Summary Information

Title: Christopher Gist's Journals by William M. Darlington
Collection Number: DAR.1925.14
Creator: Darlington, William M. (William McCullough), 1815-1889

Collection Dates: 1882-1893
Extent: 0.92 linear feet (1 box and 2 oversized boxes)

Language: English

Abstract:

This collection primarily contains manuscript drafts of William Darlington's book, Christopher Gist's Journals, published posthumously in 1893 by J.R. Weldin & Co. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Included are many handwritten research notes, manuscript drafts, a partial galley proof, and several printing plates of the maps used in the publication. A digitized version of the published Christopher Gist's Journals can be found online at the Internet Archive website (http://www.archive.org/details/christophergists00gistuoft). Digital reproductions of the collection are available electronically by following the respective "Digitized Folder Contents" links within the finding aid.