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1. Lester Burnett diary
- 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
2. My memories of early California days
- 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
3. San Francisco, the exposition city, 1915.
- Published / Created:
- [1910 or 1911]
- Call Number:
- Zc72 910sp
- Image Count:
- 9
- Alternative Title:
- Panama Pacific International Exposition 1915 : celebrating the opening of the Panama Canal : bulletin : business facts for business men
- Description:
- Booklet arguing merits of San Francisco over New Orleans as site for proposed 1915 exposition.
- Publisher:
- [Cooper Advertising Co.]
- Subject (Geographic):
- San Francisco (Calif.)--Description and travel
- Subject (Name):
- Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.) and Worlds Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition (1884-1885 : New Orleans, La.)
- Subject (Topic):
- Exhibitions. and Worlds fairs--California--San Francisco--1915
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > San Francisco, the exposition city, 1915.
4. Transcript of journal
- Creator:
- Meigs, Peveril, 1847-1921
- Published / Created:
- n.d.
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-2718
- Collection Title:
- Travel diary
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 2
- Image Count:
- 77
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Travel diary of a voyage from New York to Alaska via San Francisco, 1868 October 24-1869 April 25. Meigs served as captain's clerk on an expedition to explore the newly-acquired territory on the U.S.S. Saginaw. The diary includes a daily account of the voyage and a list of addresses of shipmates, and recounts the destruction of a Kake (Tlingit) village on Kuiu Island, among other events. Accompanied by a transcript of the diary, a printed version of Hydrographic Notice No. 13, 1869, and two photographs: one of Peveril Meigs, 1869, and one of Richard Worsam Meade (captain of the U.S.S. Saginaw and Meigs's cousin), undated.
- Description:
- Peveril Meigs (1847-1921), of Richmond, New York, and Santa Barbara, California.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Alaska--Description and travel, Alaska--Discovery and exploration, and San Francisco (Calif.)--Description and travel
- Subject (Name):
- Meade, Richard W.--(Richard Worsam), 1837-1897 and Saginaw (Steamer)
- Subject (Topic):
- Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Kuiu Island
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Transcript of journal
5. W. C. Burnett diary
- Creator:
- Burnett, W. C., (Wellington C.)
- Published / Created:
- 1854 April-May
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1620
- Collection Title:
- W. C. Burnett family papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 2
- Image Count:
- 36
- 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:
- First two leaves of W. C. Burnett's diary lacking bottom corner, affecting text.
- 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 > W. C. Burnett diary
