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Carpenter, Edmund N., diaries, 1900-1907

 File — Box: 1
Accession: 2159

Dates

  • Creation: 1900-1907

Scope and Contents

Begins with a lengthy description of a prospecting venture to the Alaska gold fields on behalf of a New York-based syndicate in 1900 and continue through similar trips through Idaho, Colorado, South Dakota, Utah, Nevada and Labrador. They end with a brief visit to a New Mexico sanatorium in 1906, when Carpenter was misdiagnosed with incipient tuberculosis. Carpenter describes the many people he encounters on his travels, literature he reads, and the entertainments to be found in frontier theaters and music halls.

Physical Description

Typed transcripts.

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Extent

From the Collection: 3 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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