Franklin A. Nims Diary
Scope and Contents
Collection contains Nims' diary (1889 May 22-July 24) of the Brown-Stanton party with descriptive appendix. Also a fictionalized account (1890?) of the river journey with title: A month in Cataract Canon on the Colorado River.
Dates
- 1889-1890
Creator
- Nims, Franklin A.(Franklin Asa),1854-1935. (Person)
- Marston, Otis R. (Otis Reed), 1894-1979, (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Copyright
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Biographical / Historical
Franklin Asa Nims was born on August 27, 1854, in Manlius, Onondaga County, N.Y. He was a photographer with Frank M. Brown and Robert B. Stanton during the Stanton Expedition railroad survey for the Pacific Railway (1889-1890). Nims was surveying a possible railroad route along the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon until he was severely injured in a fall on New Years Day 1890 in Marble Canyon, 15 miles below Lee's Ferry. He later worked as a stenographer and bookkeeper. Nims died on January 2, 1935 in Anderson, Madison County, Ind.
Extent
1 envelope(s) (40 leaves)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Otis R. Marston, 1951-1952.
Bibliography
General
Typescript copy of one held by Mrs. Bess Nims, Greeley, Colo. (1951). Repository of originals unknown.
Varying Form of Title
Month in Cataract Canon on the Colorado River
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Discovery and exploration -- 19th century. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Diaries Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Expeditions (journeys) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Nims, Franklin A. (Franklin Asa), 1854-1935 -- Biography.
- Pacific railroads -- Explorations and surveys -- 19th century. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographers -- West (U.S.) -- 19th century. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Transcripts Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- West (U.S.) -- Surveys -- 19th century. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- 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
