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2.
- Creator:
- Christman, Enos, 1828-1912
- Published / Created:
- 1849 April 9
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1266
- Collection Title:
- Journals and correspondence, 1849-1896.
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder Moving to California in 1849 by E. L. Christman
- Image Count:
- 15
- Abstract:
- Enos Christman's journals describe his 1849 sea voyage around the Horn from Philadelphia to San Francisco, his work in the gold fields and for the Sonora Herald. Pasted into the back of one journal are newspaper clippings of Christman's letters to Pennsylvania newspapers from his vacations in southern California, dated 1891-1896. There is correspondence between Christman and his fiancée Ellen A. Apple, his patron Henry S. Evans, his companion DeWitt Clinton Atkins, his friend Enos Prizer, and others.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--Description and travel and California--Gold discoveries
- Subject (Name):
- Apple, Ellen A, Atkins, DeWitt Clinton, Evans, Henry S, and Prizer, Enos
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, Journalism--California, Sonora Herald (1850), and Voyages to the Pacific coast
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Going to California in 1849 by E. L. Christman
3.
- Creator:
- Audubon, John Woodhouse, 1812-1862
Lambert, John B. (John Booth), -1849
Lambert, John S
Trask, John B. (John Boardman), 1824-1879 - Published / Created:
- [19--]
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-2348 L174
- Image Count:
- 29
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Typescript carbon, corrected, transcript of letters and a document relating to the Lamberts' overland journey and John S. Lambert's stay in California in 1849-1851. There are four letters from John B. Lambert to his father describing his trip to New Orleans, and Texas by boat. This is followed by a letter from John B. Trask, the company's doctor, describing John B. Lambert's death, accompanied by a sworn statement declaring John B. Lambert's temperate and exemplary habits, signed by John B. Trask, J.W. Audubon, and Joseph Lambert. There are four letters from John S. Lambert to his wife Rachel describing his life in California, which includes a reference to the 1850 San Francisco fire.
- Description:
- Acquired with the Frederick W. & Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana. and John S. Lambert and John B. Lambert of New Canaan, Connecticut, traveled to California in early 1849 with a company of men under Col. Henry L. Weed and John Woodhouse Audubon, John James Audubon's son. The Lamberts' relationship is unknown. They traveled the southern route to California, and at Rio Grande, Texas John B. Lambert was the first member of the company to die of cholera. John S. Lambert went on to California, where he mined and worked as an express courier through 1851.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--Description and travel, California--Gold discoveries, and San Francisco (Calif.)--Fire, 1850
- Subject (Name):
- Audubon, John Woodhouse, 1812-1862, Lambert, John B. (John Booth), -1849, Lambert, John S., Trask, John B. (John Boardman), 1824-1879, and Weed, Henry L.
- Subject (Topic):
- Cholera--West (U.S.) and Overland journeys to the Pacific--1849
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > John S. Lambert and John B. Lambert letters relating to the California gold rush
4.
- Creator:
- Hamelin, Joseph P., Jr., 1823-
- Published / Created:
- 1849-1857
- Call Number:
- WA MSS 239
- Image Count:
- 163
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- The journal records an 1849 trip from Missouri, beginning on the ship Highland Mary to old Fort Kearney, overland by the Platte and Sweetwater, Fort Bridger, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, the southern trail, Virgin River, Cajon Pass, and Sacramento. Hamelin also records an 1856 trip from Leavenworth to Fort Laramie where he became an agent for Majors, Russell Co., freighters. He made the return journey in 1857. There are notes on his stays in Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, and Fort Laramie. and Typed transcript completely digitized.
- Description:
- Gift of William Robertson Coe., Hamelin had been in the Southwest as early as 1842 and in Santa Fé as an employee of James Aull., and Original boards.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--Description and travel, Fort Laramie (Wyo.), Los Angeles (Calif.), and Salt Lake City (Utah)
- Subject (Name):
- Highland Mary (Ship) and Russell, Majors and Waddell
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.) and Overland journeys to the Pacific--1849
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Journal. Jos. P. Hamelin jr. of Lexington, Missouri / by Joseph P. Hamelin, Jr.
5.
- Creator:
- Burnett, Lester
- Published / Created:
- 1850-52
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1620
- Collection Title:
- W. C. Burnett family papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 1
- Image Count:
- 16
- Abstract:
- The Burnett Family Papers consist of diaries, memoirs, invitations, and miscellaneous printed material. The diary of Lester Burnett, the father of W. C. Burnett, chronicles his journey to San Francisco by way of Panama, and his early days there. The entries run from July 13, 1850 to January 8, 1851. The diary of W. C. Burnett also describes a voyage to San Francisco and his early days there. Entries run from April 20 to May 24, 1854. In addition, there is an undated typescript memoir by Jane Cleveland Burnett, W. C. Burnettt's wife, entitled, "My Memories of Early California Days." There are also two folders of invitations to events in the San Francisco area dating from 1851 to 1891.
- Description:
- Blank leaves not digitized.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--Description and travel, Sacramento (Calif.)--Description and travel, and San Francisco (Calif.)--Description and travel
- Subject (Name):
- Burnett, Jane Cleveland, Burnett, Lester, and Burnett, W. C.,--(Wellington C.)
- Subject (Topic):
- Voyages to the Pacific coast
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Lester Burnett diary
6.
