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United
States History
New Acquisitions
| BOOKS | California
Highways |
| MANUSCRIPTS | Diaries
of Two Trips to Alaska from Pacific Grove, California |
| MICROFORM | Papers
of Charles Francis Adams II |
| DIGITAL | America’s
Historical Newspapers |
| Books |
California
Highways. A Descriptive Record of Road Development by
the State and by Such Counties As Have Paved Highways, by
Ben Blow
San
Francisco: H.S. Crocker Co., 1920; xviii, 308pp.
plus 183 photographs, 29 maps (26 double-page,
1 folding), large folding map in rear pocket.
This
first edition of Ben Blow's California Highways provides
a wealth of information on early roads in California
and is illustrated throughout with contemporary photographs
and numerous maps. Covering many subjects (the Bureau
of Highways, the California Highway Commission, types
of roads and construction, convict labor, maintenance,
tree planting, campsites, state highway routes, campaining
for good roads, etc.) and all California counties, this
edition also has specialized sections on the elimination
of the Bell Springs Grade; building the state highway
up the Sacramento River Canyon; the Sacramento-Yolo Causeway;
the Boulevard around San Francisco and San Pablo Bays;
the San Juan Mountain and Zaca Canyon controversies;
the Tejon-Castaic Ridge Route and the Colorado Desert.
The author was the manager of the Good Roads Bureau,
California State Automobile Association.
Location:
Green Library, Special Collections -- in process.
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| Manuscripts |
Edwin
V. Warren. Diaries of Two Trips to Alaska from Pacific
Grove, California, 1903 and 1904.
1 Manuscript Box, 2 Diaries
 These
two diaries record Warren’s trips to Alaska in
1903 and 1904 to earn money for his tuition at Stanford
and pursue his interest in ornithology. Born in Quincy,
California in 1881, Warren was raised in a devout Methodist
family who were among the founders of Pacific Grove.
Warren studied ornithology, zoology,
and English literature at Stanford. He loved nature and
bird watching, and his journals reflect the many species
of birds he encountered and the scenery he saw. They
also record his trips to Alaska by bicycle and ship and
mining life in the Treadwell gold mine where he worked.
Location:
Special Collection and University Archives (M1575)
A
published edition of Warren’s diaries, edited by
Barry Kibler, is also available:
The
Birdman of Treadwell: Diary of a Treadwell Gold Miner
Location:
Green Library (F914 .T73 W272 2007) back
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| Microform |
The
Papers of Charles Francis Adams II, 1861-1933
The
Papers of Charles Francis Adams II, 1861-1933, consist
of 55 microfilm reels of manuscripts, diaries, personal
journals and literary drafts which clearly delineate
the long life and diverse interests of Charles Francis
Adams II (1835-1915), soldier, business man, civic leader
and historian. The descendent of two presidents and the
son of a noted diplomat, Adams served with distinction
as a Union officer during the Civil War. After the war,
he became a nationally recognized authority on the railroad
industry, chairing the Massachusetts Railroad Commission
from 1869 to 1879, and ultimately taking on the presidency
of the Union Pacific railroad for six stormy years, 1884-1890.
From 1890 to 1915, Adams was content to be a man of affairs,
speaking and writing widely on historical, educational,
economic and political subjects from his positions as
president of the Massachusetts Historical Society (1895-1915)
and active member of the Harvard Board of Overseers and
the Anti-Imperialist League.
Location:
Green Library, Media Microtext Collection: MFILM N.S.
16469; GUIDE E664 .A19 A3 1984 (also at Information Center)
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| Digital |
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America’s
Historical Newspapers offers fully searchable images
of selected newspapers published throughout the United
States between 1690 and 1922. Sample titles include the Tombstone
Epitaph Prospector (Arizona, 1880-1899), Friend (Hawaii,
1844-1880), San
Francisco Bulletin (California,
1855-1891), and Galveston News (Texas, 1842-1876).
This collection of over 1,300 newspapers is part of the
Archive of Americana series, which also includes books,
broadsides, government publications, and other early
printed material. Newspapers can be searched by:
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Title
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Date
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Place of publication
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Article type (e.g. shipping news, advertisements, birth & death
notices)
The text is fully searchable, and images can be magnified,
printed, or saved as PDF files.
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Last modified:
October 3, 2007
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