Journal of Mrs. Narcissa Prentiss Whitman : Vancouver Oct. 20th 1836, transcription, [n.d.], undated

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Whitman, Narcissa Prentiss, 1808-1847.
Title
Journal of Mrs. Narcissa Prentiss Whitman : Vancouver Oct. 20th 1836, transcription, [n.d.]
Dates
undated (inclusive)
Quantity
1 Item, (118 Leaves)
Collection Number
Cage 4846
Summary
First-person account of nineteenth century journey in Pacific Northwest.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

On title page: "(The copy from which this was made is in Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington.)" On last leaf: "Copied from original journal of Mrs. Narcissa Prentis [sic] Whitman, by her niece, Miss Cornelia Narcissa Whitman Jackson, of: Oberlin, Ohio." Transciption by Mona Nelsen.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

First-person account of nineteenth century journey in Pacific Northwest.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Frontier and pioneer life -- Washington (State)
  • Washington (State) -- History -- To 1889.
  • Women pioneers -- Washington (State)

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