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Herschel Family. Papers, 1721-1951, (bulk 1810-1871).

Title: Papers, 1721-1951, (bulk 1810-1871).

The bulk of the Herschel papers consists of Sir John F.W. Herschel's correspondence, essays, drawings, notes, calculations, reports, notebooks, charts, documents, memoranda books, diaries, and travel journals from 1809 to 1871. Also present are Caroline Lucretia Herschel's correspondence, biographical memoranda, documents, tables, and diaries from 1787 to 1846; Sir William Herschel's correspondence, essays, notes, and tables from 1758 to 1822; correspondence and essays by other members of the Herschel family, colleagues, and acquaintances; and reports, minutes, and documents of various organizations to which John F.W. Herschel belonged. Among manuscripts of Sir John Herschel's works are his writings on actinometry, astronomy, the barometer, biology, chemistry, geology, music, photography, physical optics, physics, and other subjects, as well as 37 poems he wrote between 1826 and 1842. A manuscript of one of Herschel's earliest works, Memoir on a Remarkable Application of Cote's Theorems, is present in the collection, as are notebooks from his student years. Notes from numerous chemistry experiments date from 1848 to 1870. Diaries cover the years 1820-71, while travel journals from 1809 to 1850 contain observations on tours in Italy, France, Germany, and England. Herschel's reports, notes, star charts, financial accounts, and diaries from his work at an observation point at the Cape of Good Hope are present. Reports, essays, and documents of various organizations with which Sir John was associated, including the Royal Mint (1850-55), the English Committee for the Terrestrial Magnetism Survey (1838-39), the Greenwich Observatory (1830), the Royal University Commission (1850), the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Royal Commission on Standards of Weights and Measurements (1838-43), are also included. Items in the miscellaneous works series include Sir John Herschel's sketches titled "Profiles Taken with the Camera Lucida," sketches of apparatus, and various writings and calculations. Sir John's list of his publications chronologically records all of his published books, articles, and letters from 1812 to 1870. The letters series comprises correspondence from Sir John Herschel to over 200 correspondents, including George Biddell Airy, Mary Baldwin, W.E. Gladstone, Margaret Brodie Stewart Herschel, Richard Jones, Henry Rich, Edward Sabine, William Henry Fox Talbot, and Charles E. Trevelyan. The miscellaneous series is comprised of correspondence to Sir John Herschel, correspondence and works of other members of the Herschel family, and correspondence and works of colleagues and acquaintances. Also included are Sir John's account books, memoranda books, and Lady Herschel's housekeeping books from 1822 to 1840. Correspondence to Sir John Herschel includes nearly 1200 letters from such correspondents as George Biddell Airy, Jasper Atkinson, Charles Babbage, William Thomas Brande, Henry Drury Harness, George Peacock, Richard Sheepshanks, and William Whewell. Within Sir William Herschel's correspondence are letters from his father and other relatives in Germany. Sir William's "Concerning the Central Powers of the Particles of Matter," "My Idea of Matter," "Remarks on Dr. Priestly's Disquisition on Matter and Spirit," "Interference of Light," notes on astronomy, notes on optics, and various mathematical tables are represented in the collection. A list of the telescopes Sir William constructed and documents relating to his early musical career are also present. Sir William's biographical memoranda from 1758 to 1787, recopied by Caroline Herschel, and the original draft of Sir John's obituary of his father, are included as well. Among Caroline Herschel's correspondence are letters from Carl Gauss, John Haygarth, Alexander von Humboldt, and Joseph Lalande. Caroline Herschel's manuscripts include diaries from 1833 to 1845, biographical memoranda, an autobiography, documents about the disposal of her property, her will, diplomas, the royal warrant for her salary, and her astronomical tables. Her commonplace book of astronomical memoranda records her education as an astronomer. Correspondence by various other members of the Herschel family dates from 1721 to 1951. Correspondence and writings by other scientists, such as George Biddell Airy and John Dalton, complete the miscellaneous series.

ArchivalResource: 47 boxes (20 linear feet)

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Smith, G. Hubert, 1908-. G. Hubert Smith papers, 1900, 1930-1986.

Title: G. Hubert Smith papers, 1900, 1930-1986.

Papers largely documenting an American archaeologist's careers with the Minnesota Historical Society, as museum curator (1946-1949) and archaeologist at Grand Portage (1936-1937, 1953) and Fort Ridgely (1937-1938), and with the Smithsonian Institution's Missouri Basin Project (1951-1968). During his latter career Smith conducted excavations at numerous upper Missouri River historic sites including Loisel's trading post and forts George, Berthold, Sully, Pierre II, Stevenson, and Manuel. Correspondence between G. Hubert Smith and Adaline Clark documents their long distance relationship while she was at the Haskell Institute in the 1930s. Also included are a few photographs of Adaline.

ArchivalResource: 5.25 cubic feet (12 boxes and 1 oversize folder).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122644410 View

Goodrich, Aaron, 1807-1887. Aaron Goodrich papers, 1828-1887.

Title: Aaron Goodrich papers, 1828-1887.

Correspondence, clippings, certificates, political broadsides, and other materials relating to the career of Goodrich, the first chief justice of Minnesota Territory (1849-1851), secretary of the American legation in Brussels (1861-1869), and active in Minnesota and national politics.

ArchivalResource: 0.4 cu. ft. (1 box).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122560073 View

Pierre Chouteau and family papers., 1799-1850.

Title: Pierre Chouteau and family papers. 1799-1850.

Original, photostatic copies, and typed transcripts of letters between Pierre Chouteau, Henry Chouteau, Ramsay Crooks, George Davenport, Hercules L. Dousman, Kenneth McKenzie, Henry M. Rice, Joseph Rolette, Henry H. Sibley, Joseph M. Street and others as well as contracts, accounts, and other related documents concerning the fur trade, fur companies, the Dakota, Sauk, and Fox Indians, and similar matters.

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Larson, Elsye Mariah Davey, 1895-. Reminiscence of Henry Isaac Davey, 1949 March 6 / by Elsye Davey Larson.

Title: Reminiscence of Henry Isaac Davey, 1949 March 6 / by Elsye Davey Larson.

Typed reminiscence (6 pages) of Henry Isaac Davey, Martin County, Minnesota, detailing his early life, particularly his 1882 friendship with a man he believed to be the French explorer Joseph Nicollet. Includes a forwarding letter from Elsye Larson to the Minnesota Historical Society (1949) and two notes of refutation by the Minnesota Historical Society, stating that the explorer Nicollet actually died in 1843 (1965).

ArchivalResource: 4 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313859247 View

Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890. [Documents, 1828-1985, relating to John C. Frémont].

Title: [Documents, 1828-1985, relating to John C. Frémont]. 1828-1985.

Consists chiefly of A.L.S. of John C. Frémont, miscellaneous documents, photographs, and documents relating to the provenance of the collection.

ArchivalResource: 31 items ; sizes vary.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70161227 View

G. Hubert Smith papers., 1900, 1930-1986.

Title: G. Hubert Smith papers. 1900,1930-1986.

Papers largely documenting an American archaeologist'scareers with the Minnesota Historical Society, as museum curator (1946-1949) andarchaeologist at Grand Portage (1936-1937, 1953) and Fort Ridgely (1937-1938), andwith the Smithsonian Institution's Missouri Basin Project (1951-1968). During hislatter career Smith conducted excavations at numerous upper Missouri River historicsites including Loisel's trading post and forts George, Berthold, Sully, Pierre II,Stevenson, and Manuel. Correspondence between G. Hubert Smith and Adaline Clarkdocuments their long distance relationship while she was at the Haskell Institute inthe 1930s. Also included are a few photographs of Adaline.

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Nicollet, J. N. (Joseph Nicolas), 1786-1843. Papers, 1838-1839 [microform].

Title: Papers, 1838-1839 [microform].

ArchivalResource: ca. 40 items : maps ; 34 cm. or smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15991928 View

Smet, Pierre-Jean de, 1801-1873. Letter, 1840.

Title: Letter, 1840.

One letter written by Pierre-Jean de Smet in Westport, Missouri to J. N. Nicollet, French scientist and western explorer, who was then in Washington, D. C. The letter (in French), written April 21st, 1840 is extremely detailed with descriptions of the Potawatomie and journeys he had made during that winter. He talks about his planned trip to Oregon and visits among the Iroquois and Pawnee. He ends his letter with a postscript concerning the efforts of a Mr. McCoy, Baptist minister, and his efforts to derail the Catholic Missionaries. The collection includes a transcript of a translation into English.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.10 linear ft.)

