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Typescript account titled "Memoranda of Visit to John M. Walker, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California," by Francis P. Farquhar and Charles L. Camp. Includes history of the Walker family and notes taken from Walker family gravestones at the Alhambra Cemetery at Martinez, California. (2 pages) (gift of Francis P. Farquhar and Charles L. Camp), 1925 Feb 15

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 12

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Western Travel Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. The collection consists primarily of accounts of travel in the nineteenth-century American West, but also includes material relating to western travel in the eighteenth and twentieth centuries. The collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, and journals and diaries. Many items are typescript copies, rather than original documents. The collection is arranged chronologically.

Dates

  • 1925 Feb 15

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.5 Cubic Feet ( (1 box (86 items)))

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository

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