Overland Journeys to the Western United States
Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest
Found in 61 Collections and/or Records:
Paul Coburn letter
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2596
Abstract
The Paul Coburn letter (1864) is directed to Nat Stein, ALS, of Viginia City, Idaho. The letter is printed on Overland Stage Company letterhead, concerning the disposition of a grey horse by warrant of "Mrs. Slade." Along with the letter is a descriptive article, written by Richard Saunders in 2010, about the provenance of the letter and historical background information.
Dates:
1864
Cove Fort, Utah photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0076
Abstract
The Cove Fort, Utah photograph collection contains photographs of Cove Fort, established as a way station for travelers and a refuge from Indians.
Dates:
circa 1950
Nathan Davis papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0275
Abstract
The Nathan Davis papers (1847-1956) consist of an account book, a letterpress book, and a brief essay published in the Western Humanities Review. He was raised as a Quaker, but was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1850. He and his wife, Sarah Woolley Davis, crossed the plains in Isaac Allred's company, which arrived in Salt Lake City in October 1851. He was sent to the East by Brigham Young in the 1860s to purchase...
Dates:
1847-1956
Peter DeLafosse papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1581
Abstract
The Peter DeLafosse papers (1907-1999) consists of correspondence, manuscripts, diary entries, articles, biographical materials, and collection registers pertaining to the life of Charles Kelly (1889-1971). Kelly, a historian of the American west, was an author of a book on trails in the western salt desert in Utah and Nevada, and wrote biographies of Porter Rockwell, Caleb Greenwood, and Miles Goodyear.
Dates:
1907-1999
Zachariah Thomas Derrick papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: ACCN 2144
Abstract
The Zachariah Thomas Derrick papers (1851, 1919) consist of a diary and newspaper clipping. The diary recounts Derrick's journey from England to Salt Lake City and a newspaper clipping with a picture and short biography of Derrick's father.Derrick left London, England with his parents and siblings in 1851 and journeyed to Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dates:
1851-1919
Diary detailing a trip across the continent
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042155202]
Identifier: ACCN 1370
Abstract
The diary detailing a trip across the continent (circa 1896) is an incomplete account written by an unidentified individual concerning his/her train journey from the Eastern part of the United States to Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dates:
circa 1896
Emigration Office rations payment
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2701
Abstract
The Emigration Office rations payment is from 1863.
Dates:
1863
John Esplin family papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2404
Abstract
The John Esplin family papers (1842-2009) contain documents from John Esplin and his descendants, a majority of which relate to family geneology, including the geneology written in a newletter format for distribution to the family. John Esplin immigrated to the United States in the 1850s and settled in Utah. Also included in the collection are collected pamphlets regarding atomic testing and fallout. Some...
Dates:
1842-2009
Lucia Eugenia Lamb Everett diary
Collection
Identifier: MS 0583
Abstract
The Lucia Eugenia Lamb Everett diary (1862) describes her overland journey to Nevada in a horse-drawn wagon. She includes descriptions of buffalo skulls, encounters with Indians, and the crossing of rivers and creeks.
Dates:
1862
John Boylston Fairbanks diary
Collection
Identifier: MS 0681
Abstract
The John Boylston Fairbanks overland diary (1846-1847) describes events after the evacuation of Nauvoo by members of the LDS Church.
Dates:
1846-1847