Travel writing--History--20th century
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
John W. Jordan, "Random Notes of a Week's Visit to England" scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0093-Item 0025
Abstract
John Woolf Jordan (1840-1921) was a Philadelphia historian specializing in genealogies and personal histories, especially those of Pennsylvania families. This scrapbook comprises a single volume containing clippings of John W. Jordan's travel narrative, "Random Notes of a Week's Visit to England" from an unknown publication; also included are picture postcards and photographic illustrations of the ships on which he traveled and locations he visited, several of which are accompanied by...
Dates:
1911
Thornton and Amy Oakley collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0509
Abstract
This collection houses pen and ink drawings on boards, water colors, manuscripts, a promotional display board, scholarly journals, disbound leaves, printer's proofs, and booklets related to Thornton Oakley (1881-1953) and Amy Oakley (. Oakley illustrated numerous books and magazines, includingHarper's,Century Magazine,Collier's Weekly, and...
Dates:
1927-1949
Oliver Onions papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0492
Abstract
Short stories and poetry typescripts as well as travel ephemera and journals written in the first half of the 20th century by British novelist and short story writer Oliver Onions.
Dates:
1927-1938