Expeditions and Adventure
Found in 84 Collections and/or Records:
William D. Grantham diary
Zane Grey literary manuscript for The Water Hole
George P. Hammond papers
Primary source materials relating to the New Southwest part of the United States including the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah. Also included are materials on Mexico. The materials are in English and Spanish, and many relate to the settlement of the area by people of European descent and to the Indians.
William Henry Hart diaries
Thales Hastings Haskell Pioneer-Scout-Explorer-Indian Missionary, 1847-1909
Typewritten life sketch which discusses Haskell's journey across the Plains in 1847; his activities as a colonizer and Mormon missionary; and his dealings with Indians, settlers and other travelers.
F. V. Hayden United States Geological scrapbook
This collection is a scrapbook compiled under the direction of F.V. Hayden and containing 258 albumen silver prints taken by William Henry Jackson of landmarks in and around what is known now as Yellowstone National Park. There are handwritten notes, in Russian, made by A.P. Pavlov at a later date. Materials are dated 1869-1875.
Paul A. E. Henning papers
Contains correspondence, diaries, manuscripts of writings, and notes on hieroglyphics and other archaeological studies. Also included are photographs pertaining to Mexico and to Central American Indian civilizations, especially those of the Aztec and Maya Indians. The materials include information on Indian myths and legends.
John Taylor Hughes diaries
Handwritten diaries in pencil and ink kept from 17 Aug. 1846 to 1 May 1847. Hughes writes about the "Doniphan Expedition" into New Mexico. The item was published in Willima E. Connelley's "Doniphan's Expedition" in 1907.
Oliver Boardman Huntington autobiography
Handwritten unsigned, autobiographical account believed to have been written by Huntington. The author writes of being called by Brigham Young and Daniel H. Wells to go with an expedition to Carson Valley and tell the Mormons there to return to Utah to meet the United States army, known as "Johnston's Army" in 1857. Huntington gives and account of this expedition and mentions those who participated in it.
Jesse C. Little correspondence, approximately 1881-1888
Contains letter written by Jesse C. Little. Most of the letters are written to Sam Brannan regarding colonizing in Mexico. Also includes a letter from T. B. H. Stenhouse and letters written to the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Dated approximately 1881-1888.