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Register of the John Wolcott Phelps Papers,

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Title: John Wolcott Phelps Papers
Dates: 1857-1859 (inclusive)
Collection Number: Mss B 120
Summary: Diaries and letters of an artillery captain under Col. Albert Sidney Johnston during the Utah Expedition. Transcribed and annotated by Hamilton Gardner.
Repository: Utah State Historical Society

Collection Inventory +/-

Box Folder Contents
box , folder : Diaries
box 1, folder 1-2 : 30 September 1857 - 24 October 1859
box 1, folder 3-4 : Book A: 30 September 1857 - 1 January 1858
box 1, folder 5 : Book B: 12 March 1858 - 18 April 1858
box 1, folder 6 : Book C: 19 April 1858 - 17 June 1858
box 1, folder 7 : Book D: 8 October 1858 - 8 December 1858
box 1, folder 8 : Book E: 9 December 1859 - 13 March 1859
box 1, folder 9 : Book F: 14 March 1859 - 23 May 1859
box 1, folder 10 : Book G: 23 May 1859 - 3 August 1859
box 1, folder 11 : Book H: 4 August 1859 - 18 September 1859
box 1, folder 12 : Book J: 19 September 1859 - 24 October 1859
box , folder : Correspondence
box 1, folder 13-20 : Correspondence: 3 November 1857 - 10 May 1859
box 1, folder 21 : Letter book: 11 July 1857 - 29 December 1858
box 1, folder 22-23 : Annotated footnotes to Phelps's diary and letters

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Content Description +/-

Diaries and letters of an artillery captain under Col. Albert Sidney Johnston during the Utah Expedition. Transcribed and annotated by Hamilton Gardner.

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Arrangement:

Creator:

Phelps, John Wolcott.

Language:

English.

Sponsor:

Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008

Quantity:

1 Reel of Microfilm (? linear ft.)

Quantity:

0.5 lin. ft. (1 box)

Language of the Finding Aid:

Finding aid written in Englishin Latin script

EAD Creation Date:

1999.