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1Title:  Travels in the central portions of the Mississippi valley: comprising observations on its mineral geography, internal resources, and aboriginal population    
 Creator:  Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864 
 Publication:  Collins and Hannay, New-York,1825. 
 Notes:  Includes bibliographical references. 
 Call #:  F25J S372t Vault 
 Extent:  iv, 459 p. plates, maps (1 fold.) 22 cm. 
 Subjects:  Indians of North America -- Mississippi River Valley | Mississippi River Valley -- Description and travel | United States -- Exploring expeditions | Northwest, Old -- Description and travel
 
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2Title:  Summary narrative of an exploratory expedition to the sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820: resumed and completed, by the discovery of its origin in Itasca Lake, in 1832. By authority of the United States. With appendices, comprising ... all of the official reports and scientific papers of both expeditions    
 Creator:  Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864 
 Publication:  Lippincott, Grambo, and co, Philadelphia,1855. 
 Notes:  The first part, Narrative of the expedition of 1820 (p. 37-220), is a revised edition of Schoolcraft's "Narrative journal of travels through the north western regions of the United States." Albany, 1821. The second part, Discovery of the actual source of the Mississippi river (p. [221]-274), is an abridgement of his "Narrative of an expedition through the upper Mississippi valley to Itaska Lake." New York, 1834. 
 Call #:  F42J S372S 
 Extent:  xx, [17]-596 p. 23 cm. 
 Subjects:  Natural history -- Northwest, Old | Natural history -- Mississippi River Valley | Indians of North America | Geology -- New York (State) | Ojibwa language | Mississippi River -- Sources | Great Lakes | Northwest, Old -- Description and travel | United States -- Exploring expeditions
 
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3Title:  Narrative of an expedition to the source of St. Peter's River: Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, &c., performed in the year 1823, by order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, under the command of Stephen H. Long, U.S.T.E    
 Creator:  Keating, William Hypolitus, 1799-1840 
 Long, Stephen Harriman, 1784-1864
 Say, Thomas, 1787-1834
 Schweinitz, Lewis David von, 1780-1834
 Colhoun, James Edward.
 Lovell, Joseph, 1788-1836
 Publication:  Geo B. Whittaker, London,1825. 
 Notes:  A later ed., London, 1828, appeared under title: Travels in the interior of North America. Appendix (v. 2, 156 p. at end): Pt. 1. Natural history: Zoology / by Thomas Say. Botany, a catalogue of plants collected in the Northwestern Territory by Mr. Thomas Say, in the year 1823 / by L.D. de Schweinitz -- Pt. 2. Astronomy: Astronomical observations and calculations made in 1823, during the expedition to the source of St. Peter's River, &c. / by J.E. Colhoun -- Pt. 3. Meteorology / by Joseph Lovell.-- Pt. 4. Vocabulary of Indian languages [Sauk, Dakota, Chippewa and Cree]. 
 Call #:  F42J K25 
 Extent:  2 v. : ill., music, fold. map, plates (some fold.) ; 22 cm. 
 Subjects:  Dakota Indians | Ojibwa Indians | Indians of North America -- Languages | Northwest, Old -- Description and travel | Minnesota -- Description and travel -- To 1858 | Minnesota River Valley | Manitoba -- Description and travel | United States -- Exploring expeditions
 
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4Title:  Narrative of an expedition to the sources of St. Peter's River, Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, etc: performed in the year 1823, by order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, Secretary of War under the command of Stephen H. Long, Major U.S.T.E    
 Creator:  Keating, William Hypolitus, 1799-1840 
 Long, Stephen Harriman, 1784-1864
 Say, Thomas, 1787-1834
 Schweinitz, Lewis David von, 1780-1834
 Colhoun, James Edward.
 Lovell, Joseph, 1788-1836
 Publication:  H.C. Carey & I. Lea, Philadelphia,1824. 
 Call #:  F42J K24 Vault 
 Extent:  2 v. : ill., plates, fold. map ; 23 cm. 
 Subjects:  Dakota Indians | Ojibwa Indians | Indians of North America -- Languages | Northwest, Old -- Description and travel | Minnesota -- Description and travel -- To 1858 | Minnesota River Valley (S.D. and Minn.) | Manitoba -- Description and travel | United States -- Exploring expeditions
 
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