Journal and Letters of Colonel Charles S. Bulkley, U.S. Army Telegraph Trail Expedition, 1865-1867

Collection

Identifier: MS 49-6

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Journal and letters of Col. Charles S. Bulkley during the U.S. Army Telegraph Trail Expedition, 1865-1867, which attempted to survey a route for the Western Union Telegraph Company to lay a line to Europe via Alaska and Siberia. Volume 1 includes map (very fragile).

Dates

1865-1867

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to research.

Conditions Governing Use

Request for permission to publish or reproduce material from the collection should be discussed with the Librarian.

Biographical

In 1864 Colonel Charles Bulkley, a former Superintendent of Military Telegraphs, was called upon to supervise the Western Union Telegraph Company Overland project.

Extent

1 boxes : 0.2 linear feet + 1 oversize map

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Existence and Location of Originals

Original records may be found at the Library Association of Portland, Oregon.

Processing Information

This collection has been described at the item. Volume 1 is located in MS Oversize. Volume 2 and Volume 2 copy 2 are housed in an archival box.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding aid for the Journal and Letters of Colonel Charles S. Bulkley, U.S. Army Telegraph Trail Expedition, 1865-1867
Status: In Progress
Author: Processed by: Staff ; Revised July 1, 2004 ; Revised by: Jacki Swearingen, Jan. 2015 ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston
Date: 2019 June
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script
Language of description note: English