George Andrew Jackson diary
Scope and Contents
Record of a prospecting trip during which he discovered gold on Chicago Creek near Idaho Springs, Colo. Jan. 7, 1859. Includes ms. notes by Wm. N. Byers about one of Jackson's companions, "Philip" [i.e. Charles] Gardner.
Dates
- Check date
Language of Materials
Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
Conditions Governing Access
Contact Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, Denver, Colo.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the author of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
Pioneer gold discoverer in the Colorado Rockies.
Extent
2 envelope(s)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unknown.
Existence and Location of Copies
Repository also has as published in: Colorado magazine, v. 12, no. 6 (Nov. 1935), p. [201]-214.
General
Typed transcript made for William N. Byers 1896, including Byers' typed reference notes and ms. corrections.
- Colorado -- Gold discoveries. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Diaries Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Finding Aid for the George Andrew Jackson diary,1858 Dec. 26-1859 Mar. 7[manuscript]
- Author
- Finding Aid prepared from MARC data.
- Description rules
- Anglo American Cataloguing Rules
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