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Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890. Letter to his mother, 1838 June 6.

Title: Letter to his mother, 1838 June 6.

Written from St. Peters, just prior to embarking with Joseph Nicollet's expedition up the Minnesota River, the letter gives instructions on management of his personal affairs, impressions of Nicollet, and plans for the expedition.

ArchivalResource: 4 p.

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Nicollet, J. N. (Joseph Nicolas), 1786-1843. Joseph N. Nicollet papers, [undated] and 1837-1843.

Title: Joseph N. Nicollet papers, [undated] and 1837-1843.

Photocopies of three volumes and several loose manuscripts, mostly in French, written and collected by the French scientist and explorer Joseph N. Nicollet. They relate primarily to Indian language and culture, particularly those of the Dakota and Chippewa. They also contain maps and geographical notes.

ArchivalResource: 26 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122357880 View

Samuel George Morton Papers, 1819-1850

Title: Samuel George Morton Papers 1819-1850

Through his craniometic studies of human races, the Philadelphia physician Samuel George Morton (1799-1851) exerted a profound influence on the development of physical anthropology in antebellum America, and made substantial contributions to mineralogy, paleontology, and natural history. Relating primarily to Morton's scientific interests, the Morton Papers include insights into Morton's perspectives on education, medical practice, geology and mineralogy, craniology, paleontology, the Wilkes Exploring Expedition (also known as the United States Exploring Expedition 1838-1842), and his two major monographs, the and . Several of the letters were written by Morton in his capacity as corresponding secretary of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Also included in this collection are Morton's "Some Remarks on the Infrequency of Mixed Offspring Between the European and Australian Races" (1850), Joseph Barclay Pentland's notes on the aborigines of Peru (ca. 1840?), and newspaper clippings on Morton's death; a diary of Morton's trip to the West Indies, 1834, a set of craniological sketches for use in Crania Americana, and a microfilm of letters in private hands, written to Morton, 1838-1844 Crania Americana Crania Aegyptiaca

ArchivalResource: 2.25 Linear feet; 5 boxes, bound volumes, microfilm

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Starr, Augusta, 1879-. Nicollet Island, [1958].

Title: Nicollet Island, [1958].

A typed copy of a reminiscent account of life on Nicollet Island (Minneapolis, Minnesota) in the 1870s and 1880s. The first part contains a brief history of Nicollet Island, the Falls of St. Anthony, and Joseph N. Nicollet. The second part includes reminiscences of the families who lived on the island, the lumber industry, the Eastman mills, homes built on the island, the first kindergarten, social events, and holidays.

ArchivalResource: 10 leaves.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313863268 View

Nicollet, J. N. (Joseph Nicolas), 1786-1843. J.N. Nicollet letters received from John James Abert and John Charles Frémont, 1838-1841.

Title: J.N. Nicollet letters received from John James Abert and John Charles Frémont, 1838-1841.

Twenty-two letters relating to explorations conducted by J.N. Nicollet, including eighteen letters, mostly ALS, written to him by John James Abert. Most letters written by Abert concern arrangements and instructions for Nicollet's Corps of Topographical Engineers expeditions, including discussion of government appropriations and support of Joel Roberts Poinsett, Secretary of War; the assignment of John Charles Frémont to assist Nicollet; and progress and results of expeditions. Other letters from Abert relate to purchase by the United States government of data from Nicollet's exploration of the sources of the Mississippi River in 1837-1838; a draft, signed, written by Nicollet describing this expedition, including his observations on relations between settlers and Dakota and Ojibwa Indians; and two ALS from Frémont to Nicollet regarding arrangements for a second expedition in 1839. Frémont also discusses his family life and asks for Nicollet's advice regarding breaking of a marriage engagement. Both Frémont and Abert briefly refer to financial support from Pierre Chouteau Jr. and Company for a second expedition.

ArchivalResource: 22 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702150322 View

Sibley, Henry Hastings, 1811-1891. Henry H. Sibley papers, 1815-1932.

Title: Henry H. Sibley papers, 1815-1932.

