Mr. Canly Scotland and European Travel Diary
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4069
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a very detailed travel diary of a young man and his family traveling in Scotland and Europe in 1860. He describes learning how to make a pot of coffee, fishing expeditions, and having to apply to the American ministry in London for a passport after having left his in Dundee, Scotland.
There is a note in pencil inside the front cover that states, "Diary kept by my father when in Europe 16 yr old."
There is a note in pencil inside the front cover that states, "Diary kept by my father when in Europe 16 yr old."
Dates
- 1860
Creator
- Canly, Mr. (Author, Person)
Biographical / Historical
In 1860, Canly was a young man from Mobile, Alabama, visiting with family in Scotland, Belgium, and Germany.
Extent
0.03 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Detailed travel diary of a young man and his family traveling in Scotland and Europe in 1860.
Provenance
purchased from M. Benjamin Katz, 2014
General
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Processed by
Martha Bace, 2014
Creator
- Canly, Mr. (Author, Person)
Source
- M. Benjamin Katz, Fine Books & Manuscripts (Bookseller, Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Mr. Canly Scotland and European Travel Diary
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- November 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository