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Stephen Wing papers, 1852-1860.
BANC MSS C-B 922
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Title:
Stephen Wing papers, 1852-1860Creator/Contributor:
Wing, Stephen., creatorAbstract:
Journals, 1852-1860, and letters to his family, 1853-1857, relating to his voyage to California via Panama in 1852, to his
mining experiences in Placer and El Dorado Counties, and to his return to Massachusetts. Some accounts and sketches at the
end of the diaries.
Included also: drafts of lectures on life in California, mining techniques, and Yellowstone National Park.
Date:
1852 (issued)Subject:
Voyages to the Pacific coastGold mines and mining -- California
Panama, Isthmus of (Panama)
Placer County (Calif.)
El Dorado County (Calif.)
Yellowstone National Park
Note:
National Union Catalog of Manscript Collections
Also available on microfilm.
Type:
Diaries.Sketches.
Addresses.
Autobiographies.
Physical Description:
1 box.
1 microfilm reel (393 exposures) : negative (Rich. 545:12) and positive.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS C-B 922