Scope and Contents Handwritten diary of Gordon C. Cone's overland journey by ox team from Waukesha, Wisconsin to California in 1849. Cone is a descriptive writer and proud to record "only facts." Diary describes traveling conditions, encounters with Indigenous people, cholera outbreaks, fellow travelers, and government assistance at the end of the trail. Cone also spent time in Salt Lake City and wrote about his unfavorable impressions. After arriving at California, Cone made several trips to Sacramento. Life...

Scope and Contents Papers of George Henry Dern produced during his appointment and death in the office of United States Secretary of War from 1933 to 1936. Contains congratulatory letters, telegrams, clippings, and other ephemera sent to Dern upon his appointment. Senders include businesses, government officials and citizens from across the United States, with a few international senders. Carbon copies of Dern's typed replies are filed with the letters. Also includes portraits of Dern, portraits of friends and...

Scope and Contents This album includes photographs taken by J and Fae Heslop between June 21-29 1990 trip in Missouri and Illinois. There are photographs of the clouds between Salt Lake City, UT and St. Louis, MO. From Missouri there are photographs of: the Daniel Boone home (Defiance Missouri); Herman, Missouri; the Missouri River; Mark Twain's shrine in Hannibal, Missouri; the Mississippi River; the Missouri Botanical Garden; the St. Louis Arch; and the state capitol. From Illinois there are photographs of...