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1. J.N. Nicollet papers, 1797-1843

   1,500 items. 8 containers. 3.2 linear feet. 1 microfilm reel. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Mathematician, explorer, and cartographer. Correspondence, astronomical and geographical observations, expedition diaries, maps, reports, research material, and notes relating to Nicollet’s explorations of the upper Mississippi and Missouri rivers.

2. Samuel Whittemore Boggs papers, 1912-1954

   7,000 items. 31 containers plus 1 oversize. 29 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Geographer, inventor, and cartographer. Correspondence, writings, subject files, research data, printed matter, and other material relating mainly to Boggs's geographic studies and to his inventions and research interests.

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3. Philip Lee Phillips papers, 1885-1921

   200 items. 4 containers. 1.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Cartographer and chief director of maps of Library of Congress Map Division. Correspondence, writings, printed matter, and other personal material relating to Phillips’s work and career at the Library of Congress as a cartographer and chief of the Library’s Map Division.