Edward Meyer Kern and Richard H. Kern papers 1795-1895 1850-1860

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Edward Meyer Kern and Richard H. Kern papers 1795-1895 1850-1860

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The papers contain journals, notebooks, drawings and maps, documents and correspondence which document the activities of Edward and Richard Kern in the West and the Pacific from 1845-1860. A journal and a notebook document Edward Kern's participation in Fremont's third expedition to California; and a journal, a logbook, drawings, two maps and a letter document Edward's participation in the Northern Pacific Exploring Expedition in 1853-1856. A scrapbook of unsigned preliminary sketches and drawings by either Edward or Richard Kern document the time spent by both in New Mexico, and feature drawings of New Mexico, Mexico, and Arizona. Five notebooks attributed to Richard contain similar preliminary sketches and drawings. The correspondence includes a letter from brother-in-law William B. Wolfe who describes Richard's death in the Gunnison Massacre in 1853.

Total Boxes: 3 (incl. 1 oversize box); Other Storage Formats: 1 broadside; Linear Feet: 1.76

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6349401

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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