Scope and Contents
The diary ranges from March 30 to June 25, 1865 and describes James D. Cauthorn's travels overland from Mexico, Missouri, to Fort Bridger, including his route, modes of transportation, descriptions of the landscape, as well his finances.
Dates
- 1865
Creator
- Cauthorn, James D. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
James D. Cauthorn travelled overland from Mexico, Missouri, to Fort Bridger in 1865.
Extent
0.1 linear feet (1 container) : 1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
James D. Cauthorn traveled overland from Mexico, Missouri, to Fort Bridger in 1865. The diary ranges from March 30 to June 25, 1865 and describes his route, modes of transportation, descriptions of the landscape as well his finances.
Arrangement
Material within this collection may have little to no intellectual or physical arrangement. Any arrangement may have derived from the records' creators or custodians. It may be necessary to look in multiple places for the same types of materials.
Processing Information
This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal to no organization and rehousing.
Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Fort Bridger (Wyo.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Journals (accounts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Missouri -- Description and travel Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oregon National Historic Trail Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pioneers Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Title
- Guide to the James D. Cauthorn journal
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team, Amanda Steele, and Chasmodai Cassidy
- Date
- c2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
