Haynes (Charles) Manuscript Translation of Duplessis's California, or the Gold Seekers of Sacramento, 1849

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Summary

Title:
Charles Haynes manuscript translation of Duplessis's California, or the gold seekers of Sacramento
Dates:
1849
Abstract:
This bound volume was acquired for its inclusion of Charles H. Haynes's translation of Duplessis's California, or the gold seekers of Sacramento. It is a holographic manuscript written in the blank pages preceded by John F. Ames's The mnemosynum.
Extent:
0.4 Linear Feet (1 flat box)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Charles Haynes manuscript translation of Duplessis's California, or the gold seekers of Sacramento. [Collection #]. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.

For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of The mnemosynum, by John F. Ames (Utica, N.Y. : Orren Hutchinson, 1840), a guide on how to prepare and use a commonplace book, which, as originally published, includes 270 blank ruled pages at the end. Fifty-four of these blank pages have been used by Charles H. Haynes for writing out his translations into English of two tales by Eugene Sue, as well as Paul Duplessis' Les chercheurs d'or du Sacramento (Paris, 1849), a novella of the California Gold Rush. Haynes' English translation is apparently the first and only translation of Duplessis' work, which tells the story of an old Mexican miner, Rafael Quirino, in five chapters. The manuscript is illustrated by Haynes with small pen-and-ink drawings and decorative titles.

Acquisition information:
Acquired using funds from the Verle and Elizabeth Annis Library Endowed Fund, 2005.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Audra Eagle Yun, 2012; updates made by Zoe MacLeod, 2021
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-03-24 22:46:36 UTC .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

Charles Haynes manuscript translation of Duplessis's California, or the gold seekers of Sacramento. [Collection #]. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.

For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.

Location of this collection:
Special Collections and Archives
The UCI Libraries, P.O. Box 19557
Irvine, CA 92623-9557, US
Contact:
(949) 824-3947
spcoll@uci.libanswers.com
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