Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Diary of a British Soldier 1793-1795
- Abstract:
- Handwritten journals of an anonymous soldier in the British campaign in Flanders and Northern France after the French Revolution, from 1793-1795.
- Extent:
- 0.50
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item] Diary of a British Soldier, 1793-1795, M000005, Sutro Library, California State Library, San Francisco, Calif.
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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Although the name of the solider who created these diaires is not known, it is surmised that he was an officer with the British Army in the war against France. The diaries are his private journals, containing an eye-witness account of the battles and military maneuvers in which he partcipated in between 1793-1795. The diaries do not appear to have been created in order to be shared with other people.
- Processing information:
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The collection was housed in two faux books, one containing three journals and the other containing the remaining four. The journals were rehoused into archival folders and placed in an archival box. The original faux book boxes were retained and are found in the archival box with the journals.
- Arrangement:
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The journals were numbered 1-7 by the creator and are in chronological order.
- Physical / technical requirements:
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.5 linear feet
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 2017-07-01
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was encoding in EAD by Archon 3.21 from an SQL database source on September 6th, 2017 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research. Please page materials three business days in advance of your visit by email sutro@library.ca.gov .
- Terms of access:
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Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please email sutro@library.ca.gov .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item] Diary of a British Soldier, 1793-1795, M000005, Sutro Library, California State Library, San Francisco, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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SFSU - J. Paul Leonard Library1630 Holloway Ave, Room 610San Francisco, CA 94132-4030, US
- Contact:
- (415) 469-6100