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 Author:  Lyon, John,d. 1814.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Botanical journal, 1799-1814     
 Dates:  1799-1814 
 Abstract:  This bound journal details botantist John Lyon's various travels throughout the eastern United States, especially the Southeast. Included in his annotations are expenses, various plants purchased and collected, as well as occasional comments about the areas and people he visited.

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 Call #:  Mss.580.L99 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Natural history | Travel 
 Genre:  Travel Narratives and Journals 
 Subjects:  Botany. | Natural history. 
 Author:  Rafinesque, C. S. (Constantine Samuel ), 1783-1840Requires cookie*
 Title:  C. S. (Constantine Samuel) Rafinesque Papers, 1808-1840     
 Dates:  1808-1840 
 Abstract:  The Rafinesque Collection consists of two types of documents: correspondence and copies of his writings. The correspondence is separated into three distinct parts: general correspondence, correspondence with Augustin Pyramus de Candole (a Swiss botanist), and correspondence with John Quincy Adams. The copies of his writings consist of manuscript essays, notebooks, lectures, and other materials that discuss various scientific topics, especially botany.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.R124 
 Extent:  1.75 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  International Travel | Native America | Natural history | Science and technology | Travel 
 Genre:  Manuscript Essays | Native American Materials | Notebooks | Political Correspondence | Scientific Correspondence 
 Subjects:  Anishinaabe | Biology, genetics, eugenics | Botany. | Culture, community, organizations | Delaware Indians | Indians of North America -- Louisiana | Ojibwa Indians | Osage Indians | Ottawa Indians | Plains Indians | Race, race relations, racism | Wallam olum | Zoology.