Bray, Martha Coleman.
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).
The files also contain copies of Nicollet correspondence (1832-1843), including correspondence with English astronomers John F. W. Herschel (1821-1830) and Edward Sabine (1822-1829). The unedited manuscript of Joseph N. Nicollet and his Map, which contains more information than the published version, is also included.
Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), Sir, 1792-1871.
Sabine, Edward, Sir, 1788-1883
Association of American Geologists and Naturalists.
Astronomy -- Observations
Botany -- United States.
Dakota Indians.
Geology -- United States.
Indians of North America -- Great Plains.
Indians of North America -- Mississippi River Valley.
Natural history -- United States.
Scientific expeditions -- United States.
Women authors -- Minnesota.
Mississippi River Valley.
United States -- Description and travel -- 1783-1848
Saint Croix River (Wis. and Minn.).
Fort Snelling (Minn.)
Diaries lcgft
Authors -- Minnesota. lcsh
Astronomers -- United States. lcsh
Explorers -- United States. lcsh
Naturalists -- United States. lcsh
Scientists -- United States. lcsh
Bray, Edmund C.
Nicollet, J. N. (Joseph Nicolas), 1786-1843.
White, George Willard, 1903-1985.
AIP-ICOS
Minnesota Historical Society. Division of Archives and Manuscripts. 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102, USA