Bernard Whitman Brazil Travel Diary

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS.0925

  • Staff Only

Scope and Contents

An original handwritten travel diary of a trip by an American Railroad Engineer to South America and down the wild, immense, and untamed Amazon River into the interior of Brazil, dated 1867-1868.

Dates

  • 1867 - 1868

Conditions Governing Access

This collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Special Collections in the Jean and Alexander Heard Library. Collections should be requested 2-3 days prior to visiting in order to facilitate easier access. For questions or to request a collection, contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.

Extent

.01 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

An original handwritten travel diary of a trip by an American Railroad Engineer to South America and down the wild, immense, and untamed Amazon River into the interior of Brazil, dated 1867-1868.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Finding Aid for the Bernard Whitman Brazil Travel Diary
Status
Partially Processed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections Repository

http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/specialcollections/
Contact:
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States

 

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