Henry R. Durkee papers, 1864-1867.

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Henry R. Durkee papers, 1864-1867.

Letter, 1866, to his father concerning his activities at the University; also one page of a diary, 1867, recording a trip with Professor Alexander Winchell to Lake Superior; and five volumes of diaries containing accounts of various hunting trips taken in Pepin, Wisconsin and a description of a trip by raft down the Mississippi River from Pepin, Wisconsin to Burlington, Iowa.

2 items and 5 v.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7363975

Bentley Historical Library

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