Finding Aid to the Susan Marsh Cranstone Journals MS.542

Holly Rose Larson
Library and Archives at the Autry
2012 October 1
210 South Victory Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91502
rroom@theautry.org


Contributing Institution: Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: Susan Marsh Cranstone Journals
Creator: Cranstone, Susan Marsh
Identifier/Call Number: MS.542
Physical Description: 0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Date: undated
Abstract: This is a typed copy of the daily journal of Susan M. Cranstone on an Oregon Trail journey by covered wagon from Woodstock, Ohio to Dalles, Oregon, May 8, 1851 to August 27, 1851.
Language of Material: English .

Processing History

Processed by Glenna Schroeder, circa 1977-1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 October 1, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).

Related Archival Materials

Susan Marsh Cranstone Overland Journal and Letters, 1851-1859, University of California, Berkeley, BANC MSS P-A 303 v.1; BANC MSS P-A 303 v.2; BANC MSS P-A 303 Transcript; BANC MSS P-A 300-303 FILM.

Biographical Note

Susan Marsh Cranstone (or Cranston) (1829-1857) traveled from St. Joseph, Missouri to Oregon Territory in 1851. Her husband was Warren Crastone (or Cranston).

Scope and Contents

This is a typed copy of the daily journal of Susan Marsh Cranstone (1829-1857) on an Oregon Trail journey by covered wagon from Woodstock, Ohio to Dalles, Oregon, May 8, 1851 to Aug. 27, 1851. Includes brief entries describing Cranston's overland journey to the Pacific Northwest. Records mileage travelled, landscape features, encampments, and rivers and creeks along the route.

Acquisition

Donation from Mrs. Ortha Hoblit, 1960s.

Preferred Citation

Susan Marsh Cranstone Journals, undated, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.542.

Conditions Governing Use

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Subjects and Indexing Terms

Frontier and pioneer life -- Oregon
Lebanon (Or.)
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Women pioneers
Personal narratives
Overland travel
Diaries
Saint Joseph (Mo.)
Oregon -- History -- Sources