Thomas Stephens Collier Diary, 1868-1869.

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Thomas Stephens Collier Diary, 1868-1869.

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The shipboard diary, 1868-1869, of Thomas Stephens Collier (1842-1893), boatswain on the "Shenandoah" from July 1868 to April 1869, and previously on the "U.S.S. Oneida," May 1867-July 1868. Photograph of Collier glued in the diary, with caption "[U.]S.S. Monocacy, Yokohama, Japan, Feb. 2, 1868." Contains a blend of poems, philosophical ruminations, and diary entries about the conditions on board the Shenandoah and about places visited. Most of the diary describes the trip back from the Pacific, the ports visited including Yokohama, Nagasaki, Hong Kong, Batavia (Java), Cape Town, and Jamestown (St. Helena). One of the last entries, after having been at sea for some time, is "An Ode to Cockroaches."

.1 linear feet (1 folder)

University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library

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University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library

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