Hollis Wave Cowgill diary
Scope and Contents
Contains the travel journal of Hollis "Sam" Wave Cowgill kept from June 8 to August 24, 1924. Hollis records names of travelling companions, weather updates, miles travelled each day, and the cities and towns passed through. During the trip, his party went through Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Nebraska, Iowa, and Indiana. Included are accounts of a trip to Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and other various historical sites including Fort Bridger, Sherman's Hill, and a Union Pacific Railroad monument. There were also stops in Salt Lake and Ogden, Utah, and a trip up to Idaho Falls.
Dates
- 1924 June-August
Creator
- Cowgill, Hollis Wave (1900-1992) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Hollis Wave "Sam" Cowgill was born December 14, 1900, in Seneca, Michigan, to Asa Lincoln Cowgill and Alta Estelle Kigar. He married Laurette Mary Knepper in Lima, Ohio in 1926, and they had three children. He passed away November 30, 1992, in Sandusky, Ohio.
Extent
1 volume (unpaged) ; 18 cm
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Purchased from Johnson Rare Books and Archives in 2020.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Puchased; Johnson Rare Books and Archives; June 29, 2020.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts, II B VI).
Processing Information
Processed; Tayla Boyer; October 22 2021.
- Title
- Register of Hollis Wave Cowgill diary
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Tayla Boyer
- Date
- 2021 October 22
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- 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