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Sam Ensly travel diary on the cable ship Dellwood, 1929
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Ensly, Sam
- Title
- Sam Ensly travel diary on the cable ship Dellwood
- Dates
- 1929 (inclusive)19291929
- Quantity
- 1 diary
- Collection Number
- 5546 (Accession No. 5546-001)
- Summary
- Travel diary kept by Sam Ensly while aboard a U.S. Army cable ship
- 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
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Sam Ensly was born in Bothell, Washington. He worked as an electrician on board a U.S. Army ship that sailed from Seattle on August 15, 1929.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
One volume describing Sam Ensly's daily duties and travel experiences on board a cable ship, circumnavigating the globe. Diary bears the inscription "Around the world on the U.S. Army transport cable ship Dellwood." Entries span August through November 1929, when the cableship was in port at Manila.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The creators' literary rights have been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Voyages around the world
Personal Names
- Ensly, Sam--Diaries
Corporate Names
- Dellwood (Cable ship)
- United States. Army--Military life
Form or Genre Terms
- Travel writing
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
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