ABSTRACT: Manuscript diary describing travel through Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas, and Illinois.
DATE: 1903
SCOPE: This manuscript diary contains detailed accounts of a traveler’s experiences in the Oklahoma Territory, Kansas, Nebraska, and Illinois. The entries include descriptions of the industries, politics, economies, and agricultural practices of various cities visited as well as his impressions of locals, including encounters with Native Americans in Oklahoma Territory. Several clippings and maps are pasted in, though the back section of the journal is left blank. The journal showcases the curiosity and fascination experienced by an individual traveler during a time of great transition in the Midwest and the developing American West.
EXTENT: Approximately 144 pages.
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PREFERRED CITATION: The preferred citation for this collection is “From the Special Collections of the St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri – St. Louis."
