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W. H. Bayless Diary

 Collection
Identifier: M1591

Scope and Contents

Collection contains a pocket diary of a journey from eastern Kan. to the Pikes Peak for gold during the spring and summer of 1860; includes some expense and work records. Collection also available on microfilm (C MSS Mflm209).

Dates

  • April 5, 1860-August 26, 1860

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.

Biographical / Historical

Highland, Kan. resident.

Extent

1 envelope(s)

1 microfilm reel(s) (35mm)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase, Fred Rosenstock,1975.

Bibliography

Cited as "Bayliss, William" in Platte River Road Narratives by Merrill J. Mattes, Univeristy of Illinois Press, 1988.

Varying Form of Title

William Bayliss diary

Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository

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