COLLECTIONS

Handwritten outgoing correspondence from Robert Ridgway to (Harriet Ridgway?) n.d., postmarked the Great Salt Lake City, Utah. Part of this letter is missing, but the existing piece discussed survey events, and it mentions some of the party members.…

Handwritten outgoing correspondence from Robert Ridgway to Mother (Harriet Ridgway), June 14, 1869. This letter was sent from the U.S.G.S. headquarters, Salt Lake City, Utah. It mentions family matters, Granville Turner, and Spencer Baird.

Handwritten outgoing correspondence from Robert Ridgway to Father (David Ridgway), October, 15, 1867. This letter was sent from "Camp #19 Buena Vista" and discussed his summer's field work. Of particular interest in this letter was a list of Paiute…

Handwritten outgoing correspondence from Robert Ridgway to Mother (Harriet Ridgway), August 11, 1867. This letter was sent from Camp #12 at Big Bend of Truckee, Nevada. The letter described to his mother his trip from Sacramento, California through…

Handwritten outgoing correspondence from Robert Ridgway to Sister Fannie (Ridgway), January 14, 1868. This letter was sent from "Headquarters U.S. Geological Exploration 40th Parallel, Carson City, Nevada and detailed photographs that he had sent…

Handwritten outgoing correspondence from Robert Ridgway to Mother (Harriet Ridgway), June 24, 1867. This letter, titled Sacramento, California, Camp no. 1, U.S.G.S. described to his father the establishment of the survey party's first camp.

Handwritten outgoing correspondence from Robert Ridgway to Father (David Ridgway), September 1, 1867. This letter was sent from Camp #17, "Banks of the Humboldt River" and it described, to his father, his trip with Mr. Parker (an Indian agent) and…