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Merwin Kingsbury Hammond diaries and related material, 1852-1863, 1964-1987.
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Title:
Merwin Kingsbury Hammond diaries and related material, 1852-1863, 1964-1987Creator/Contributor:
Hammond, Merwin Kingsbury., creatorAbstract:
Consists of two diaries by Merwin Kingsbury Hammond, one detailing his overland journey to California in 1852, the other written
in 1863; several manuscript and typescript transcriptions of the diary made by Hammond's great-granddaughter, Alice Jane Englebeck,
as well as numerous maps of Hammond's journey drawn by Englebeck. Related material collected by Englebeck consists of a certificate
of election and oath of office for justice of the peace signed by Hammond in 1856; photos of Hammond, his first wife and Hammond's
birthplace; and other material relating to the family and overland journeys to California. Oversize folder 2 includes 1980s
clippings on the West, pioneers, etc.; oversize folder 3, printed maps of California and Nevada.
Date:
1852 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- n-usp--Hammond, Merwin Kingsbury -- Diaries
Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Personal narratives
Manuscript maps
Iowa -- Description and travel
Nebraska -- Description and travel
Wyoming -- Description and travel
Idaho -- Description and travel
Nevada -- Description and travel
California -- Description and travel
Note:
Vol. 1-2; box 1, folders 1-11; oversize folder 1, and tube: Also available on microfilm with call number BANC FILM 3405.
Merwin Kingsbury Hammond diaries and related material, BANC MSS 99/242 cz, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley.
In English.
Type:
Diaries.Overland journals.
Physical Description:
print
2 volumes, 1 box, 3 oversize folders, and 1 tube (.8 linear ft.)
1 microfilm reel : negative and positive.
Language:
English