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1Author:  Murchison, Roderick Impey, Sir, 1792-1871Requires cookie*
 Title:  Sir Roderick Impey Murchison correspondence, 1830-1867     
 Dates:  1830-1867 
 Abstract:  This manuscript collection falls outside the geographic scope of the Early American guide (British North America and the United States before 1840). It may be of interest to scholars interested in global history, international relations, imperialism, or the U.S. in the world.

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 Call #:  Mss.509.G29 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America 
 Subjects:  Geology. | Natural history. 
2Author:  Hutton, William, 1797-1860Requires cookie*
 Title:  William Hutton letters, 1821-1852     
 Dates:  1821-1852 
 Abstract:  This manuscript collection falls outside the geographic scope of the Early American guide (British North America and the United States before 1840). It may be of interest to scholars interested in global history, international relations, imperialism, or the U.S. in the world.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.H978 
 Extent:  0.5 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America 
 Subjects:  Botany. | Geology. | Natural history. 
3Author:  Murchison, Roderick Impey, Sir, 1792-1871Requires cookie*
 Title:  Sir Roderick Impey Murchison correspondence, 1829-1871     
 Dates:  1829-1871 
 Abstract:  This manuscript collection falls outside the geographic scope of the Early American guide (British North America and the United States before 1840). It may be of interest to scholars interested in global history, international relations, imperialism, or the U.S. in the world.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.M93 
 Extent:  0.5 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America 
 Subjects:  Entomology. | Geology -- Soviet Union -- Surveys. | Geology. | Glaciers. | Natural history | Zoology. 
4Author:  Wright, William D.Requires cookie*
 Title:  William D. Wright notebooks, 1843-1847     
 Dates:  1843-1847 
 Abstract:  The William Wright Collection is beyond the geographic scope of this guide, but scholars of early America, especially science and technology, may find this collection useful.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.W936 
 Extent:  6 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America | Science and technology 
 Genre:  Educational Material 
 Subjects:  Geology. | Mechanics. | Natural history. | Steam-engines. 
5Author:  Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875Requires cookie*
 Title:  Sir Charles Lyell papers, 1806-1874     
 Dates:  1806-1874 
 Abstract:  This manuscript collection falls outside the geographic scope of the Early American guide (British North America and the United States before 1840). It may be of interest to scholars interested in global history, international relations, imperialism, or the U.S. in the world.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.L981 
 Extent:  0.75 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America 
 Subjects:  Botany. | Evolution. | Geology. | Natural history. | Natural selection. | Paleontology. | Science -- Great Britain. | Scientists -- Great Britain. 
6Author:  Gray, John Edward, 1800-1875Requires cookie*
 Title:  John Edward Gray papers, 1783-1884     
 Dates:  1783-1884 
 Abstract:  The John Gray Collection contains correspondence, most of which is incoming and addressed to John Gray or his wife. The collection is fairly large and its chronology ranges from the early nineteenth century until the 1880s. Most of the correspondence is to and from Britons, but there is some correspondence from prominent American scientists and natural historians. John Gray was a natural historian active at the British Museum of Natural History, serving from 1840-1874 as keeper of the Zoological Department. MOLE contains a very detailed inventory.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.G784 
 Extent:  5 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America 
 Subjects:  Geology. | Mollusks. | Natural history -- Catalogs and collections -- England. | Natural history -- Catalogs and collections -- United States. | Shells. 
7Author:  Fabbroni, Giovanni Valentino Mattia, 1752-1822Requires cookie*
 Title:  Giovanni Valentino Mattia Fabbroni papers, ca. 1770s-1875     
 Dates:  Circa 1770-1875 
 Abstract:  This Collection of Giovanni Fabbroni letters contain a range of correspondence that Fabbroni carried on with fellow scientists throughout Europe. Although much of Fabbroni's travel and correspondence focused on Continental Europe, his wide-ranging correspondence can offer insight into the British Atlantic World and the flow of ideas and information within it.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.F113 
 Extent:  8 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America | Science and technology 
 Genre:  Foreign Language | Scientific Correspondence 
 Subjects:  Agriculture | Botany. | Bridges. | Coinage. | Geology. | Locks (Hydraulic engineering) -- Middle Atlantic states -- History. | Machinery -- Drawings. | Manufacturing processes. | Museums -- History. | Natural history. | Tools -- Drawings. | Weights and measures. 
8Author:  VariousRequires cookie*
 Title:  Scientists Collection     
 Dates:  1563-1973 
 Abstract:  This manuscript collection falls outside the geographic scope of the Early American guide (British North America and the United States before 1840). It may be of interest to scholars interested in global history, international relations, imperialism, or the U.S. in the world.

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 Call #:  Mss.509.L56 
 Extent:  5.75 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America 
 Subjects:  Animal magnetism. | Astronomy | Astronomy -- Early works to 1800 | Azores -- Description and travel | Bertrand, J. (Joseph), 1822-1900 | Conchology | Evolution (Biology) | Geology | Natural history | Paleontology | Physics | Physics -- Early works to 1800 | Science | Shells. | Silkworms | Wistar, Caspar, 1761-1818