Online content
Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Shed, John
- Abstract:
- Journal of a bicycle trip from Oakland to Sacramento to Yosemite.
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], John Shed Journal, MC332, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Manuscript journal of John Shed's 1898 bicycle trip from Oakland to Sacramento to Yosemite. The journal describes Sacramento's prison and gives detailed descriptions of Yosemite Valley. The journal includes two hand drawn diagrams/maps, one of Yosemite Valley.
[Description provided by John Carpenter Western Americana]
- Biographical / historical:
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John Shed lived in Oakland, California in the 1890s.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from John Carpenter Western Americana, 2021.
- Processing information:
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Liz Phillips created this finding aid with information supplied by John Carpenter Western Americana.
- Physical location:
- Researchers should contact Archives and Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
- Physical facet:
- 15 pp. manuscript (pencil). 2 hand drawn diagrams/maps.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], John Shed Journal, MC332, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library100 NW QuadDavis, CA 95616-5292, US
- Contact:
- (530) 752-1621