Diary of Adra C. Ashley aboard the Ships William Wirt and Reindeer
Scope and Contents
Adra Ashley accompanied her husband, Captain Edward R. Ashley, on a whaling trip in the Pacific. The two diaries document the voyage to Hawaii and the return home.
Dates
- Creation: 1856-1860
Creator
- Ashley, Adra C. (Adra Caroline) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information on access procedures and reproduction services.
Extent
.5 linear feet (2 volumes)Biographical / Historical
Adra Caroline Braley (1834-1906) was born in Rochester, Massachusetts to Ezekiel and Lucy Braley. In 1853, she married Edward Roundsville Ashley (1824-1900) in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Early in their marriage she accompanied him on a whaling trip in the Pacific. Edward was captain of the ships Reindeer and William Wirt. Adra and Edward resided in Hilo, Hawaii, for three years, from 1857 to 1860, during which time they had their first child Edward (Eddie).
Physical Location
MANU
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Charles H. Taylor.
Processing Information
Processed: February 2021 By: Baker Library Special Collections Staff
Processing Information
To enhance discoverability, this collection was removed from an artificial collection of account books and other material relating to the whaling industry chiefly from New Bedford and Nantucket, Mass. in February 2021.
Processing Information
Title devised by archivist. Original title: Ship Reindeer Collection and Ship William Wirt Collection.
Creator
- Ashley, Adra C. (Adra Caroline) (Person)
Subject
- Reindeer (Ship : 1853-1871) (Organization)
- William Wirt (Ship) (Organization)
- Ashley, Edward R. (Person)
- Author
- Baker Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak01381
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
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