Amanda Bell Matthews Diary

Collection

Identifier: M1706

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Typed transcript of journal written April 18 to September 12, 1852, describing travel from Iowa to California. Gives information on weather conditions, Native American tribes and encounters with wild animals.Travelers average 20 miles a day.

Dates

April 18, 1852 – September 12, 1852

Creator

Matthews, Amanda Bell. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Copyright

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.

Extent

1 envelope

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source unknown.

Physical Description

Cover made of wallpaper – ripped and deteriorating around the top, bottom and right side

General

Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.

Subjects

Diaries Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Matthews, Amanda Bell -- Archives.
Overland journeys to the Pacific. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Pioneers -- United States -- Diaries. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings