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Arthur Benson journal

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS-196

Scope and Contents

The collection contains one travel diary and one letter.  Volume contains two portions of maps, some news clippings and two of Arthur Benson’s calling cards.  The second folder is a letter from Arthur Benson’s father detailing a piece of property he has purchased written July 11, 1900.

Dates

  • Created: 1891-1892
  • Other: Majority of material found in 1891-1892
  • Other: Date acquired: 05/07/1993

Creator

Biographical or Historical Information

The complete title of the diary reads Lookout: Being a record of a trip from Augusta Georgia to Nashville Tennessee, and return, on rail and foot in the year 1891 performed and here recorded by Arthur Benson. 

Note written by

Extent

2.00 folders

Language

English

Source of Acquisition

Unknown

Method of Acquisition

Acc#1993.18

Title
Inventory of the Arthur Benson journal
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the Reese Library Archives Repository

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