Correspondence, financial records, legal papers, speeches, and miscellany of this early Minnesota fur trader, entrepreneur, and governor.

ArchivalResource: 34 microfilm reels and 0.25 cu. ft. (1 box, 1 Reserve folder, 1 oversize folder).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313848596 View

Nicollet, J. N. (Joseph Nicolas), 1786-1843. [Journal and related papers]

Title: [Journal and related papers] 1838-1930.

ArchivalResource: 1 portfolio : maps ; 43 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27241628 View

Sibley, Henry Hastings, 1811-1891. Papers, 1815-1830.

Title: Papers, 1815-1830.

Papers consist of correspondence; personal account books; bills; financial ledgers; speeches; maps; diaries; legal documents; an autobiography; records of the Fort Snelling Sutler Store; records of the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce Grasshopper Relief Committee; and papers of Joseph N. Nicollet and Joseph H. Laframboise. Papers relate primarily to fur trade with the Sioux Indians; the American Fur Company and the Pierre Chouteau, Jr. and Company; Indian treaties; Minnesota Territory politics; land speculation; railroad development; Sioux Uprising, 1862; and the Sibley Expeditions.

ArchivalResource: 32 microfilm rolls ; 35 mm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17998041 View

American Fur Company papers., 1831-1849.

Title: American Fur Company papers. 1831-1849.

Microfilmed papers of the American Fur Company. Includes microfilm copies of unbound letters, invoices, blotters, orders, memorandums, letterbooks, bound volumes and other papers.

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Phillips Fund for Native American Research Collection, 1960-present

Title: Phillips Fund for Native American Research Collection 1960-present

The Phillips Fund Collection consists of materials submitted to the APS by recipients of grants from its Phillips Fund for Native American Research. The materials vary in scope, ranging from linguistics to ethnography, musicology, religion, ethnobotany, and history, and including study of Indian cultures from Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

ArchivalResource: 30.0 Linear feet

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J. N. Nicollet papers, 1797-1843.

Title: J. N. Nicollet papers, 1797-1843.

Correspondence, astronomical observations, geographical and meteorological data, expedition diaries, reports, research material, notes, maps, and other papers relating to Nicollet's explorations of the upper Mississippi and Missouri rivers. Documents his exploration of Minnesota, Missouri, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Includes Francis A. Chardon's journals from Fort Clark, N.D.; Regis Loisel's account of the upper Missouri River; and excerpts from the diaries of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Zebulon Montgomery Pike. Correspondents include Jacob Whitman Bailey, Edmund M. Blunt, Simon William Gabriel Bruté de Rémur, Jean-Louis-Anne-Madeleine Lefebvre de Cheverus, Pierce Connelly, Louis Régis Deluol, John England, David W. Gobel, J.D. Graham, F.R. Hassler, Ethan Allen Hitchcock, Charles T. Jackson, Elias Loomis, Alfred Mordecai, Rush Nutt, Joseph Plympton, Michael Portier, Joseph Rosati, H.H. Sherwood, Gerard Troost, and Sears Cook Walker.

ArchivalResource: 1,500 items.8 containers.1 microfilm reel.3.2 linear feet.

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Geyer, Charles A. (Charles Andreas). Charles A. Geyer letters, 1842-1846.

Title: Charles A. Geyer letters, 1842-1846.

Fourteen letters (negative photocopies) from Geyer, a German botanist working in America. Eleven (in German) are to George Engelmann (another German botanist working in St. Louis, Mo.) concerning Geyer's field work in Illinois in 1842 and with the expedition of Sir William Stewart up the Missouri and down the Columbia from 1843 to 1845. One letter was written to George C. Thorburn from Spokan Mission, Oregon Territory (Dec. 28, 1843). Two letters were written from Honolulu, Hawaii, where members of the Stewart expedition stopped on their return to England: one (Jan. 10, 1845, in English) was written to Reverend Father De Smet at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Mission, Flathead Country, Oregon; the other (Jan. 11, 1845, in German) was written to Engelmann. Although the letters relate primarily to botanical observations, they also contain references to John C. Fremont, Joseph N. Nicollet, the Hudson's Bay Company with its many posts and factors, and the country through which Geyer passed. With typed transcripts for the letters that are in German (source unknown).

