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Almon Harris Thompson and Ellen Powell Thompson diaries
- Title
- Almon Harris Thompson and Ellen Powell Thompson diaries, 1872-1875.
- Author
- Thompson, A. H. (Almon Harris), 1839-1906.
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Format | Access | Status | Call Number | Location |
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Mixed material | Request in advance | Available | MssCol 4152 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Thompson, Ellen Powell.
- Description
- .21 linear foot (1 volume)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Diaries – 19th Century.
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Biography (note)
- Almon Harris Thompson (1837-1906) was the chief assistant to John Wesley Powell on the second Colorado River expedition begun in 1871. His wife, Ellen Powell Thompson, was Powell's sister. She collected plant and flower specimens on the expedition.
- Call Number
- MssCol 4152
- OCLC
- 774034759
- Author
- Thompson, A. H. (Almon Harris), 1839-1906.
- Title
- Almon Harris Thompson and Ellen Powell Thompson diaries, 1872-1875.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Summary
- Diaries belonging to Almon Harris Thompson, explorer on Powell's Colorado River Expedition, and to his wife, botanist Ellen Powell Thompson. Ellen Powell Thompson's diary was kept from 1872-1873[?] while traveling with her husband on the Colorado River. Almon Harris Thompson's diary, June 7-September 18, 1875, relates to the second exploration into the region in southeastern Utah around Freemont River, Escalante River, Aquarius and Kaiperowits plateaus, Henry Mountains, etc.
- Biography
- Almon Harris Thompson (1837-1906) was the chief assistant to John Wesley Powell on the second Colorado River expedition begun in 1871. His wife, Ellen Powell Thompson, was Powell's sister. She collected plant and flower specimens on the expedition.
- Occupation
- Explorers.
- Added Author
- Thompson, Ellen Powell.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 4152