West (U.S.)--History--19th century
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85146140
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Daily report of Charles Boss. Life and adventures on the frontiers.
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0006
Abstract
Fictionalized journal of Charles Boss describing his frontier life and encounters with Indians while serving in the United States Army from 1866 to 1884.
Dates:
circa 1884-1893
James Maxwell papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0170
Abstract
The James R. Maxwell papers consist of the personal, professional, and family papers of James Maxwell, a resident of Newark, Delaware, and a civil engineer who worked for significant railroads in the American West and South America in the late 19th century.
Dates:
1860-1949; Majority of material found within 1867-1900