- Creator:
- Burnett, Jane Cleveland
- Published / Created:
- Undated
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1620
- Collection Title:
- W. C. Burnett family papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 5
- Image Count:
- 17
- Abstract:
- The Burnett Family Papers consist of diaries, memoirs, invitations, and miscellaneous printed material. The diary of Lester Burnett, the father of W. C. Burnett, chronicles his journey to San Francisco by way of Panama, and his early days there. The entries run from July 13, 1850 to January 8, 1851. The diary of W. C. Burnett also describes a voyage to San Francisco and his early days there. Entries run from April 20 to May 24, 1854. In addition, there is an undated typescript memoir by Jane Cleveland Burnett, W. C. Burnettt's wife, entitled, "My Memories of Early California Days." There are also two folders of invitations to events in the San Francisco area dating from 1851 to 1891.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--Description and travel, Sacramento (Calif.)--Description and travel, and San Francisco (Calif.)--Description and travel
- Subject (Name):
- Burnett, Jane Cleveland, Burnett, Lester, and Burnett, W. C.,--(Wellington C.)
- Subject (Topic):
- Voyages to the Pacific coast
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > My memories of early California days
7.
- Published / Created:
- 1789 June 28
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1541 N843
- Image Count:
- 3
- Abstract:
- Description of a voyage by the ships Princesa and San Carlos, commanded by Esteban José Martínez and Gonzalo Lopez de Maro, along theCalifornia coast to the Russian settlements. The report notes that the ships called at Santiago, Trinidad, and Unalaska, discovering that the Russians had established six settlements and were planning to colonize a port named Nootka in the following year. The document also speculates about problems the Russian port selltements pose for the Spanish.
- Description:
- Typewritten English translation also available.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Alaska--Discovery and exploration, California--Description and travel, Northwest Coast of North America--Discovery and exploration--Spanish, and Unalaska (Alaska)
- Subject (Name):
- Lopez de Haro, Gonzalo, Martínez, Esteban José,--1742-1798, Princesa (Ship), and San Carlos (Ship)
- Subject (Topic):
- Russians--California
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Noticias de la exploracion del Norte de Californias, executado en este presente año del 1788, 1789 Jun 28.
8.
- Creator:
- Rydell (Family: Minnesota)
- Published / Created:
- 1927
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-3852
- Container / Volume:
- Box 2
- Image Count:
- 106
- Resource Type:
- Prints & Photographs
- Abstract:
- 17 blank pages at end not digitized. and Photograph album with 192 photographs documenting the Rydell family's trip from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to California, 1927 February 21-May 1. Photographs show the family at the Grand Canyon and in Nevada and California.
- Description:
- Photograph album. and Purchased from Kevin Jackson on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2017.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--Description and travel, California--Pictorial works, Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--Pictorial works, and Nevada--Pictorial works
- Subject (Name):
- Rydell family
- Subject (Topic):
- Railroad travel--West (U.S.), Vacations--California--Pictorial works, and Women--West (U.S.)
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Rydell family diary and photograph album.
9.
- Creator:
- Davis, William Heath, 1822-1909
Watson, Douglas S. (Douglas Sloane) - Published / Created:
- 1929
- Call Number:
- Zc72 929da
- Image Count:
- 1
- Description:
- 2,250 copies printed and type distributed: Library edition on "Dresden" paper, 2000 copies; the remaining copies on "Utopian" paper: Argonaut edition, copies numbered 151 to 250; Author's section of Argonaut edition, copies 101 to 150; the "El Dorado" numbered 46 to 100; the "Pioneer" copies 26 to 45; California collectors' copies 4 to 25; in addition an Editorial copy, a Publisher's copy and the Presidential copy destined for Herbert Hoover., BEIN Zc72 929da: No. 80 of the El Dorado ed., signed by the editor and publisher. Extra illustrated with ms. letters, reproductions and leaves from other books, with "Table of additional material". Bookplate: Robert Watt Miller. Mounted to front flyleaf: Davis, William Heath. ALS to Mssrs. Morse, Noell, and Whaley. 7 Sept. 1885. 2 p., Colored view of San Francisco in 1846-7, by Capt. W.F. Swasey, mounted on inside front cover and guard leaf, with Seal of the city in right hand margin. Map, "Californias: antigua y nueva ... Diego Francosa sc. Mexco. a. 1787" mounted on inside back cover and guard leaf. 68 original sketches by Douglas Rodger as chapter head-pieces., Includes index., and The facsimiles of letters and autographs are accompanied by typographical transcripts.
- Publisher:
- J. Howell,
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--Description and travel, California--History, California--History--To 1846, and California--Social life and customs
- Subject (Name):
- Davis, William Heath,--1822-1909--Ms. letter, Howell, John,--1874---Autograph, Miller, Robert Watt--Bookplate, and Watson, Douglas S.--(Douglas Sloane)--Autograph
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Seventy-five years in California : a history of events and life in California : personal, political and military; under the Mexican regime; during the quasi-military government of the territory by the United States, and after the admission of the state to the union : being a compilation by a witness of the events described; a reissue and enlarged illustrated edition of "Sixty years in California", to which much new matter by its author has been added which he contemplated publishing under the present title at the time of his death / edited and with an historical forward and index by Douglas S. Watson, by William Heath Davis.
10.
- Published / Created:
- 1889
- Call Number:
- Zc72 887jo
- Collection Title:
- Shasta. The keystone of California scenery ... Written and illustrated by E.McD. Johnstone
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- Books, Journals & Pamphlets
- Description:
- Artwork by Matthews Northrup Co, Buffalo, N.Y.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--Description and travel and Shasta, Mount (Calif. : Mountain)
- Collection Created:
- Buffalo, N.Y., Matthews, Northrup & Co., Art Printing Works, 1889
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Shasta from Strawberry Valley / Trophies of the Chase
