James Alexander Home travel diaries to Egypt and Syria in 1868
Dates
- Creation: 1869
Language of Materials
English
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
.2 linear feet (2 volumes)Arrangement
Unprocessed. See internal file.
Ownership and Custodial History
Purchase with the Mifflin fund, 1995.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Grant & Shaw, Ltd. Antiquarian Booksellers. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1995 August 2. Accession number--95M-65;.
Summary
Volume 1: A Tour in Egypt, in January, February, and March 1868..and in Syria in March and April.; Volume 2: A Tour in Syria in April and May 1868..; both written in 1869.
Processing Information
Finding aid derived from existing records, Adrien Hilton, 2021.
- Title
- Home, James Alexander. James Alexander Home travel diaries to Egypt and Syria in 1868, 1869 (95M-65): Guide
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- November 16, 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou04591
Repository Details
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