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1	Author:	Edwards, Benjamin	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Benjamin Edwards Papers
	Dates:	1819-1827
	Abstract:	Benjamin Edwards was a member of Major Stephen H. Long's "Yellowstone Expedition," also known as the Rocky Mountain Expedition, in 1819-1820. The expedition completed the first ascent of the Missouri River. This collection consists of one letter Edwards wrote to his father while on the expedition and a series (approximately 5) letters Edwards wrote to his father after leaving the expedition. These later letters primarily discuss issues surrounding winding down the expedition, including Edwards' attempt to receive wages due him. After the expedition, Edwards bounced around the Mississippi River. At one time, he worked as an overseer of slaves at a sawmill near New Orleans, which he briefly describes in one of his letters. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Ed9
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	African American \| Exploration. \| Travel
	Genre:	Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Exploration \| Stephen H. Long Expedition to the Rocky Mountains (1819-1820) \| West (U.S.)-Description and travel

2	Author:	Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Elisha Kent Kane Papers
	Dates:	1810-1953
	Abstract:	This large collection contains the papers of Elisha Kent Kane, a prominent Philadelphian who led the U.S. Exploring Expedition. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.K132
	Extent:	6.75 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Americans Abroad \| Exploration. \| International Travel \| Marriage and Family Life \| Social Life and Custom
	Genre:	Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Abolition, emancipation, freedom \| Africa \| Arctic Indians \| Arctic regions-Pictorial works \| China -- Foreign relations -- United States \| Colonization, repatriation \| Exploration \| Explorers -- United States \| Geometry -- Study and teaching \| Grinnell Expedition, 1st, 1850-1851 \| Grinnell Expedition, 2d, 1853-1855 \| Hospitals -- Pennsylvania \| Indians of North America -- Nunavut \| Inuit -- Canada \| Inuit -- Greenland \| Inuit -- Nunavut -- Baffin Island \| Medicine -- Practice -- Pennsylvania \| Medicine -- Study and teaching -- Pennsylvania \| Meteorology -- Arctic Regions \| Mineralogy -- Study and teaching \| Northwest Passage \| Obstetrics \| Plantations \| Slave trade -- Africa \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| United States -- Foreign relations -- China \| United States. Navy

3	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.