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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Benjamin Jordan Kern diary, 1848, October 20-1849, January 6
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Manuscripts
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Richard H. Kern's diary of his trip with Frémont's fourth expedition from October 20, 1848 through February 16, 1849.
mssHM 4273
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In this letter to the otherwise unidentified "Joe", Benjamin Kern describes his treacherous journey with an unknown number of military companions through the wilderness of New Mexico. This was part of Colonel John C. Frémont's fourth expedition, searching for a route to the Pacific coast. Unfortunately, Kern lost his life during the expedition, as he was killed by Indians.
mssHM 20651
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Diary of the first part of Frémont's fourth expedition from October 19 through November 9, 1848. The second diary contains an account of his trip with John Pope's reconnaissance from Santa Fé.
mssHM 4275-4276
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Diary of the first part of Frémont's fourth expedition from October 8 through November 11, 1848.
mssHM 4154
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Richard H. Kern's diary of his trip with Sitgreaves' expedition of 1851, in 2 volumes. Also included are small pencil sketches.
mssHM 4277
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A memory book kept by Helen Kern Grills during her trip west with her family beginning in May 1925 from her home in McKeesport, Pennsylvania to the West Coast, and ending back in Marion, Ohio. The album has a combination of 291 labeled photos and post cards and 45 typed pages of a diary of her trip. Also included are a Band program dated June 5, 1925 from Long Beach, CA; a movie house program dated June 20, 1925 from Long Beach, CA; a map of southern California; the June 25, 1925 Mount Lowe Daily News along with the history of Mt. Lowe Railway. There is a San Diego and Coronado Ferry Ticket and brochure on Yosemite National Park; a map of Yellowstone National Park and three Yellowstone National Park geyser schedules. There are also a substantial number of photographs and descriptions of Missions in California as well as Long Beach, California. The roughly three month trip was accomplished through the use of trains, cars, boats, horses and buses.
mssHM 82583