Register of the Maurice S. Sullivan Papers on Jed Smith
Register of the Maurice S. Sullivan Papers on Jed Smith
Collection number: MS 19
Holt-Atherton Department of Special CollectionsUniversity Library
University of the Pacific
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- Processed by:
- Special Collections staff
- Date Completed:
- June 1994
- Encoded by:
- Brooke Dykman Dockter
Series 1: Correspondence re Jed Smith
Note
- 1919
- 1923
- 1924 [7 items]
- 1926
- 1927
- 1930 [4]
- 1931 #1 [20]
- 1931 #2 [42]
- 1931 #3 [23]
- 1931 #4 [41]
- 1931 #5 [19]
- 1932 [33]
- 1933 #1 [22]
- 1933 #2 [45]
- 1933 #3 [36]
- 1933 #4 [45]
- 1933 #5 [15]
- 1933 #6 [45]
- 1933 #7 [44]
- 1933 #8 [31]
- 1933 #9 [40]
- 1934 #1 [36]
- 1934 #2 [27]
- 1934 #3 [53]
- 1934 #4 [23]
- 1934 #5 [38]
- 1935
- 1936-37
Series 2: Research Notes
Generalities
-Lists of Sources: institutional & individual; Plan for study
-Application for Guggenheim Fellowship, 1934
Smith Family materials
-Notes on Smith Family
-Bacon-Smith Family correspondence, 1906-1915
Primary sources
-Photostats of Jedediah S. Smith correspondence, 1826-1829
-Jed Smith itineraries [incl. journal transcripts?]
-Jed Smith on the San Joaquin River [journal transcripts]
-Photostats of manuscript source materials
-Transcripts of manuscript source materials
-Clippings & other published source materials
-Transcripts of published source materials
-Joe Meek narrative
-Transcript of 1827 diary fragment by Smith expedition member
-Photostat of Alexander McLeod's Journal, 1828
Working notes
-Sullivan notebook #1 [incl. typescript laid-in materials; evaluates and transcribes various sources]
-Do. #2
-Miscellaneous notes & lists of names in pencil
-Smith diary & Rogers diary compared [day for day]
Miscellany
-Photos relating to Jed Smith
-Clippings relating to Jed Smith
S.H. Shurtleff. Jedediah Smith Memorial, The Conference Messenger (Feb 1930)
J. Carroll Mansfield. Highlights of History: Jedediah Smith Cleveland Plain Dealer (?-?-1931) [6 strips comic book format history of JS' exploits]
Seek Trace of Early Family of Plymouth The Pilot (10-26-1931)
A New Volume San Bernardino Daily Sun (10?-?-34)
Maurice S. Sullivan Writes of Jedediah Smith's Travels San Bernardino Daily Sun (11?-?-34)
Sullivan's Book to Bare Thrilling Chapters in Jedediah Smith's Life San Bernardino Daily Sun (11?-?-34)
Jedediahn.s., n.d.
Former Writer Here Publishes Pioneer History Bridgeport Times Star (11-21-34)
New Light on J.S. Smith The Bend Bulletin (12-5-34)
Jedediah Smith Again, The Bend Bulletin (1-3-35)
Maurice Sullivan Dies, Ending Inspiring Career
Plan Requiem Mass Tuesday for Sullivan San Bernardino Daily Sun (2-2-35)
Jedediah Smith's Journeys Inspiration of Second Book by Late Maurice Sullivan, San Bernardino Sun? (?-?-36)
-Miscellaneous Clippings, Receipts, Brochures, Ephemera concerning interests & affairs of Maurice S. Sullivan
Series 3: J.S. Smith Journal (1831) Photostat, etc.
