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1. Edwin Augustus Porcher HMS Sparrowhawk diary and watercolor drawings, 1865-1868
- Creator:
- Porcher, Edwin Augustus
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1972
- Container / Volume:
- Box 2
- Image Count:
- 4
- Abstract:
- Holograph diary kept by Porcher while commander of the HMS Sparrowhawk during its voyage from England to British Columbia by way of South America, through the Straits of Magellan, from Callao to the Hawaiian Islands, and from Honolulu to Esquimalt Har...
- Description:
- British naval officer who entered the service in 1837, was appointed captain in 1868, retired in 1872, and died in Germany in 1878. Porcher served on various ships on voyages to Australia, the Orient, and the Middle East, where he prepared drawings fo...
- Subject (Geographic):
- British Columbia., British Columbia, Vancouver Island (B.C.), Esquimalt (B.C.), and Northwest Coast of North America
- Subject (Name):
- Porcher, Edwin Augustus., Seymour, Frederick, 1820-1869., Great Britain. Royal Navy., and Sparrowhawk (Ship)
- Subject (Topic):
- Voyages and travels, Voyages to the Pacific coast, Mines and mineral resources, Coal mines and mining, Gold mines and mining, Lumber trade, Indians of North America, Commerce, Description and travel, Politics and government, Social life and customs, Missionaries, and Fur trade
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Edwin Augustus Porcher HMS Sparrowhawk diary and watercolor drawings, 1865-1868
2. Edwin Augustus Porcher HMS Sparrowhawk diary and watercolor drawings, 1865-1868
- Creator:
- Porcher, Edwin Augustus
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1972
- Container / Volume:
- Box 3
- Image Count:
- 3
- Abstract:
- Holograph diary kept by Porcher while commander of the HMS Sparrowhawk during its voyage from England to British Columbia by way of South America, through the Straits of Magellan, from Callao to the Hawaiian Islands, and from Honolulu to Esquimalt Har...
- Description:
- British naval officer who entered the service in 1837, was appointed captain in 1868, retired in 1872, and died in Germany in 1878. Porcher served on various ships on voyages to Australia, the Orient, and the Middle East, where he prepared drawings fo...
- Subject (Geographic):
- British Columbia., British Columbia, Vancouver Island (B.C.), Esquimalt (B.C.), and Northwest Coast of North America
- Subject (Name):
- Porcher, Edwin Augustus., Seymour, Frederick, 1820-1869., Great Britain. Royal Navy., and Sparrowhawk (Ship)
- Subject (Topic):
- Voyages and travels, Voyages to the Pacific coast, Mines and mineral resources, Coal mines and mining, Gold mines and mining, Lumber trade, Indians of North America, Commerce, Description and travel, Politics and government, Social life and customs, Missionaries, and Fur trade
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Edwin Augustus Porcher HMS Sparrowhawk diary and watercolor drawings, 1865-1868
3. Edwin Augustus Porcher HMS Sparrowhawk diary and watercolor drawings, 1865-1868
- Creator:
- Porcher, Edwin Augustus
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1972
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Holograph diary kept by Porcher while commander of the HMS Sparrowhawk during its voyage from England to British Columbia by way of South America, through the Straits of Magellan, from Callao to the Hawaiian Islands, and from Honolulu to Esquimalt Har...
- Description:
- British naval officer who entered the service in 1837, was appointed captain in 1868, retired in 1872, and died in Germany in 1878. Porcher served on various ships on voyages to Australia, the Orient, and the Middle East, where he prepared drawings fo...
- Subject (Geographic):
- British Columbia., British Columbia, Vancouver Island (B.C.), Esquimalt (B.C.), and Northwest Coast of North America
- Subject (Name):
- Porcher, Edwin Augustus., Seymour, Frederick, 1820-1869., Great Britain. Royal Navy., and Sparrowhawk (Ship)
- Subject (Topic):
- Voyages and travels, Voyages to the Pacific coast, Mines and mineral resources, Coal mines and mining, Gold mines and mining, Lumber trade, Indians of North America, Commerce, Description and travel, Politics and government, Social life and customs, Missionaries, and Fur trade
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Edwin Augustus Porcher HMS Sparrowhawk diary and watercolor drawings, 1865-1868
4. George W. Conover papers, 1880-1949 (bulk 1880-1915).
- Creator:
- Conover, George W., 1848-
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-2631
- Container / Volume:
- Box 2
- Image Count:
- 80
- Abstract:
- The collection consists of journals, financial documents, account books, correspondence, photographs and maps that document the professional and personal life of George W. Conover. The bulk of the material dates from the turn of the twentieth century,...
- Description:
- George W. Conover (1848-1936), a native of Philadelphia, was a merchant, rancher and Indian agent in southwestern Oklahoma. From 1870 to 1873 he worked at the Indian commissary at Fort Sill, after which he moved to the area of Andarko to become a ranc...
