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Idaho nomenclature: Bancroft Library, Pac. MS H 2, 1880

Overview of the Collection

Crp
Bristol, Sherlock, 1815-1906; Priestly, Herbert Ingram, 1875-1944
Title
Idaho nomenclature: Bancroft Library, Pac. MS H 2
Dates
1880 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 volume, (11 leaves)
Collection Number
MG 5185
Summary
Reminiscences of early mining days and place names in Idaho. Included is a letter of transmittal from Herbert I. Priestley to John E. Rees, Salmon, Idaho, Nov. 10, 1917. By Sherlock Bristol (taken 1879). Original manuscript in Bancroft Library cataloged as 1880 (Guide Ms. Colls., v. 1, p. 151).
Repository
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Sherlock Bristol was an American congressional clergyman, abolitionist, and gold miner who helped found Boise.

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Content Description

This collection contains reminiscences of early mining days and place names in Idaho, written by Sherlock Bristol (taken 1879). Included is a letter of transmittal from Herbert I. Priestley to John E. Rees, Salmon, Idaho, Nov. 10, 1917.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

FOR PHOTOS Photographer, "Title," date. Collection name, object ID. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

FOR DOCUMENTS Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Original order retained.

Location of Originals

Original manuscript in Bancroft Library cataloged as 1880 (Guide Ms. Colls., v. 1, p. 151).

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Subject Terms

  • Correspondence
  • Gold Mines and Mining
  • Gold mines and mining--Idaho--Pierce Mining District
  • Names, Geographical--Idaho
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