Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the R. McConnell
Diary (transcript)
1869-1891
Cage 5042
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
- Creator
- McConnell, R.
- Title
- R. McConnell Diary (transcript)
- ID
- Cage 5042
- Date [inclusive]
- 1869
- Date [inclusive]
- 1891
- Extent
- .05 linear feet, 1 folder
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- This collection consists of two copies of a typed transcription of the diary of R. McConnell, with entries for the years 1869 and 1881. The transcriber is not identified, and there is no information about the location of the original diary.
Preferred Citation
R. McConnell diary transcript
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Very little information is readily available about R. McConnell. According to the original catalog information for this item, he settled in Moscow, Idaho Territory in 1881, where he established a store. Prior to that he had been a traveling salesman in the southern United States. The 1869 diary tells of his travels from Cincinnati to New Orleans and on to Florida. In the 1881 portion of the diary, McConnell records his experiences looking for a location in the west for his family to relocate. McConnell traveled by railroad and water from Xenia, Illinois to various cities and towns in California, Oregon, and Washington Territory; the last entry is July 2, 1881.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of two copies of a typed transcription of the diary of R. McConnell, with entries for the years 1869 and 1881. The transcriber is not identified, and there is no information about the location of the original diary.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2012
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Acquisition Information
These items were donated to the Washington State University Libraries by John Brown at an unknown date. They were originally cataloged as a vertical file (VF 945), and were converted to a manuscript collection in 2012.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Cheryl Gunselman.
Names and Subjects
Geographic Name(s)
- Moscow (Idaho)--History--Sources
- Oregon Territory--Description and travel--Sources
- Washington Territory--Description and travel--Sources
- Washington Territory--History--Sources
Subject(s)
- Moscow