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Douglas Roben journal, 1869-1874 (bulk circa 1869-1910)Creator/Contributor:
Roben, Douglas, 1847-1935, creatorCreator/Contributor:
United States, Navy Department., Bureau of Navigation.Creator/Contributor:
United States, Bureau of Naval Personnel.Abstract:
Journal (1869-1874) of a United States Navy officer containing his handwritten observations, ruminations, quotations, verses,
aphorisms, and essays on a wide variety of topics. Includes an account of a speech he attended given by George Francis Train
in Benicia, California [June 5, 1869], and an account of his trip home from California to Ohio via the recently completed
Trans-Continental Railroad taken during a three month leave of absence from the Navy after serving on the USS Cyane. Many
of the titles and first letters of the entries are embellished with decorative accents and also contain several small sketches
including one of George Francis Train lecturing on stage, and three portrait drawings of women. Includes his official letter
granting the leave of absence on letterhead stationery of the Navy Department, Bureau of Navigation and Office Detail, dated
July 27, 1869, and one portrait photograph of a seated Roben wearing a ceremonial naval uniform taken at some point later
in his life (circa 1910, b & w, 8 1/2 x 11 in.).
Date:
1869 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- n-us--- -- n-usp--Railroad travel -- United States -- Description and travel
Railroad travel -- West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
Retired military personnel -- Photographs
Voyages en train -- États-Unis -- Descriptions et voyages
Militaires retraités -- Photographies
Armed Forces -- Officers
Retired military personnel
Travel
California -- Description and travel
Benicia (Calif.) -- Description and travel
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
United States -- Description and travel
Californie -- Descriptions et voyages
États-Unis (Ouest) -- Descriptions et voyages
États-Unis -- Descriptions et voyages
California
California -- Benicia
United States
West United States
United States. -- Navy -- Officers -- Portraits
Central Pacific Railroad Company.
Union Pacific Railroad Company.
Cyane (Sloop of war)
Central Pacific Railroad Company
Cyane (Sloop of war)
Union Pacific Railroad Company
United States. -- Navy
Roben, Douglas -- 1847-1935 -- Diaries
Roben, Douglas -- 1847-1935 -- Portraits
Train, George Francis -- 1829-1904
Train, George Francis -- 1829-1904
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Bound volume, 32 x 22 cm, with printed label on front cover, "Douglas Roben, U.S.N."
Purchase ; From James Arsenault and Company ; 20120828.
Douglas Roben (May 4, 1847 - Dec. 19, 1935) was born in Ohio. He entered the Naval Academy as Midshipman on September 23,1862
and commissioned as Master of the USS Cyane on March 26, 1869. In November, 1872 he was placed on the retired list for disability
incurred in the line of duty due to eye problems caused by taking solar navigation observations. He later became an attorney
and practiced law in Big Rapids, Michigan specializing in real estate cases.
The U.S. Navy's Bureau of Navigation was established in 1862. Principal responsibilities were to provide nautical charts and
instruments and to oversee several activities involved navigation research, including the Naval Observatory. From 1865-1884,
the Bureau was responsible for the Office of Detail, which handled the assignment and detailing of naval officers. In 1942,
the Bureau was renamed the Bureau of Naval Personnel (BuPers), under which name it continues today.
Preferred citation: Douglas Roben journal, BANC MSS 2012/189, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.
Type:
biographyEssay
essays.
Essays
Diaries
Photographs
Portraits
Photographs.
Essays.
Diaries.
Essais.
Physical Description:
print
2 volumes (0.2 linear feet)
Language:
English