ArchivalResource: Photocopies of original letters: 14 items.Transcripts: 13 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122415601 View

Henry H. Sibley Papers., 1815-1932.

Title: Henry H. Sibley Papers. 1815-1932.

Correspondence, financial records, legal papers, speeches,and miscellany of this early Minnesota fur trader, entrepreneur, andgovernor. More than a third of the papers concern the fur trade with the Dakota Indians of theUpper Mississippi Valley from 1815 to 1855, documenting Sibley's businessassociation with the American Fur Company and its successor, Pierre Chouteau, Jr.,and Company, as well as his interest in the treaties, wars, and welfare of theDakota.

ArchivalResource:

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Henry Rowe Schoolcraft Papers, 1788-1941, (bulk 1820-1856)

Title: Henry Rowe Schoolcraft Papers 1788-1941 (bulk 1820-1856)

Author, ethnologist, explorer, geologist, glass manufacturer, and Indian agent. Correspondence, journals, articles, books, manuscripts of magazines, poetry, speeches, government reports, Indian vocabularies, maps, drawings, and other papers reflecting Schoolcraft's career as a glass manufacturer, mineralogist on an exploring expedition in the Ozark Mountains, geologist on the Cass expedition to the Northwest Territory, leader of expeditions throughout the Great Lakes region, member of Michigan's legislative council, Indian agent, superintendent of Indian affairs for Michigan, ethnologist, and author of works concerning the Iroquois of New York state and other Indians of North America.

ArchivalResource: 25,000 items; 90 containers plus 1 oversize; 28 linear feet; 69 microfilm reels

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Nicollet, J. N. (Joseph Nicolas), 1786-1843. Joseph N. Nicollet papers, 1822-1843.

Title: Joseph N. Nicollet papers, 1822-1843.

Photographic and typed copies of correspondence, miscellaneous papers, and diaries relating to Joseph N. Nicollet and his scientific explorations.

ArchivalResource: 0.75 cu. ft. (2 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86125318 View

Nicollet, J. N. (Joseph Nicolas), 1786-1843. Letters, 1836-1837.

Title: Letters, 1836-1837.

Photostat copies of letters in French with typewritten English translations, dated June 25 and November 15, 1836, and October 18, 1837, written by Nicollet from the St. Peter River, and St. Louis, Missouri, to Dr. Rush C. Nutt of Rodney, Mississippi, describing an exploratory trip to the upper Mississippi River.

ArchivalResource: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145786548 View

Bray, Martha Coleman. Martha and Edmund Bray research files, 1960-1980.

Title: Martha and Edmund Bray research files, 1960-1980.

Correspondence, research notes, published materials, and related files gathered by Martha C. and Edmund C. Bray relating to French explorer and scientist Joseph N. Nicollet, whose explorations (1836-1839) of the Upper Mississippi and St. Croix river regions revealed much information on the geographical, topographical, geological, and botanical features of the region and on Indian life in the area. His journals were edited and translated by the Brays and published by the Minnesota Historical Society (1970 and 1976).

ArchivalResource: 1.5 cu. ft. (2 boxes)

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Nicollet, J. N. (Joseph Nicolas), 1786-1843. Correspondence : Nicollet and Torrey, 1841-1843.

Title: Correspondence : Nicollet and Torrey, 1841-1843.

Incoming correspondence from J.N. Nicollet to John Torrey, for 1841-1843. The correspondence discusses Nicollet's travel in the upper Mississippi River Valley while mapping the region for the Bureau of the Corps of Topographical Engineers and his request for Torrey to identify and describe the plants collected.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder (2 letters)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/778560969 View

Hassler, F. R. (Ferdinand Rudolph), 1770-1843. Papers of c [manuscript], 1806-1847.

Title: Papers of c [manuscript], 1806-1847.

Papers of Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler. They consist mostly of correspondence, with various persons, of F. R. Hassler, mathematician, geodetic surveyor, and first superintendent of the U. S. Coast and [Geodetic] Survey.

ArchivalResource: 164 items.

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Nicollet, J. N. (Joseph Nicolas), 1786-1843. J.N. Nicollet letters received from John James Abert and John Charles Frémont, 1838-1841.

Title: J.N. Nicollet letters received from John James Abert and John Charles Frémont, 1838-1841.

