Amos Batchelder diary [typescript]

Amos Batchelder diary [typescript], 1849

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Batchelder, Amos
Title: Amos Batchelder diary [typescript]
Dates: 1849 (inclusive)
18491849
Quantity: 1 box, (0.25 linear feet)
Collection Number: Accn1085
Summary: The Amos Batchelder diary [typescript] details a tour across the continent of North America from Boston, via Independence, Missouri, the Rocky Mountains, to San Francisco, in 1849.
Repository: University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions: Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Amos Batchelder was a doctor in Pelham, New Hampshire.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The diary details a tour across the continent of North America from Boston, via Independence, Missouri, the Rocky Mountains, to San Francisco, by the author in 1849. Account provides detailed descriptions of physical surroundings and conditions.

Carbon copy typescript of the original journal.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

May not be published in its entirety without the consent of the owner of the original diary, Ed E. Nelson.

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: Amos Batchelder diary [typescript], ACCN 1085, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations: ACCN 1085.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Transferred from the Utah State Historical Society via the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, in 1989.

Processing Note

Processed by Manuscripts Division staff.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Overland journeys to the Pacific

Personal Names

Batchelder, Amos--Diaries

Geographical Names

West (U.S.)--Description and travel

Form or Genre Terms

Diaries

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