-Photostat of original, pt. 1 [pp. 1, 5-15, 111, 113-19, 121-25, 129-40]
-Do., pt. 2 [pp. 141-74]
-Do., pt. 3 [pp. 175-207]
-Kate S. Etter's Manuscript copy, pt. 1 [pp. 1-84]
-Do., pt. 2 [pp. 85-158]
-Sullivan's typescript copy w/ header "Smith-#", pp. 53-113 [publ. pp. 49-98, the "California" portion]
-Another copy incl. description & explanation of contents of the actual journal transcripts, pp. 2-8, 38-42, 65-105
The Travels of Jedediah Smith
Note
-JS Journal[s] in early draft w/ editorial insertions [pp.1-10]
-Do., "Ch. 7/Into the Land of Mystery"
-Do., "Ch. 11/The Freedom of the Trail"
-Do., "Ch. 12/People of the Wrong Kind"
-Publ. version, Introduction
-Do., pp. 4-13
-Do., pp. 14-52
-Do., pp. 53-113
-Do., pp. 114-148
-Do., pp. 149-159
-Do., Footnotes
-Do., Index
Series 4: Drafts Of Jedediah Smith: Trader & Trail Breaker & Other Writings
Note
Draft #1--Unnumbered pages, text not very close to JS:T & T
Draft #2--Pages marked w/ "-#-" at center top
-"Ch. 1/In the Country of the Crows" [pp. 1-3, 5-9]
-"Ch. 2/The Advent of Diah Smith" [pp. 10-24]
-[Ch. 3] [p. 25]
-[Ch. 4] [pp. 42-46, 48]
-"Ch. 5/Conquest of the Stony Mountains" [pp. 49, 51-67]
-[Ch. 7?] [pp. 79, 81-96]
-"Ch. 8/Death Haunts the Desert Trail" [pp. 97-113]
-[Ch. 9?] [pp. 116-127]
-"Ch. 10/The Firm Hand of Don Jose" [pp. 128-145, 147-155, 157-159]
-"Ch. 11/The Freedom of the Trail" [pp. 160-163, 166-167, 169, 171-173, 178-227]
Draft #3--Pages marked "Sullivan-#" at top right
-"Ch. 6/Into the Land of Mystery" [pp. 68-77]
-"Ch. 7/The Gate Swings Open" [pp. 78, 96]
-"Ch. 8/Death Haunts the Desert Trail" [pp. 97-99, 105-106, 108, 110-112, 114a]
-"Ch. 9/The Escape from the Mojaves" [pp. 115-120, 125-127]
-[Ch. 10] [pp. 130-143, 145]
-"Ch. 11/Free Again on the Trap Trail" [pp. 146-154]
-"Ch. 12/Jedediah Battles With Bears" [pp. 160-168]
-"Ch. 13/Oregon & the Road to Calamity" [pp. 169-189]
-"Ch. 14/The Resurrection of Old Jed Smith" [pp. 190-204]
-"Ch. 15/Farewell to the Shining Mountains" [pp. 205-211]
-"Ch. 16/Death on the Cimarron" [pp. 212-228]
-High-acid, unnumbered pages used for insertions or revisions w/ this draft
-End notes [pp. 229-282]
Draft #4--Pages marked "Smith-#" at top right
-[Ch. 1?] [pp. "2-3," but same as C. 2, pp. 12-13 in publ. version]
-"Ch. 3/The Battle with the Rees" [pp. 30, 32, 34, 37, 43]
-[Ch. 4] [pp. 51, 56, 61-62]
-"Ch. 5/Over the Southern Pass" [pp. 65-87]
-"Ch. 6/Into the Land of Mystery" [pp. 88-103]
-"Ch. 7/California" [pp. 104-125]
-[Ch. 8] [pp. 128-149]
-"Ch. 9/The Escape from the Mojaves" [pp. 150-167]
-"Ch. 10/Prisoner of Don Jose" [pp. 168-189]
-"Ch. 11/Free Again on the Trap Trail" [pp. 190-208]
-"Ch. 12/Jedediah Battles w/ Bears" [pp. 209-220]
-[Ch. 13] [pp. 222, 234, 237-238]
-"Ch. 14/The Emperor of the West" [pp. 239-246]
-"Ch. 15/Farewell to the Shining Mountains" [pp. 254-274]
-"Ch. 16/Death on the Cimarron River" [pp. 275-289]
-Unnumbered pages bearing text similar or identical to Draft #4
-Writings on Western History
"Article on [Fray Francisco] Garces" [4 l.]
"Ezra Smith, Biographer" [12 l.]
"The Man Who Opened the Gate," LA Times (5-24-31)
"Illinois College" [2 l.]
-Sullivan Writings Apparently Unrelated to Jed Smith
"When Poets Ruled a World" [3 l.]
"Notes on Plagiarism" [6 l.]
"Nectar for Harlequin" [11 l.]
"We lived about two an' a half miles out of Hickory..." [pencil, 6 l.]
"Mr. Blunk wore a loose-fitting blue serge suit..." [3 l.]
"I suppose you found the gold?"... [1 l.]
"I think sorrow endured made him choose walking..." [1 l.]
"A Task for an Honest Pagan" [pencil, 6 l.]
-Misc. Historical Materials & Notes unrelated to Jed Smith
"Controversial reasons John Wesley excised stanzas 4 & 5" [1 l.]
List of words beginning w/ letters "i" thru "l" [pencil, 1 l.]
Photo of Wm. L. Bachtell, n.d.
"Historic Spots & Landmarks in San Bernardino Co." [2 l.]
Notes [3 l.]