Hamilton Raven Wagon Train Diary
Scope and Contents
This diary was written by Hamilton Raven to describe his 1862 journey from Michigan to California for his family. Raven was a school teacher, and he beautifully describes the scenery and travel conditions as he travels across the country. He also talks about the food, weather, and Indian attacks. The volume is small and he writes for only three months, but it is an excellent description of the hardships of a wagon train trip across the country.
Dates
- Creation: 1862
Creator
- Raven, Hamilton (Person)
Full Extent
1.00 folders
Language of Materials
English
Physical Access Requirements
Item is fragile. Use transcriptions first.
Custodial History
Hamilton Raven gave the diary to Ada Dunn's grandfather, Horatio Hendryx, (his brother-in-law) and she gave it to the library at Eastern as she was the first librarian there.
Source of Acquisition
Dunn, Ada Barter
Method of Acquisition
gift
- Title
- Hamilton Raven Wagon Train Diary
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jackie Couture
- Date
- 07/25/2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Eastern Kentucky University Libraries, Research Center for Special Collections and Archives Repository