Mary C. Parks Journal, 1827-1832, vol. 2

Item Information

• Description
  Journal (1827-July - 1832 Jan. 20) in the form of diary entries and extracts from letters, written principally while the author was travelling with family and friends in France, Switzerland, and Germany between July and October, 1827. The bulk of the entries are written from Paris and include an account of a meeting with a group of Osage Indians that were visiting there. Other entries describe the local landscape, history, folklore, and customs of the various places visited. There are numerous color and pencil drawings that illustrate the text. Also includes one letter (1878 Oct. 10) and a clipping.

• Item ID
  wtddy03002
• Source Collection
  Mary C. Parks Journals, 1827-1878
• Spatial Coverage
  France
  Switzerland
  Germany
• Language
  eng
• Title
  Mary C. Parks Journal, 1827-1832, vol. 2
• Provenance
  Purchase, 1985
• DCMI Type
  Text
• Creator
  Parks, Mary C., fl. 1827
• Extent
  97 pages
• Date
  1827-1832
• Type
  diaries
• Subject
  Parks, Mary C., fl. 1827
  Travel
  Women travelers
  France--Description and travel
  Switzerland--Description and travel
  Germany--Description and travel
  Osage Indians

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