Travel and description
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Agnes Slemons Travel Diary
Collection
Identifier: MS S2
Scope and Contents
A travel diary written by Agnes Slemons on a trip to Europe with Nan Wade in 1962, giving daily accounts of activities in a "Travels Abroad" diary provided by Cunard Lines. Subsequent entries note dates and locations of later trips.
Dates:
1962-1966
John A. Broadbooks Stereography Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS B8
Scope and Contents
About 5255 stereographs arranged by topic, stereograph sets and more than 15 viewers. The stereographs feature locations in the U.S. and worldwide; events, including diasters and exhibitions; industry; science and nature; and culture and art. The collection also includes boxed sets highlighting world tours, education, and for optometry diagnosis.
Dates:
1860s–2003
Julia M. Ellison Travel Journal
Collection
Identifier: MS E1
Scope and Contents
European travel journal of Kirksville, Missouri, resident Julia M. Ellison, which includes her travel in Germany, Russia, Sweden and Norway. In the summer of 1909, Mrs Ellison made a "spur of the moment" decision to take an extended European trip. This 150 page journal is the diary of a portion of that trip. The first entry, June 16, 1909, was written mid-ocean aboard The President Lincoln of the Hamburg-American Line, and recounts the events leading up to her "unexpected" trip as well as...
Dates:
1909 June 16–1910 February 14