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    <unittitle>Benjamin Franklin Richardson Course Notebooks</unittitle>
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      <persname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Hart, James</persname>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">2 Volumes</extent>
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    <langmaterial id="aspace_58a403b26b82e4a7718f44e257127259">These materials are in English.</langmaterial>
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<p>This collection contains two volumes of course notes taken by Washington College student Benjamin Franklin Richardson. One is from a course on the principles of evolution and the second is from a course on general chemistry, which was taught by Professor George D. Armstrong.</p>  </scopecontent>
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<p>This collection is open for research.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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<p>The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law.  The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.  Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.  Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.</p>  </userestrict>
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<p>[Identification of item], Benjamin Franklin Richardson Course Notebooks, WLU Coll. 0552, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VAIn some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <subject source="fast">Evolution (Biology)</subject>
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    <persname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Armstrong, George D.</persname>
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