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1	Author:	unknown	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Zebulon Montgomery Pike biographical materials, 1780-1956
	Dates:	1780-1956
	Abstract:	The Zebulon Montgomery Pike Biographical Material Collection contains research data on Pike that Eugene Hollon compiled for his biography of Pike. There are some photocopies and transcriptions of correspondence and other primary sources. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.P63
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Exploration. \| Travel
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Research Records and Reports
	Subjects:	Explorers.

2	Author:	Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Chronological series of facts relating to Louisiana; its limits and bounds, 1804
	Dates:	1804
	Abstract:	This bound volume contains two discreet documents written by Thomas Jefferson (which have been subsequently printed in various sources). The first is a letter from Thomas Jefferson to Peter Du Ponceau dated Monticello, December 30, 1817. In it, Jefferson discusses his acquisition of Louisiana, his Indian vocabularies, and Meriwether Lewis' contributions to it. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.973.4.J35c
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Colony and State Specific History \| Diplomatic History \| Exploration. \| Language and Linguistics \| Military History
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Manuscript Essays
	Subjects:	Louisiana Purchase -- Discovery and exploration.

3	Author:	Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Thomas Jefferson, letters to and from various persons, 1791-1840
	Dates:	1791-1840
	Abstract:	This is a particularly rich collection of Thomas Jefferson's letters from his retirement years. The letters primarily cover the years 1813-1820s, although there are some from earlier. Most of the letters are outgoing, and L. H. Girardin is the primary recipient. The letters to Girardin often discuss Virginia's history and sometimes Jefferson's own recollections of events, including letters on Virginia during the American Revolution and a supposed attempt to create a dictatorship in Virginia in 1776. Some letters also convey information on contemporary events and offer a window into Jefferson's personal and family life. A few letters from 1791 discuss Jefferson's memory of Benjamin Franklin, including anecdotes of Franklin in France. One document is a draft of a profile of Baron Humboldt. A series of letters to Peter Du Ponceau discuss Thomas Jefferson's attempt to acquire a copy of William Byrd's "A Secret History of the Line" and, once acquired, his interpretation of it. Another portion discusses the journals of Lewis and Clark. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.J35.Le
	Extent:	63 item(s)
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Colony and State Specific History \| Exploration. \| Native America \| War of 1812
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Political Correspondence

4	Author:	Ord, George, 1781-1866	Requires cookie*
	Title:	George Ord Collection
	Dates:	1831-1864
	Abstract:	The collection of George Ord correspondence is a relatively small but significant collection. Most of the letters are from George Ord to Charles Waterton, a British naturalist, and reflect their shared interest in natural history, especially ornithology. The letters deal with Ord's rivalry with Audubon. Many of Ord's letters question the accuracy of Audobon's work. Other letters touch on Alexander Wilson and on new techniques for capturing images of animal life, such as the use of the Daguerre process. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Or2
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Early National Politics \| Exploration. \| Natural history \| Philadelphia History \| Science and technology
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Abolitionists -- United States -- Attitudes \| Animals -- Habits and behavior of \| Audubon, John James, 1785-1851. Birds of America \| Banks and banking -- United States. \| Birds -- Study and teaching \| Birds. \| Cholic Acid \| Church buildings -- Pennsylvania-Philadelphia \| Cicada (Genus) \| Columbidia \| Cuckoos \| Daguerreotypes \| Dictionary of the English language. Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 \| Dove \| English language -- Dictionaries \| Famines -- Ireland \| France -- 19th century \| Frogs -- United States \| Frost -- Great Britain \| Geese \| Gold mines and mining -- California -- 19th century \| Heatstroke \| Immigrants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia \| Influenza -- United States \| Irish -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia \| Memorials -- Great Britain \| Mercury \| Mexican War, 1846-1848 \| Monk, Maria, d. 1850 \| Partridges \| Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827 -- Art collections. \| Potatoes \| Railroads -- 19th century \| Rattlesnake \| Religion \| Reptiles \| Sea monsters \| Secession -- Southern States \| Skin -- Diseases-Treatment \| Slaves -- Emancipation-America \| Smoking -- Health aspects -- United States \| Soap trade -- Pennsylvania \| Steam-navigation -- Atlantic Ocean \| Steamboat disasters \| Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896 Uncle Tom's Cabin. \| Telegraph \| United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842). \| Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1872. Narrative of the United States exploring expedition. \| Williams, Eleazer, 1787-1858

5	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

6	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

7	Author:	Le Conte, John Eatton, 1784-1860	Requires cookie*
	Title:	John Eatton Le Conte papers, 1816-1877
	Dates:	1816-1877
	Abstract:	The John Le Conte Papers contain a range of correspondence, most of which deals with discussions of natural history. Le Conte was a scientist whose interests were in natural history, especially entomology. Le Conte worked at the United States Army Corp of Topographical Engineers, and his correspondence relating to their surveys provide details on the state of eastern seaports and harbors in the mid-eighteenth century. Most of the correspondence is incoming and it is often either orders from superiors to Le Conte or field reports from subordinates to LeConte. The orders for Le Conte to organize an expedition to explore Florida are included. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.L493.3
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Education \| Exploration. \| Military History \| Science and technology
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Military Records \| Official Government Documents and Records
	Subjects:	Harbors -- United States. \| Military topography. \| Natural history. \| Topographical surveying -- United States.

8	Author:	Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Samuel George Morton Papers
	Dates:	1819-1850
	Abstract:	The Samuel George Morton Collection provides a window into the life of this nineteenth century scientist, explorer, and natural historian. The collection holds a wide-range of materials, and the correspondence touches on many different subjects. The entry in MOLE contains an item level accounting of the collection and its contents. The collection begins in the 1820s, when Morton is just beginning his career and continues through to the 1840s. Letters touch on topics, such as the treatment of Native Americans, Indian burial grounds, discoveries of fossilized remains, and medical education. Material on the Wilkes Expedition and especially on Morton's early medical career is covered in depth. One letter contains a request from General Lafayette for a skull of an Indian for his own scientific collection. Most of the letters are to Morton and contain results of experiments or observations from travel and exploration. Additionally, the Diary to the West Indies form 1834 offers insight into the culture of the islands. Morton's own involvement in the scientific racism is prominent in much of his later writing. Included in the collection are sketches of his "craniometrical drawings," which were used by pro-slavery advocates. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.M843
	Extent:	2.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	African American \| Exploration. \| International Travel \| Travel
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Scientific Correspondence \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Archaeology \| Aymara Indians \| Botany \| Craniology. \| Craniometry \| Education \| Egyptology. \| Geology \| Indians of North America -- Kentucky \| Indians of North America -- Massachusetts \| Indians of North America -- Mississippi \| Indians of North America -- Ohio \| Indians of North America -- Physical characteristics \| Indians of North America -- Rhode Island \| Indians of North America -- Tennessee \| Indians of South America -- Peru \| Indians of South America -- Physical characteristics \| Medicine \| Mineralogy \| Miscegenation \| Natural history \| Naumkeag Indians \| Ornithology \| Paleontology \| Pentland, Joseph Barclay \| Phrenology \| Race \| Race, race relations, racism \| Science and technology \| Skull. \| Slavery -- Barbados \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)

9	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.