Bear River (Utah-Idaho)
Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Arthur V. Watkins papers on the Bear River Project, 1950-1958
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents note
Contains correspondence from 1951 to 1958 government documents and reports from 1951 to 1957, and reports, notes, and a compact and bills from 1950 to 1955 concerning the Bear River Project.
Dates:
Other: 1950-1958
Edwin R. Bird diary, 1854-1855
Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197232569811], Folder: 1-2
Identifier: MSS 2628 Series 1
Scope and Contents
Series contains a diary written by Bird, documenting his overland journey to California from April 10, 1854, to July 4, 1854. Diary includes a one paragraph introduction to his sister, Julia Bird Talbot, dated August 5, 185[5]. The text documents Bird's travels from Naperville, Illinois, to Bear River, Wyoming. Although Bird completed the overland journey to California, the diary ends July 4, 1855, with his description of the Bear River region. Included in the Bird diary are descriptions of...
Dates:
1854-1855