- Subject (Geographic):
- Oklahoma., Andarko (Okla.), Caddo County (Okla.), Indian Territory., Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Indian Reservation (Okla.), Oklahoma, Wichita Reservation (Okla.), and Indian Territory
- Subject (Name):
- Conover, George W., 1848- and Conover, Tomasa.
- Subject (Topic):
- Businessmen, Caddo Indians, Comanche Indians, Delaware Indians, Indian agents, Kiowa Indians, Land settlement, Indians of North America, Ranchers, Statehood (American politics), Wichita Indians, Government relations, Land tenure, Indian reservations, Politics and government, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > George W. Conover papers, 1880-1949 (bulk 1880-1915).
5. Jesse H. Leonard papers, 1860-1900
- Creator:
- Leonard, Jesse H. (Jesse Hoyt). 1862-1956
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-2361
- Container / Volume:
- Box 3
- Image Count:
- 4
- Abstract:
- The papers consist chiefly of correspondence, 1884-1893, but also include a photograph album, Jesse Leonard's diary for 1883, and a few other papers. About half the letters are business correspondence between Jacob, Jesse, and Alden Leonard, their Hea...
- Description:
- Jesse H. Leonard was the son of Jacob Leonard of Albany, New York. He may have attended Columbia University. In the early 1880s, the Leonard family formed the Leonard Park Land and Cattle Company, with offices in Albany and Colorado. Its president w...
- Subject (Geographic):
- Colorado., Utah., Utah, Green River (Utah), Antelope Island (Utah), Colorado, Mesa County (Colo.), Grand Junction (Colo.), Monterey (Calif.), San Francisco (Calif.), Albany (N.Y.), and United States
- Subject (Name):
- Leonard, Alden., Leonard, Jacob., Leonard, Jesse H. (Jesse Hoyt)., Leonard Park Land and Cattle Company., Scott, S. W., and Young, Grace.
- Subject (Topic):
- Ranching, Ranch life, Cattle, Marking, Horses, Mines and mineral resources, Real property, Indians of North America, Ute Indians, Social life and customs, Courtship, History, and Love-letters
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Jesse H. Leonard papers, 1860-1900
6. Jesse H. Leonard papers, 1860-1900
- Creator:
- Leonard, Jesse H. (Jesse Hoyt). 1862-1956
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-2361
- Container / Volume:
- Box 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- The papers consist chiefly of correspondence, 1884-1893, but also include a photograph album, Jesse Leonard's diary for 1883, and a few other papers. About half the letters are business correspondence between Jacob, Jesse, and Alden Leonard, their Hea...
- Description:
- Jesse H. Leonard was the son of Jacob Leonard of Albany, New York. He may have attended Columbia University. In the early 1880s, the Leonard family formed the Leonard Park Land and Cattle Company, with offices in Albany and Colorado. Its president w...
- Subject (Geographic):
- Colorado., Utah., Utah, Green River (Utah), Antelope Island (Utah), Colorado, Mesa County (Colo.), Grand Junction (Colo.), Monterey (Calif.), San Francisco (Calif.), Albany (N.Y.), and United States
- Subject (Name):
- Leonard, Alden., Leonard, Jacob., Leonard, Jesse H. (Jesse Hoyt)., Leonard Park Land and Cattle Company., Scott, S. W., and Young, Grace.
- Subject (Topic):
- Ranching, Ranch life, Cattle, Marking, Horses, Mines and mineral resources, Real property, Indians of North America, Ute Indians, Social life and customs, Courtship, History, and Love-letters
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Jesse H. Leonard papers, 1860-1900
7. Joseph B. Brown diary and artwork, [1847]-1957
- Creator:
- Brown, Joseph B. (Joseph Bullock), 1822-1891
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-2114
- Container / Volume:
- Box 2
- Image Count:
- 6
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Collection of approximately 76 drawings and sketches made by Brown in watercolor, oil, pastel, wash, pencil and ink. Thirty-one drawings depict army forts and western scenery, including Ringgold Barracks, Los Morus, Port Isabel, and San Jose, Texas; F...
- Description:
- Brown, an army surgeon and self-taught artist, served at several military posts in Texas and the Pacific Northwest in the 1850s. During the Civil War he served with the Army of the Potomac and in the Assistant Surgeon General's office in Louisville.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Oregon., Texas., Washington (State), Texas, Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.), Fort Dalles (Dalles, Or.), Fort Naches (Or.), Fort Ringgold (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Fort Vancouver (Wash.), Hood, Mount (Or.), Oregon, Port Isabel (Tex.), and Washington
- Subject (Name):
- Brown, Joseph B., 1822-1891., Lee, Robert E. 1807-1870. (Robert Edward),, and United States. Army
- Subject (Topic):
- Indians of North America, Wars, Missions, Spanish, Pacific Coast Indians, Wars with, 1847-1865, Military life, Voyages to the Pacific coast, and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Joseph B. Brown diary and artwork, [1847]-1957