George O. James Diary
Scope and Contents
Collection contains a 64 page diary describing James's life in Colorado as a ranch hand on Big Bill Ross's Ranch near Denver; hunting trips, sluicing for gold in California Gulch near Leadville; trips to Denver and Boulder; return home to Denmark, Iowa. Collection also available on microfilm (C MSS Mflm50).
Dates
- November 24, 1860-October. 7, 1861.
Creator
- James, George O.,1834- (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.
Biographical / Historical
George O. James was born in 1834 the son of Phillp and Matilda (Otis) James of Denmark, Iowa. He lived in Denver, Leadville and elsewhere in Colorado territory.
Extent
1 envelope(s)
1 microfilm reel(s) (35mm)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Goodspeed's, Boston, Mass.
General
Collection contains microfilm Mflm 50.
- Big Bill Ross's Ranch (Colo.) -- History.
- Diaries Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- James, George O., 1834- -- Archives.
- Pioneers -- Colorado -- 19th century. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Prospecting -- Colorado -- Leadville -- 19th century. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ranch life -- Colorado -- 19th century. 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
