Guide to the Philander Powell Journal
1860

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Table of Contents
  Overview of the Collection
   
  Biographical Note
   
  Content Description
   
Use of the Collection
   
   
Detailed Description of the Collection

  Subjects

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Powell, Philander
Title: Journal of Philander Powell from Arkansas to California, April 19 to Oct. 10, 1860
Dates: 1860 ( inclusive )
Quantity: .05 linear feet (1 folder)
Location of Collection: Collection is located with other small manuscript collections.
Collection Number: A 098
Summary: This collection contains the history of Philander Powell's trip across the plains from Arkansas to California during April 19, 1860-October 10, 1860.
Repository: University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives

1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html

Languages: Collection materials are in English. 
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical Note

Philander Powell travelled from Arkansas to California via Denver, Camp Floyd, Utah, and the Carson River in 1860.

Content Description

Collection consists of a typed copy of Philander Powell's journal.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  

Collection is open to the public.

Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.

Restrictions on Use :  

Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the Manuscripts Librarian in Special Collections & University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation :  

Powell, Philander. Journal of Philander Powell from Arkansas to California, April 19 to Oct. 10, 1860, A 098, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.

Administrative Information

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Journal
55 leaves
 April 19, 1860-October 10, 1860

Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

  • Personal Names :
  • Powell, Philander--Diaries
  • Subject Terms :
  • Overland journeys to the Pacific
  • Pioneers--West (U.S.)
  • Form or Genre Terms :
  • Overland journals

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    Finding aid prepared by Rose M. Smith
    ©2004