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| | 1 | Author: | Pace, James, 1811-1888. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Autobiography and Diary of James Pace,
1831-1888
(bulk 1846-1847) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1831-1888 | | | | Abstract: | James Pace, 1811-1888, was a Lieutenant in the Mormon Battalion in the U.S. Army.
Includes autobiography, pp. 1-18, and diary, pp. 19-86. Typescript of diary compiled
while serving with Mormon Battalion describes events, travel conditions, and encounters
with Native Americans, Spaniards, and Americans. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Personal narratives. | Mormons -- Arizona -- History. | Mormons -- Utah -- History. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | Author: | Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | The Bride of Abydos: a Turkish tale
1831 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1831 | | | | Abstract: | Manuscript copy, by an unknown person, of Lord Byron's work, The Bride of Abydos. Each page is finely lettered to imitate
the appearance of a printed book. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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