Diary, December 1, 1867 - August 4, 1868
date: label: Date Range
content: 1867-1868
label: Start Date
content: 18671201
label: End Date
content: 18680804
notes: label: Abstract
content: Diary documents travels of William Healey Dall December 1 - August 4, 1868 during the Western Union Telegraph Expedition. He records his impressions of Russian and American expedition participants; relationships and conflicts between participants; interactions with indigenous people; weather; daily activities; collecting and preparing of specimens; lyrics; lists of provisions; and travel on rivers of Alaska. Includes sketches. Locations include the vicinity of Nulato Hills and Unalakleet.
place: label: Place
content: Alaska
label: Place
content: Nulato Hills
label: Place
content: Kotlik
label: Place
content: Unalakleet
label: Place
content: United States
topic: label: Topic
content: Natural History
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content: William H. Dall Papers, circa 1839-1858, 1862-1927
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content: Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927
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content: Western Union Telegraph Expedition (1865-1867)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007073
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Diary
objectRights: label: Access Information
content: Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: William H. Dall Papers, circa 1839-1858, 1862-1927
label: Physical Description
content: 1 diary
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 20 Folder 5