Overland diary to the Pacific
Scope and Contents
Incomplete, handwritten account of an overland passage to California by an unknown author. The diary begins 219 miles east of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and documents the wagon journey to Fort Laramie, Wyoming, along the Oregon Trail. Described are landscape, wildlife, wagon train procedures, and Mormon settlements.
Dates
- 1849
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Patrons are required to use photocopies of the original. See the Supervisor of Reference Services for permission to access material from MSS SC 1028.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Overland diary to the Pacific must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Extent
1 item
Custodial History
Donated in 1978.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; 1978.
Appraisal
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.
Existence and Location of Copies
Photocopy of original available in Folder 1. Transcription available in Folder 1.
- Title
- Register of Overland diary to the Pacific
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Patsy Shin Hernandez
- Date
- 2010 July 28
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States