William Clark Manuscript

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TxAM-CRS 214

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William Clark Manuscript

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  • 1857 (Creation)

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1 box

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This collection consists of Clark's original, handwritten manuscript of "A Trip Across the Plains in 1857" which was published in "The Iowa Journal of History and Politics" as an article, and a xerox copy of a handwritten transcription of the manuscript, due to its age.

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These materials are stored offsite and require additional time for retrieval.

Surrogates are available in the repository and will be given to patrons for all research requests. The original manuscript is held in mylar, faded and fragile.

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Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. It is the responsibility of the researcher to secure those rights when needed. Permission to reproduce does not constitute permission to publish. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright, literary property rights, and libel.

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  • English

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