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Report on the exhibits at the Crystal Palace Electrical Exhibition, London, England: typed copy
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Report on the exhibits at the Crystal Palace Electrical Exhibition, 1882
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714809
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Memorandum regarding California Bi-Centennial and Centennial
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This memorandum by Frederick W. Cropp talks about the Bible being brought to California shortly after gold was discovered. He talks about Reverend Frederick Buel, the American Bible Society and the role of God and religion in California becoming part of the United States. With the memorandum is a facsimile copy of Cropp's article "Old Fine Gold in California," which he quotes in his memorandum.
mssHM 75106
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Oscar A. Wikeen letter to Roger Gurley
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Eleven-page letter by Oscar A. Wikeen to his friend Roger Gurley, 1st Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Division, Co. A ("Rainbow Division"). Wikeen wrote this letter from the American Embarkation Center in France after the war had ended. In the letter he talks about his experience in the war, and what he's been doing since the end of the war. He talks in detail about his experience in the Battle of Lorraine, the Chateau-Thierry Drive, and his training in Paris. He talks about the "boche" soldiers, the dead bodies he saw, the beauty of a night attack, his comrades that would not be going home, etc. After the war, Wikeen traveled throughout France. The letter is written on "American YMCA" letterhead.
mssHM 83109
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Lyman Belding autobiography
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The autobiography begins with Belding's childhood in West Farms, Massachusetts (near Amherst College). He recalls his early days of school, camping at a nearby lake, and his first crush on a girl. Of his life in Wyoming Valley, Pennyslvania, Belding talks about his bout with typhoid fever in 1846 which led his doctor to advise him to go on a sea voyage. He talks about his first voyage on the ship Zion and his first long voyage on the whaling ship Uncas (going to the Arctic for whales). Of his voyages, Belden talks about the conditions of life on the ship, their food and drink, stops along the way, sea animals they saw, and the whales they killed. Belding also talks about hunting in the Sierra Nevadas, a meeting with Mark Hopkins, and a bird collecting trip he took to Baja, California.
mssHM 75097
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Tour through the countries of England and Scotland in 1796 visiting mines and manufactories: manuscript
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These volumes cover Hatchett's tour of England and Scotland from April 26 to August 14, 1796. In the diary, Hatchett talks about the cities in which he traveled; the various landscapes he passed; and each town's mining, manufacturing and metallurgy industries. He started his tour in London and traveled to Devon where he saw the Portland stone quarries and the Bovey lignite mines. He then went to Cornwall where he observed mining and smelting operations and collected materials. His next stop was Birmingham where he visited Boulton & Watt and other factories of brass-ware before proceeding to the great iron works at Coalbrookdale. Hatchett travels then to Derbyshire where he describes the city's lead mines. He also visited the steel works in Sheffield and chemical and lead works in Newcastle. He traveled north to Edinburgh where he spent two weeks in academic circles. Also in Scotland he visited lead mines at Tyndrum and Glasgow. He journeyed through Clydesdale and Lowther Hills where he saw their lead mines and ironworks. He then started his journey home through the Lake District.
mssHM 71899 (vol. 1-5)
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Background report on Charles H. Parker: incomplete copy
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Typescript background report on engineer Charles H. Parker commissioned by an unknown party and on letterhead of the "International Bureau of Criminal Investigation. North America Branch." The document is undated, but presumably dates to about 1897, the year of Parker's death and the last date referenced in the work (Page 18). According to the report, Parker was a draughtsman who passed himself off as a bridge engineer and building inspector, among other professions. The veracity of the report, which is incomplete and it ends in mid-sentence on the 27th page, has not been confirmed.
mssHM 83085