Private Journal of James S. Doran
| Author(s) | Doran, James S., fl. 1866-1872. | |
| Temporal | 1866 May 17–1872 April 25 | |
| Date Accessioned | 2012-07-10T16:42:52Z | |
| Date Available | 2012-07-10T16:42:52Z | |
| Publication Date | 1866-05-17 | |
| Description | The journal is a personal narrative of James S. Doran who served in the capacity of engineer on several steamships, including the Merrimack, the Thomas Kelso, the San Pelago, and the City of Mexico from May 17, 1866, through April 25, 1872. Doran described some sights and travels in Germany, the Isle of Wight, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, and Cuba, and occasionally mentioned current events such as the race riots in New Orleans in 1866 and the completion of the Transatlantic cable in July of 1866. The journal entries consist of engineering and navigational data and life on board. The author also includes personal reflections about ports, the ship, home life, and personal business. Remedies for curing yellow fever and pleurisy as well as some personal financial information are mentioned in some entries. The journal is one paper-covered, bound volume, circa 120 pages, with entries in ink. | en_US |
| Source | Purchase, 1960. | |
| URL | http://www.lib.udel.edu/static/purl.php?mss0097_0023 | |
| Extent | 1 v. (ca. 120 p.) ; 20 cm. | |
| Citation | MSS 0097, Item 0023, James S. Doran, Private journal of James S. Doran, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware. | |
| Collection | MSS 0097 | |
| Other Identifier | MSS 0097, Item 023 | |
| Unique Identifier | OCLC# 361484823 | |
| URL | http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/11173 | |
| Language | en_US | en_US |
| Publisher | University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | This item forms part of MSS 0097 Diaries, Journals, and Ships' Logs collection. | |
| dc.rights | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ | |
| Keywords | Diaries | |
| Keywords | Marine engineers | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Seafaring life--History--19th century | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Steam engineers--19th century--Diaries | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Steamboats--history--19th century | |
| dc.subject.other | Doran, James S., active 1866-1872--Diaries | |
| dc.subject.other | Merrimack (Steamer) | |
| dc.subject.other | Thomas Kelso (Steamer) | |
| dc.subject.other | San Pelago (Steamer) | |
| dc.subject.other | City of Mexico (Steamer) | |
| Title | Private Journal of James S. Doran | en_US |
| Type | Diaries. |
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