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1. Going to California in 1849 by E. L. Christman
- 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 Pen...
- 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
2. Overland journey : from Leesburg, Pennsylvania, to the California mines / by Alexander Love, 1849-1852.
- Creator:
- Love, Alexander, 1810?-
- Published / Created:
- 1849-1852
- Call Number:
- WA MSS 309
- Image Count:
- 442
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Love's journal describes the 1849 trip from Pennsylvania to California, going by boat to St. Louis and Independence, then overland by the Platte, the Sweetwater, Sublette's Cut-off, Fort Hall, the California Trail, the Humboldt, the Truckee, Yuba and ...
- Description:
- Diary and typed transcript stored in a case.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California National Historic Trail, Sacramento Valley (Calif.), and West (U.S.)--Description and travel
- Subject (Name):
- Love, Alexander, 1810?- and Reading, P. B.
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life--California, Indians of North America--California, Mines and mineral resources--California--Sacramento Valley, Overland journeys to the Pacific, and Overland journeys to the Pacific--1849
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Overland journey : from Leesburg, Pennsylvania, to the California mines / by Alexander Love, 1849-1852.
3. Warren Vester Clark, Sandusky, Ohio, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut
- Creator:
- Clark, Warren Vester, 1821-1898
- Published / Created:
- 1850 March 11
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-2648
- Collection Title:
- Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 2
- Image Count:
- 3
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut.
- Description:
- Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
- Subject (Name):
- Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
- Subject (Topic):
- Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Warren Vester Clark, Sandusky, Ohio, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut
4. Warren Vester Clark, Sacramento, California, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut
- Creator:
- Clark, Warren Vester, 1821-1898
- Published / Created:
- 1850 August 12
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-2648
- Collection Title:
- Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 4
- Image Count:
- 4
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut.
- Description:
- Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
- Subject (Name):
- Clark, Wilson Hart, 1824-1887
- Subject (Topic):
- Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Warren Vester Clark, Sacramento, California, to Wilson Hart Clark, New Haven, Connecticut
5. Feb-Mar 1850
- Creator:
- Ellis, William C.
- Published / Created:
- Feb-Mar 1850
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-41
- Collection Title:
- William C. Ellis letters to his wife Cornelia
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 1
- Image Count:
- 16
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Seventy letters from William C. Ellis to his wife describe the trip to California by way of Panama and experiences in the gold fields. Accompanied by six other family letters, including five letters by or to Anne Ellis, wife of the Welsh poet, Robert ...
- Description:
- The six additional family letters were a gift of Hannah C. Ellis in 1961.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--Gold discoveries
- Subject (Name):
- Ellis, Anne, Ellis, Cornelia, Ellis, Robert, 1810-1875, and Ellis, William C.
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Feb-Mar 1850
6. Apr-Oct 1850
- Creator:
- Ellis, William C.
- Published / Created:
- Apr-Oct 1850
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-41
- Collection Title:
- William C. Ellis letters to his wife Cornelia
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 2
- Image Count:
- 32
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Seventy letters from William C. Ellis to his wife describe the trip to California by way of Panama and experiences in the gold fields. Accompanied by six other family letters, including five letters by or to Anne Ellis, wife of the Welsh poet, Robert ...
- Description:
- The six additional family letters were a gift of Hannah C. Ellis in 1961.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--Gold discoveries
- Subject (Name):
- Ellis, Anne, Ellis, Cornelia, Ellis, Robert, 1810-1875, and Ellis, William C.
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Apr-Oct 1850
7. Aug-Dec 1850
- Creator:
- Ellis, William C.
- Published / Created:
- Aug-Dec 1850
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-41
- Collection Title:
- William C. Ellis letters to his wife Cornelia
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 3
- Image Count:
- 38
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Seventy letters from William C. Ellis to his wife describe the trip to California by way of Panama and experiences in the gold fields. Accompanied by six other family letters, including five letters by or to Anne Ellis, wife of the Welsh poet, Robert ...
- Description:
- The six additional family letters were a gift of Hannah C. Ellis in 1961.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--Gold discoveries
- Subject (Name):
- Ellis, Anne, Ellis, Cornelia, Ellis, Robert, 1810-1875, and Ellis, William C.
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Aug-Dec 1850
8. Jan-Jun 1851
- Creator:
- Ellis, William C.
- Published / Created:
- Jan-Jun 1851
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-41
- Collection Title:
- William C. Ellis letters to his wife Cornelia
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 4
- Image Count:
- 28
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Seventy letters from William C. Ellis to his wife describe the trip to California by way of Panama and experiences in the gold fields. Accompanied by six other family letters, including five letters by or to Anne Ellis, wife of the Welsh poet, Robert ...
- Description:
- The six additional family letters were a gift of Hannah C. Ellis in 1961.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--Gold discoveries
- Subject (Name):
- Ellis, Anne, Ellis, Cornelia, Ellis, Robert, 1810-1875, and Ellis, William C.
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Jan-Jun 1851
9. Jul-Dec 1851
- Creator:
- Ellis, William C.
- Published / Created:
- Jul-Dec 1851
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-41
- Collection Title:
- William C. Ellis letters to his wife Cornelia
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 5
- Image Count:
- 57
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Seventy letters from William C. Ellis to his wife describe the trip to California by way of Panama and experiences in the gold fields. Accompanied by six other family letters, including five letters by or to Anne Ellis, wife of the Welsh poet, Robert ...
- Description:
- The six additional family letters were a gift of Hannah C. Ellis in 1961.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--Gold discoveries
- Subject (Name):
- Ellis, Anne, Ellis, Cornelia, Ellis, Robert, 1810-1875, and Ellis, William C.
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Jul-Dec 1851
