Earnest (John W.) California Gold Rush and Civil War Manuscript, 1938
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- John W. Earnest California Gold Rush and Civil War Manuscript,
- Dates:
- 1938
- Creators:
- Earnest, William W.
- Extent:
- .05 linear feet (1 folder)
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
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John W. Earnest California Gold Rush and Civil War Manuscript. Wyles SC 83. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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One typed manuscript (TMS), 94 pages, "The Life of John W. Earnest (1824-1913)," by his son William W. Earnest, including an account of John W. Earnest's overland trip from Illinois to the California goldfields in 1850, experiences there, return east to Yazoo City, Mississippi in 1860, and forced service in the Confederacy as a Northerner during the Civil War.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Sheila McMurray.
- Physical location:
- Vault
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2003
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid in EAD v. 1.0 derived from MS Word 2000 file by David C. Gartrell. Date of source: 28 May 2003 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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None.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
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John W. Earnest California Gold Rush and Civil War Manuscript. Wyles SC 83. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062