Roger Conant's journal of a voyage aboard the Continental

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Conant, Roger, 1833-1915
Title
Roger Conant's journal of a voyage aboard the Continental
Quantity
1 journal (118 pages)
Collection Number
0398 (Accession No. 0398-001)
Summary
Journal of voyage aboard the Continental from New York to San Francisco by a journalist
Repository
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

Open to all users.

Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Journal of voyage aboard the Continental, bearing Asa S. Mercer and 100 women to Seattle. They left New York on 16 Jan 1866 and arrived in San Francisco 24 Apr 1866. Conant accompanied Mercer, on this second voyage, as a reporter for The New York Times.

This journal is the same as microfilm titled "The Cruise of the Continental, or, an inside view of a life on the ocean wave."

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Edward L. Poland, 7/1/1963.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Ocean travel
  • Voyages to the Pacific Coast

Personal Names

  • Conant, Roger, 1833-1915--Archives

Corporate Names

  • Continental (Steamship)

Titles within the Collection

  • Cruise of the Continental, or, An inside view of a life on the ocean wave
  • Mercer's Belles; the journal of a reporter

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Mercer, Asa Shinn (creator)

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)