Description and travel
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:
Aurelius M. Willoughby collection
Collection
Identifier: L303
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Civil War diaries from Aurelius Willoughby in the United States ranging from 1861 to 1865, regarding his military service. Also included are discharge papers, memorabilia, and personal business papers dating from 1864 to 1917 and a manuscript history of Company H, 39th Indiana with photographs, circa 1910. The collection also includes 2 tintypes of Aurelius Willoughby and 32 cartes-de-visite depicting landmarks in Washington D.C., Georgia, and Niagra Falls, as well as...
Dates:
1861-1950
Daniel Jenckes papers
Collection — Folder S718
Identifier: S0718
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photostat copy of an autographed document from Daniel Jenckes in Terre Haute, Indiana ranging from 1819/01/16 to 1819/06/10 regarding expenses of trip from Terre Haute, Indiana to Providence, Rhode Island.
Dates:
1819/01/16-1819/06/10
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Daniel Jenckes papers
Donald MacDonald collection
Collection
Identifier: L097
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of photostat copies of diaries from Donald MacDonald in England and the United States, ranging from 1824 to 1826, describing his travels from the United Kingdom to the United States, where he visited many places, including New Harmony, Indiana.
Dates:
1824-1826
Elisha and Fanny Hughes letter
Collection — Folder S1286
Identifier: S1286
Scope and Contents
Clarence H. Smith, New Castle, Indiana, typed this letter written on January 23, 1824 from Elisha and Fanny Hughes of Franklin County, Indiana, to Stacy Taylor, Loudoun County, Virginia, Hillsboro Post Office. The greeting is to "Father and Friends." They "had a very good journey." They got to Mahlon Smith's in seventeen days. They lived in Henry Fry's house until they bought a farm of 125 acres for $400.00 paid in full. They report the fruit trees, crops, and livestock on the farm. They list...
Dates:
1824
Enoch Richard Steen diary
Collection — Folder S1244
Identifier: S1244
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a 62-page, typed transcript of the diary of Enoch Richard Steen from 1865, concerning his hobbies and social activities, farm work, the end of the U.S. Civil War, and experiences in Montana around Virginia City and Helena during the gold rush era.
Dates:
1865
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Enoch Richard Steen diary
Foster-Fairbanks party, White Pass, Alaska photograph
Collection — Folder SP148
Identifier: SP148
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a black-and-white photograph of the Fairbanks and Foster families and officers of the dispatch boat McCullough at the summit of White Pass in Alaska taken by H. C. Barley and Company of Skagway, Alaska. in Alaska on June 28, 1899.
Dates:
1899/06/28
G. E. Goodwin, World War II photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P010
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs taken by a military officer, Lieutenant Colonel Goodwin during his time overseas in World War II, ranging from August 1943 until July 1945. Some of the photographs resemble sightseeing snapshots, including pictures of London and Paris. However, most of the images give a good view of what World War II did to England and the European continent. There are some before and after bombing photos of England. Also included are pictures of some of the men that Goodwin...
Dates:
1943-1945
Henry W. Starr diary
Collection — Folder S1241
Identifier: S1241
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises 63 typed pages of the diary of Henry W. Starr, written in 1850, which details Starr's experiences travelling across country to join the Calilfornia Gold Rush. His entries include his observations of animals, terrain, camps, weather, food, and people.
Dates:
1850
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Henry W. Starr diary
Ida Strawn Baker collection
Collection
Identifier: L006
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of poetry, sketchbooks, a diary, and datebooks from Ida Strawn Baker in Indiana, California, and Europe, ranging from 1912 to 1940. The diaries include information about Baker’s daily life, business affairs, and various trips to Europe, California, and World War I army camps.
Dates:
1912-1940
Jerome C. Burnett collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: L024
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Jerome C. Burnett's account, written in 1872, of a trip to Denver Colorado and the Rocky Mountains, which he titled, "Six months in the saddle and camp, or roughing it in the Rockies in 1870.
Dates:
1872
