William Christian Lobenstine Diaries

Collection

Identifier: M1620

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection contains 2 handwritten diaries that document Lobenstine's travel to the California gold fields, work as a miner, return to New York City via Panama, and journey to Kansas (1851-1858); microfilm copy of diaries.

Scope and Contents

Repository also has: extracts from the diary of William C. Lobenstine (C 978.045 L785ex).

Dates

1851-1858

Creator

Lobenstine, William Christian,1831-1918. (Person)
Lobenstine, James Clark, (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Copyright

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Biographical / Historical

William Christian Lobenstine (1831-1918) was born in Germany and emigrated to the U.S. in 1849. He traveled through the West by wagon train to California (1851) where he mined for gold (1852-1858). Lobenstine later settled in Leavenworth, Kan. and went into the leather business.