Mary C. Parks journal, 1827-1832, vol. 1

Item Info

Title:
Mary C. Parks journal, 1827-1832, vol. 1
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.
Date:
1827 to 1832
Location:
Subject:
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r3nk3668q
Digital Collection:
Women's Travel Diaries
Language:
English
Identifier:
  • 762feaf95f2497c70923e955b5df5fdc
  • parksmaryc
  • duke:74964
  • wtddy03001
  • ark:/87924/r3nk3668q
  • dc2fd12e-3b6a-4a12-be53-8822d11aa35b
Source Collection:
Mary C. Parks journals, 1827-1878
Extent:
219 pages
Provenance:
Purchase, 1985
Rights:
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0
Sponsor:
Adopted by Anne T’73 and Bill Newton