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Box 1

 Container

Contains 218 Results:

E. Jerry Lawrence to Anne Stanton Burchard, 1953-11-12

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8, Object: 12
Abstract

Correspondence about his trip to Georgetown and how he discovered that Robert Brewster Stanton’s name was omitted from the monument of the site. There were 3 pictures that were originally enclosed with this letter. The pictures are not included in this collection.

Dates: 1953-11-12

Diary entries of Robert Brewster Stanton transcribed by Anne Stanton Burchard, undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8, Object: 16
Abstract

Diaries featuring various entries from 1881. There is additional commentary from Burchard regarding a letter from the past President Thompson of Miami University.

Dates: undated

Transcription of a quote taken from pg. 138 of the book "High Ball" by Lucius Beebe, undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8, Object: 18
Scope and Contents From the Item: The Robert Brewster Stanton Collection includes photographs, diaries and journals, correspondence and other manuscripts pertaining to Robert Brewster Stanton, particularly his participation in a surveying expedition to determine the feasibility of constructing a railroad through the Grand Canyon during 1889 and 1890. The survey is one of the most meticulous primary records ever made of the Colorado River from Grand Junction, Colorado to the Gulf of California. While some items...
Dates: undated