Evan Idris Evans papers, 1913-1914
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Evans, Evan Idris
- Title
- Evan Idris Evans papers
- Dates
- 1913-1914 (inclusive)19131914
- Quantity
- 1 folder
- Collection Number
- 4446 (Accession No. 4446-001)
- Summary
- Memoir of a Welshman describing his stay in the U.S. in 1913-1914
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Evans traveled to New York from Liverpool and then by train to Seattle. He lived with his brother Thomas in Carbonado and worked in various functions at the coal mine, played the church organ, and sang in a choir and for other events. He describes holidays and his return trip via Los Angeles and Denver to New York, where he was in 1914 when Germany declared war on Belgium.
Content Description
Memoir of a Welshman describing his stay in the U.S. in 1913-1914, including his time at Carbonado, Washington while working in a coal mine (photocopy), 1963. Letter of Evans' brother, Thomas, 1917, shortly before his sudden death in Butte, Montana (photocopy), and related items.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative Information
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Evans, Evan Idris--Archives
Geographical Names
- Carbonado (Wash.)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Evans, Thomas D (creator)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
