Manuscripts

Our maiden voyage

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Description: This bound volume contains letters written by A.A. and Caroline W. Butler to their mother, while they were traveling through Europe for four months in 1891. The letters give a day-by-day account of the trip and detailed descriptions of the places they visited including, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pontarlier and Paris, France; Brussels, Belgium; Cologne, Germany; Lucerne, Switzerland; and London, England. Pasted throughout the volume are images cut out from magazines and other printed sources, maps and photographs. These images are usually labeled by hand and are used to illustrate the Butlers' tour of Europe
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1891.
Call number: mssHM 60315
Creator: Butler, A. A(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from N. Kovach, February 22, 1947.

Maiden murders

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636052

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A collection of rebusses [sic], riddles, conundrums, &c, poetry, acrostics, epigrams, etc.: commonplace book

Manuscripts

The volume beings in 1813. One of the first original poems by William Murton was written on his 20th birthday.The volume contains many poems written by William, several of which were written to his wife Mary (on the occasion of her birthday, Valentine's Day, their wedding day, etc.). There are also quotations and other writings in the volume. At some point William's son John took over the volume and there are several entries by him including some riddles and puzzles. The title "A collection of rebusses [sic], riddles, conundrums, &c, poetry, acrostics, epigrams, etc." seems to be John's title for the volume. On one of the inside covers is the inscription "Mrs. Murton." There are several tabs in the pages; the cataloger left them in place. William started writing from one side of the volume; John turned it and started writing from the other side.

mssHM 80583

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Jean Bernard Léon Foucault letter to J. Regnauld

Manuscripts

This letter by Foucault was written in Liverpool (on British Association for the Advancement of Science letterhead). The letter is written in French and addressed to "Mer ami" but the name on the envelope is "J. Regnauld" in Paris.

mssHM 72099

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Colorado outings

Manuscripts

This bound volume contains letters written by A.A. Butler while on a month long trip through Iowa and Colorado in the summer of 1898. Butler started from Red Wing, MN. and traveled on the Mississippi River through most of Iowa; his final destination was Colorado Springs, CO. While in Colorado, Butler visited Manitou Springs, Colorado, and several notable places including Pike's Peak. He and his group of friends hiked several of the canyons around the Colorado Springs area. Pasted throughout the volume are images cut out from magazines, and other printed sources, maps and photographs. The majority of these images are photographs of Colorado mountains and scenery taken by his traveling companion, Leonard. The letters are written to his mother and sister, Caroline W. Butler

mssHM 60316

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Record of a voyage to the Orient in 1918

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Kinney's journal starts the day he leaves California and ends the day he gets back four months later. In it, he includes details about his work on board the ship, the daily inspections, the conditions on the ocean, the meals he has, and the various stops along the route including: Hawaii, Japan, China, the Philippines, and Hong Kong. Kinney gives detailed descriptions of Honolulu, Hawaii; Tokyo and Kobe, Japan; Shanghai, China; Manila, Philippines; and Hong Kong. The typed journal includes photocopies of pages from Kinney's original diary, photographs, maps, advertisements, menus, passenger lists, and various other things he collected during his voyage.

mssHM 75688

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John Hovey journal of a voyage from Newburyport, Mass. to San Francisco, Cal

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This journal follows the travels of John Hovey from Massachusetts to California. He departs from Newburyport aboard the vessel Charlott on January 23, 1849; a manifest of crew and passengers is included on pages one and two. Much of the seagoing details are concerned with the weather. The ship reached port on July 23, 1849. He journeyed along the Sacramento River and Mokelumne River with his companions, searching for gold. He was involved with separate disputes over claims with miners from Chile and France (see also HM 4384-4385 which are transcripts of these entries removed from this volume). Hovey departs California by ship on May 30, 1851. Bound volume, with many color illustrations.

mssHM 322

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