Title:
George Oldendorph journals, 1867-1872
Creator/Contributor:
Oldendorph, George., creator
Abstract:
Manuscript journals (3) containing details of a trip to California via Panama from his home in Waterloo, Ill. and a railroad
trip to Pilot Knob, Mo. on the St. Louis and Toon Mountain Railroad. A portion of the journal is written in German and titled
"Das Vangard flunf [?]." Includes an account book for pay and expenses while employed as an engineer on the Steamer Neponset:
G.W. Case shipmaster. Includes typescript transcription of account book. The third journal with stylus (Pacific Diary, 1870)
has sparse entries with a few small sketches with measurements. Also includes black and white photographs (3). Two are of
George Oldendorph (age 16 and 42). The third photograph is of three men outside a tent (possibly pointing pistols at the camera
in a posed shot) in a wooded area.
Date:
1867 (issued)
Subject:
n-us-ca -- n-us-mo -- n-us-il
Oldendorph, George -- Archives
Oldendorph, George -- Portraits
Neponset (Steamer)
St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railway Company.
Voyages to the Pacific coast -- Personal narratives
Tents -- 19th century -- Pictorial works
California -- Description and travel
Pilot Knob (Mo.) -- Description and travel
Waterloo (Ill.)
Note:
UNARRANGED COLLECTION. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library
via the Notice of Interest in Unprocessed Collections form.
George Oldendorph journals, 1867-1871, BANC MSS 2010/243, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Text in English and German
Type:
Photographs.
Diaries.
Physical Description:
print
4 volumes ( 0.4 linear feet)
Language:
English
German
Identifier:
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/libraries/bancroft-library/unprocessed-collections-form
Origin:
California
Copyright Note:
UNARRANGED COLLECTION. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library
via the Notice of Interest in Unprocessed Collections form.