Washington Territory Miscellaneous, Chiefly Natural History

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Title: Washington Territory Miscellaneous, Chiefly Natural History
Creator: Gibbs, George, 1815-1873
Contributor: Gibbs, George,--1815-1873
Northwest Boundary Commission, 1857-1869
Published / Created: [ca. 1857]
Abstract: Three holograph notebooks containing diary entries relating to travel; barometrical recordings; and observations on the languages and customs of the Indians and the flora and fauna of Washington Territory and the Pacific Northwest written while Gibbs was working on the U.S. Army railroad survey and the survey of the International Boundary Commission. The first two notebooks contain a few miscellaneous drawings. The volumes are entitled "Indian Tribes 1853-1854," "No. II Journal & Notes, N.W.B.S. 1855-1858," and "Washington Territory Miscellaneous, Chiefly Natural History [ca. 1857]."
Extent: 1 vol. : b&w illustrations ; 18 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: WA MSS S-1810
Collection Title: George Gibbs notebooks of scientific observations of the Pacific Northwest,
Collection/Other Creator: Gibbs, George, 1815-1873
Collection Date: 1853-1858.
Container / Volume: Box 1 | Folder 3

Format: mixed material
Genre: illustrations (AAT)
journals (accounts): diaries (AAT)
Manuscripts
Notebooks
Subject (Geographic): Northwest, Pacific--Description and travel
Northwest, Pacific--Surveys
Washington (State)--Description and travel
Washington (State)--Surveys
Subject (Name): Gibbs, George,--1815-1873
Northwest Boundary Commission, 1857-1869
Subject (Topic): Indians of North America--Northwest, Pacific--Languages
Indians of North America--Northwest, Pacific--Social life and customs
Indians of North America--Washington (State)--Languages
Indians of North America--Washington (State)--Social life and customs
Natural history--Northwest, Pacific
Natural history--Washington (State)
Pacific railroads--Explorations and surveys
Surveyors--Northwest, Pacific
Surveyors--Washington (State)--lcsh

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Citation: George Gibbs Notebooks of Scientific Observations of the Pacific Northwest. Western Americana Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.