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1	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

2	Author:	Lesley, J. P. (J. Peter), 1819-1903	Requires cookie*
	Title:	J.P. Lesley Papers
	Dates:	1826-1898
	Abstract:	J.P. Lesley was a prominent Pennsylvanian who became a leading geologist. This collection contains a range of materials that relate to his life. The content of the correspondence is not just scientific. Instead, subjects span a wide-range of topics, including European travel, the Civil War, politics, art, literature, personal affairs, and family matters. The papers also reflect Lesley wide-ranging scientific interests. Although a geologist, Lesley also dabbled in demographic studies, religion, and philology. A fair amount of the collection is from the 1850s and beyond. Much of this early correspondence is among family members, but some letters are from prominent reformers, such as Lydia Maria Child. Among the Lesley papers are poems, journals, and notebooks. Two boxes date from 1841 to 1851, which, notably, deal with the period before Lesley became a full-time geologist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.L56
	Extent:	7.75 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Americans Abroad \| International Travel \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Marriage and Family Life
	Genre:	Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Literature \| Scientific Data \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Abolition, emancipation, freedom \| Avesta \| Cartography. \| Charities -- United States. \| Education -- United States \| Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic \| France -- Description and travel \| Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Egypt \| Geological Survey of Pennsylvania \| Geology -- Maps \| Geology -- Nova Scotia -- Surveys \| Geology -- Pennsylvania \| Germany -- Description and travel \| Hawaiian language \| Javanese language \| Nova Scotia -- Surveys \| Obelisks \| Paleontology -- Pennsylvania \| Pennsylvania -- Surveys \| Philology \| Poems \| Slavery -- United States. \| Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform \| Switzerland -- Description and travel \| Transcendentalism \| Unitarianism

3	Author:	Vaux, George, V, 1721-1803	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Vaux Family Papers, 1690-1996
	Dates:	1690-1996
	Abstract:	The George Vaux Papers is a massive collection which is focused on the business and financial interests of a prominent Philadelphia family. What follows is a list of some of the more notable parts of this expansive collection: - Correspondence: There is a massive amount of correspondence, much of which is personal and familial in nature. Nonetheless, the letters often discuss politics, current affairs, and society. The earliest records date to 1701, although the great bulk are focused on the revolutionary era to the first quarter of the nineteenth century. - Almanacs, 1790-1870: The collection contains a large collection of small pocket almanacs from Philadelphia. Some of the earliest ones contain records of financial transactions and diaries. - Charles Thomson Correspondence: The collection has a series of letters from Charles Thomson, the Secretary of the Continental Congress. These letters are from the 1780s, after Thomson had largely retired from the political arena. - Legal and Estate Documents: This portion of the collection is extensive and difficult to summarize. The family owned a huge amount of property throughout the state. These papers contain deeds, information on rents, surveys of land, and other transactions. Moreover, the Vaux family had ties through marriage and friendship to other prominent families, and some of their estate business is included in this collection. Among the notable papers are documents pertaining to John and Sally Norris Dickinson's properties and the estates of the Emlens and the Sansoms. One document complements the Jane Aitken Collection, as it has an accounting of the Bible that she printed. - Travel Accounts: Most notably, George Vaux VII made a trip to "Indian Country" in 1802-1803. He wrote numerous letters home and kept a small and incomplete travel journal. - Philadelphia City Affairs: The Vaux were active in civic life. The collection contains information on city improvements, with specific letters and records relating to the water supply. The collection has letters that discuss building the Water Works, records of a Committee on the Sewers, and an agreement between the city and Peale's Museum. - Business Affairs: The record of the Vaux's diverse business interests is contained in this collection. In addition to their land holdings, the Vaux's were very active in internal improvements, with records from numerous navigation companies held in the collection. The Vaux's were also involved in mining and mineralogy, including Pennsylvania's oil lands, which is also reflected in the content of this collection. Finally, there are partial records of some prominent Philadelphia institutions, such as the Bank of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Contributorship. - Native American Documents - In addition to George Vaux's travels into Indian Country, there are extracts from Indian Treaties and some records of the Friendly Association in this collection. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.Ms.Coll.73
	Extent:	150 Linear Feet
	Topics:	African American \| American Revolution \| Antebellum Politics \| Early National Politics \| Marriage and Family Life \| Native America \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History \| Social Life and Custom \| Surveying and Maps \| Travel
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Institutional Records \| Legal Records \| Maps and Surveys
	Subjects:	Abolition, emancipation, freedom \| Genealogy. \| Land speculation \| Mineralogy. \| Quaker businesspeople \| Quakers -- Missions. \| Seneca Indians \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform \| Yellow fever.

4	Author:	Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Benjamin Franklin Papers, 1642-1841
	Dates:	1642-1841
	Abstract:	The Papers of Benjamin Franklin are a rich source as varied and expansive as Dr. Franklin's storied life. The Collection has been calendared, catalogued, and much of it is transcribed in printed volumes and online at www.franklinpapers.org. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F85
	Extent:	85.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Americans Abroad \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Diplomatic History \| Government Affairs \| International Travel \| Land and Speculation \| Marriage and Family Life \| Military History \| Pennsylvania History \| Printing and Publishing \| Social Life and Custom
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Diplomatic Material \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Manuscript Essays \| Political Correspondence \| Printed Material \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Abolition, emancipation, freedom \| Electricity -- Early works to 1800 \| Postal service -- United States \| Printers -- Pennsylvania \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform

5	Author:	Wyck Association	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Wyck Association Collection
	Dates:	1663-1972
	Abstract:	The Wyck Collection is a massive collection that touches upon a number of early American themes. MOLE contains an extensive inventory of the collection. There are also binders with the collection that contain item level descriptions of the contents. The collection is particularly notable for its family correspondence, business records, and information on the operations of some Philadelphia institutions, such as the Academy of Natural Sciences. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.Ms.Coll.52
	Extent:	151.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Early National Politics \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Marriage and Family Life \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History \| Science and technology \| Trade
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Family Correspondence \| Institutional Records \| Miscellaneous
	Subjects:	Abolition, emancipation, freedom \| Agriculture \| Culture, community, organizations \| Home economics -- United States -- Accounting \| Horticulture \| Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs \| Quakers \| Race, race relations, racism \| Reconstruction \| Religion, religious organizations \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform \| Social problems.