Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of J. N. Nicollet, mathematician, explorer, and cartographer, were acquired by transfer, purchase, and gift from various sources between 1921 and 1956.
Processing History
The collection was housed and listed between 1921 and 2005. As part of a reorganization in 2006, a new finding aid was created.
Related Material
The Henry Rowe Schoolcraft Papers contains Nicollet's journal of 1836 concerning an expedition to the sources of the Mississippi River (with correspondence from 1837).
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on one reel. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition as available.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, J. N. Nicollet Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.