insight into the prevailing ideas and debates about fossil remains. The collection includes a range of material, including a draft of an essay on algae, reports and analysis of important fossil finds, and reviews and notes on recent publications. The collection also includes a number of Bunbury's private notebooks in which he describes fossils he has seen or read about in great detail, thus giving modern researchers access to information on remains that may no longer be in existence. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B88
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Natural history \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Manuscript Essays \| Notebooks \| Scientific Data \| Sketchbooks
	Subjects:	Fossil fuels -- Pennsylvania. \| Mineralogy \| Paleobotany -- Germany -- Aachen. \| Paleobotany -- Nova Scotia -- Cape Breton Island. \| Paleobotany -- Pennsylvania.

	Author:	LeConte, John L. (John Lawrence), 1825-1883	Requires cookie*
	Title:	John L. (John Lawrence) LeConte papers, 1812-1897
	Dates:	1812-1897
	Abstract:	Summary(s) of Collection: The John Lawrence LeConte Collection contains a vast array of material. John Lawrence LeConte, son of John Eatton LeConte, was a scientist whose interests, like his father's, were in natural history, especially entomology. Like his father, J.L. LeConte undertook many scientific expeditions, primarily to the Midwest region. He is known as the "father of American beetle study" because of his entomological work. With over 1,900 documents, the collection touches on a wide range of scientific topics and includes correspondence from many of the most prominent scientists and citizens of the day. The vast majority of the scientific discussions – indeed the vast majority of the collection in general – deals with entomology. The LeConte's were both active in many scientific institutions, many based in Philadelphia, and the history of these institutions can also be gleaned from some of their correspondence. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.L493
	Extent:	7.7 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Education \| Exploration. \| Medicine \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Miscellaneous \| Notebooks \| Scientific Data \| Sketchbooks
	Subjects:	Entomology -- Europe. \| Entomology -- United States. \| Hospitals -- United States -- Civil War, 1861-1865. \| Insects. \| Medicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century. \| Natural history -- United States.