Finding Aid for the United States Eclipse Expedition Collection, 1889-1891
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Finding Aid for the United States Eclipse Expedition Collection, 1889-1891
Collection number: 165
UCLA Library, Department of Special CollectionsManuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
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- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
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- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, November 2002
© 1999 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Title: United States Eclipse Expedition Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1889-1891
Collection number: 165
Creator:
United States Eclipse Expedition, 1889-1891
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: The United States solar eclipse expedition sailed on the U.S.S. Pensacola to the West African coast. The collection consists
of newspapers, photograph albums, and a log or diary.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
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[Identification of item], United States Eclipse Expedition Collection (Collection 165). Department of Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
The United States solar eclipse expedition sailed on the U.S.S. Pensacola to the West African coast, also calling at St. Helena
and Capetown.
Collection consists of newspapers, photograph albums, and a log or diary. Includes photographs of the camp of the expedition
and scenes of native life in the region.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
United States Eclipse Expedition, 1889-1891.
Scientific expeditions--United States--Archival resources.
Solar eclipses.
Container List
U.S. Eclipse Expedition to West Africa, 1889-1891
Physical Description: (1 bound log book, 1 folder, 3 albums)
Scope and Content Note
A collection of newspapers, photograph albums and a log or diary. The solar eclipse expedition sailed on the U.S.S. Pensacola
to the coast of Africa, touching at St. Helena and Capetown, where the newspapers were obtained. The photographs show the
camp of the expedition and scenes of native life in the region.