Portfolio of original drawings

Creator:

Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough, 1804-1889

Published/Created:

1849-50

Physical Description:

1 vol.
b&w, color illustrations
25 cm.

Notes:

Teaching resource: Professor John Mack Faragher, History 141: The American West.
Volume contains unnumbered pages as well as text written in both directions, in at least one case on the same page.
In four sections according to orientation of text; each section paginated separately by the cataloger.

Abstract:

The diaries describe an 1849 expedition by way of St. Joseph, Fort Kearney, Fort Laramie, South Pass, Sublette's Cut-off, Bear River, Cantonment Loring, Raft River, the Humboldt, Lassen's Route to Deer Creek, and Bruff's camp. They contain maps and sketches from the journey and notes on life in California. The journals were written from the diaries. The notebooks contain more sketches from the trip and of equipment. There are memoranda of supplies and equipment, routes, and remedies.

Associated Names:

Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough, 1804-1889 [Author]

Topics:

Gold mines and mining --California --History --19th century --Personal narratives
Gold mines and mining --North America --History --19th century
Gold mines and mining --Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
Gold mines and mining --United States --History
Gold mines and mining --West (U.S.) --History --19th century

Topics:

California --Description and travel
West (U.S.) --Description and travel
West (U.S.) --Maps
West (U.S.) --Pictorial works

Topics:

Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough, 1804-1889
Washington City and California Mining Association

Language:

English

Genre:

Annotations
Architectural drawings
Drawings
Gold rush diaries
Hand coloring
Illustrations
Manuscripts
Prayers
Sketches

Format:

Text

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Public

Digital:

Bruff Diaries

Source Creator:

Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough, 1804-1889

Source Title:

Diaries, journals, and notebooks

Source Created:

1849-1850

Call Number:

WA MSS 50

Box:

Box 12

Orbis Record:

3111340

Yale Collection:

Beinecke Library

Digital Collection:

Yale Collection of Western Americana

oid pointer:

1367610

Volume/Enumeration:

Vol. 15

Extent of digitization:

Complete work digitized.

OID:

9998635

PID:

digcoll:4370031