W. G. Allen Vladivostok [Russia] Collection
Preliminary arrangement by D. Tambo; latest revision A. Demeter
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University of California, Santa Barbara
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Guide to the W. G. Allen Vladivostok [Russia] Collection, 1898-1899
Collection number: Bernath Mss 261
Department of Special Collections
Davidson Library
University of California, Santa Barbara
- Processed by:
- D. Tambo
- Date Completed:
- 2007
- Latest revision:
- Oct. 26, 2012
- Encoded by:
- A. Demeter
© 2012 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: W. G. Allen Vladivostok [Russia] Collection
Dates: 1898-1899
Collection number: Bernath Mss 261
Collection Size:
.3 linear feet
(1 flat oversize box).
Repository:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections
Abstract: Collection contains a diary, photo album, and loose photos, detailing a mining engineer's trip from San Francisco to Vladivostok
to work for Clarkson & Company, an American mining company establishing coal mines in eastern Russia.
Physical location: Del Norte Oversize.
Languages:
English
Access Restrictions
None.
Publication Rights
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quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
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permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Item description], W. G. Allen Vladivostok [Russia] Collection. Bernath Mss 261. Department of Special Collections, Davidson
Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 2007.
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection contains a diary, photo album, and loose photos, detailing a mining engineer's trip from San Francisco to Vladivostok
to work for Clarkson & Company, an American mining company establishing coal mines in eastern Russia.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Allen, W. G.
H. Clarkson & Company.
Coal mines and mining--Russia.
Vladivostok (Russia).
Russia--Pictorial works.
Japan--Description and travel.
Japan--Pictorial works.
Box 1
Diary,
Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1899
Additional Note
365 pages, describes Allen's voyage on board the S.S.
City of Pekin; travels in Yokohama, Kobe, and Nagasaki (Japan); arrival in Vladivostok; social interactions with Americans and Russians;
Chinese and Russian workers; establishment of a coal mine and camp as Chief Engineer. Also includes some pencil sketches by
Allen.
Box 1
Photo album,
ca. 1898-1899
Additional Note
387 black and white, handcolored, and sepia-tone photographs illustrating events described in the diary, some with handwritten
captions. Images include commercial souvenirs and snapshots from Japan; portraits of Allen and colleagues; street, market
and harbor views, featuring boats and ships, vendors and wares; local peoples; construction and finished shots of Clarkson
coal mine.
Box 1
Loose photos,
1898-1899
Additional Note
15 black and white and sepia-toned snapshots taken in Nagasaki, on the ship, and in Vladivostok, some with brief captions.