Bryan Dennis Diary
Scope and Contents
Copy of transcript of diary kept by Dennis on his overland journey to California. Covers trip from Iowa City, Iowa to Black Fork, Wyoming. Transcript donated by Mattes as part of his research for Platte River Road Narratives. It was copied from transcript owned by Mrs. Helen Remley, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Dates
- April 15, 1850 - June 21, 1850
Creator
- Dennis, Bryan. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Copyright
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Extent
1 envelope
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Merrill Mattes, 1988.
Bibliography
General
Summarized in Platte River Road Narratives by Merrill Mattes. Typewritten copy was also donated to the Nebraska State Historical Society by Mr. Mattes.
- Dennis, Bryan -- Archives.
- Diaries Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Overland journeys to the Pacific. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
