| | 1 | Author: | Stevens family. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Stevens Family correspondence
1831-1875
(bulk 1862-1875) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1831-1875 | | | | Abstract: | The family members were residents of Rockton, Ill. Albion, George, and Herman, sons of Calvin Stevens, served in the U.S. Army as
volunteers during the Civil War. Collection includes correspondence between members of the Calvin Stevens family, chiefly sons Albion,
1862-1863, George, 1862-1863, and Herman, while serving in the Civil War. Later correspondence from Herman relates mining and railroad
activities in California, the Northwest, Arizona and New Mexico. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona. | Mines and mineral resources -- New Mexico. | Railroads -- Northwest, Pacific. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 2 | Author: | Dodge, David, Jr. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | David Dodge Jr. diary
1831-1834 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1831-1834 | | | | Abstract: | Photocopy of a 35-page holographic diary by Dodge; it recounts his adventures beginning in New Bedford, Mass., aboard the whaling ship,
"Russell," from 1831-1834. He describes the Pacific voyage including South American ports, whale hunting procedures, and the
environmental importance of the Galapagos Islands. Also present is a typed transcription of the diary by John Dunklee and Alan Newton of the
Geography Dept., University of Arizona. It contains an introduction with background information, annotations, and a map of the voyage. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Seafaring life -- History -- 19th century. | Whaling -- Pacific Ocean -- History -- 19th century. | Whaling ships -- Massachusetts -- New Bedford. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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