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1	Author:	Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Alexander von Humboldt papers, 1801-1859
	Dates:	1793-1859
	Abstract:	This collection of Humboldt's correspondence touches on his travels throughout the Americas. Of note are his letters with prominent Americans--namely Thomas Jefferson, Rembrandt Peale, and Peter Du Ponceau--about his observations. Many letters are in French. Some have translations. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.H88
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Science and technology \| Travel
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Natural history. \| Science publishing. \| Scientific expeditions.

2	Author:	Wistar, Caspar, 1761-1818	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Caspar Wistar Papers
	Dates:	1794-1817
	Abstract:	This bound volume contains approximately forty-four content rich letters written to Caspar Wistar, a prominent Philadelphian and scientist. Wistar's wide-ranging scientific interests are captured in the broad content of these letters. Topics of discussion include APS business, distillation, fossils and skeletons, scientific expeditions, and various letters of introductions sent to Wistar. A significant number are written in French. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.W76
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	International Travel \| Medicine \| Natural history \| Science and technology \| Travel
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	American Philosophical Society \| Botany \| Medicine -- 19th century \| Paleontology -- 19th century \| Yellow fever

3	Author:	Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Alexander Wilson papers, 1806-1813
	Dates:	1806-1813
	Abstract:	Alexander Wilson was a prominent ornithologist in nineteenth century America. This collection includes poetry, a copy of an advertisement for Wilson's book in the Albany Gazette and Charleston Courier, some correspondence, and a copy of Wilson's will. His letters to William Bartram describe a conversation he had with others about their travels into the west. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.W692
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Natural history \| Science and technology \| Travel
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Legal Records \| Literature \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Birds. \| Ornithologists. \| Ornithology.

4	Author:	Barton, Benjamin Smith, 1766-1815	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Violetta Delafield-Benjamin Smith Barton Collection
	Dates:	1783-1817
	Abstract:	The extensive Benjamin Smith Barton collection contains six sections: Correspondence, Bound Volumes (including notebooks), Subject Files, and Graphic Materials. The material includes numerous images, sketches, notes, printed material, and other correspondence. The collection also has numerous copper plates that were used to print images drawn by Barton. Although a collection this large touches on a variety of interesting and important subjects, the collection's strength is its wealth of data on nineteenth century medical, botanical, and Native American studies. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B284d
	Extent:	10 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Education \| Language and Linguistics \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Medicine \| Native America \| Natural history \| Printing and Publishing \| Science and technology \| Travel
	Genre:	Art \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Language Material \| Notebooks \| Political Correspondence \| Sketchbooks \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Bartram's Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.) \| Botanists \| Botany -- Study and teaching -- 19th century \| Botany -- Virginia \| Chemistry -- 18th century \| Cherokee Indians \| Cherokee language \| Choctaw Indians \| Dysentery. \| Electricity -- 18th century \| Ethnobotany \| Geology -- 18th century \| Gout \| Indians of North America \| Indians of North America -- Agriculture \| Indians of North America -- Languages \| Kaigana Indians \| Kaskaskia Indians \| Mammals -- Classification \| Mandan Indians \| Mastodons \| Materia medica \| Medicine -- Practice -- 18th century \| Medicine -- Study and teaching -- 18th century \| Meteorology -- United States -- 18th century \| Meteors \| Mineralogy \| Natural history -- 18th century \| Natural history -- 19th century \| Osage language \| Physicians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia \| Physics \| Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796 \| Seminole Indians \| Seneca Indians \| Tuscarora Indians \| University of Pennsylvania -- Faculty \| Venereal disease \| Yellow fever \| Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 1793 \| Zoology -- 18th century

5	Author:	Hare-Willing family.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Hare-Willing Family Papers
	Dates:	1724-1965
	Abstract:	This is a large and wide ranging collection on materials. The collection contains over 1300 individual items along with 53 bound volumes, which range from letter books to records of the First Colored Wesley Methodist Church. Letters to and from the various members of the extended Hare-Willing family compose the bulk of the loose correspondence. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.Ms.Coll.104
	Extent:	52 Linear Feet
	Topics:	African American \| Americans Abroad \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Early National Politics \| Education \| International Travel \| Law \| Natural history \| Philadelphia History \| Religion \| Science and technology \| Travel \| Women's History
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Educational Material \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Institutional Records \| Legal Records \| Miscellaneous \| Notebooks \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	African American churches -- United States \| Banks and banking -- United States -- History -- 19th century. \| Religion, religious organizations \| Science -- United States -- 19th century. \| Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform \| Steam-engines. \| Titantic (Steamship) \| World War I \| World War II