Diary of an overland journey from Hermann, Missouri to California
Overview
H.A. (Hugh Alexander) Skinner's diary begins with his departure from Hermann, Missouri, in the company of about 300 emigrants going from Missouri to California. His narrative is thorough and descriptive as he travels by boat and wagon train. Note: To read the last 12 pages of the diary, reverse and invert.
Dates
- Creation: May 14, 1849 to January 10, 1850
Creator
- Skinner, Hugh Alexander (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
1 volume : 90 pages, handwritten, last 12 pages written upside down ; Volume measures 16 cm tall.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH VLT MS B8
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, James E. Griffin, Jr, December, 1961.
Existence and Location of Copies
Two partial transcripts are maintained in the Spencer Research Library's accession files. The transcribers are unknown and their transcriptions are not authoritative.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Hugh Alexander Skinner Collection
- Subtitle
- Diary of an overland journey from Hermann, Missouri to California
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by lgg, 2C March 1973. Finding aid encoded by mg, 2004. Finding aid revised by mwh, 2022.
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/4470989792
- Preferred citation
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Hugh Alexander Skinner diary, Kansas Collection, RH VLT MS B8, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository