California Emigrant Letters

Book

Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2009.117.8

Description

A collection of letters that describe the conditions and cultural history of the Gold Rush..."beginning with the Missouri River...to California..." No index.

Collection

Books

Acquisition

Accession

2009.117

Source or Donor

Betty Bortz

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Donated by Betty Bortz

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Emigrants, Emigration & immigration

Search Terms

Argonauts, Emigrant parties, Emigrants, Emigration & immigration, Gold Rush, Forty-Niners, Emigrants' letters and diaries, Overland journeys

Book Details

Author

Walker A. Wyman, ed.

Place Published

Location

New York, NY

Date Published

1849 - 1852

Call No.

979.4 Wym

Notes

Date: 1952 Spine Label: 979.4 Wym

Create Date

July 7, 2009

Update Date

July 9, 2026