Twenty-two letters relating to explorations conducted by J.N. Nicollet, including eighteen letters, mostly ALS, written to him by John James Abert. Most letters written by Abert concern arrangements and instructions for Nicollet's Corps of Topographical Engineers expeditions, including discussion of government appropriations and support of Joel Roberts Poinsett, Secretary of War; the assignment of John Charles Frémont to assist Nicollet; and progress and results of expeditions. Other letters from Abert relate to purchase by the United States government of data from Nicollet's exploration of the sources of the Mississippi River in 1837-1838; a draft, signed, written by Nicollet describing this expedition, including his observations on relations between settlers and Dakota and Ojibwa Indians; and two ALS from Frémont to Nicollet regarding arrangements for a second expedition in 1839. Frémont also discusses his family life and asks for Nicollet's advice regarding breaking of a marriage engagement. Both Frémont and Abert briefly refer to financial support from Pierre Chouteau Jr. and Company for a second expedition.

ArchivalResource: 22 items.

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Henry Rowe Schoolcraft Papers, 1788-1941, (bulk 1820-1856)

Title: Henry Rowe Schoolcraft Papers 1788-1941 (bulk 1820-1856)

Author, ethnologist, explorer, geologist, glass manufacturer, and Indian agent. Correspondence, journals, articles, books, manuscripts of magazines, poetry, speeches, government reports, Indian vocabularies, maps, drawings, and other papers reflecting Schoolcraft's career as a glass manufacturer, mineralogist on an exploring expedition in the Ozark Mountains, geologist on the Cass expedition to the Northwest Territory, leader of expeditions throughout the Great Lakes region, member of Michigan's legislative council, Indian agent, superintendent of Indian affairs for Michigan, ethnologist, and author of works concerning the Iroquois of New York state and other Indians of North America.

ArchivalResource: 25,000 items; 90 containers plus 1 oversize; 28 linear feet; 69 microfilm reels

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J. N. Nicollet papers, 1797-1843.

Title: J. N. Nicollet papers, 1797-1843.

Correspondence, astronomical observations, geographical and meteorological data, expedition diaries, reports, research material, notes, maps, and other papers relating to Nicollet's explorations of the upper Mississippi and Missouri rivers. Documents his exploration of Minnesota, Missouri, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Includes Francis A. Chardon's journals from Fort Clark, N.D.; Regis Loisel's account of the upper Missouri River; and excerpts from the diaries of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Zebulon Montgomery Pike. Correspondents include Jacob Whitman Bailey, Edmund M. Blunt, Simon William Gabriel Bruté de Rémur, Jean-Louis-Anne-Madeleine Lefebvre de Cheverus, Pierce Connelly, Louis Régis Deluol, John England, David W. Gobel, J.D. Graham, F.R. Hassler, Ethan Allen Hitchcock, Charles T. Jackson, Elias Loomis, Alfred Mordecai, Rush Nutt, Joseph Plympton, Michael Portier, Joseph Rosati, H.H. Sherwood, Gerard Troost, and Sears Cook Walker.

ArchivalResource: 1,500 items.8 containers.1 microfilm reel.3.2 linear feet.

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Engelmann, George, 1809-1884. George Engelmann papers, 1831-1914.

Title: George Engelmann papers, 1831-1914.

This is a collection of chiefly letters and botanical notebooks. Lecture notes and Engelmann's doctoral thesis are among the earliest papers. A series on herbaria and collectors includes plant exchange lists and other records concerning the Bernhardi and Engelmann herbaria and early plant collections coordinated by Engelmann in the western United States. The botanical notebooks are primarily notes on species from the botanical literature, herbarium specimens, and live plants in field and garden. Drawings and manuscripts by Engelmann, Arthur Schott, Paulus Roetter and others, and correspondence are found throughout. The correspondence (primarily letters to Engelmann) relates to botany, botanical surveys and expeditions sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and other U.S. government agencies. Letters discuss the following expeditions: the Emory expedition in New Mexico, the Fremont expedition in the Rocky Mountains and California, Hayden expedition on the upper Missouri River and Colorado, and the Nicollet, Powell, Simpson, Wheeler, Whipple and Wilkes expeditions. Many of the letters include descriptions of local and national politics. There is extensive correspondence with Smithsonian representatives.

ArchivalResource: 39 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61772595 View