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| Creator: | Hunt, Ruth, H. B. |
| Title: | Ruth H. B. Hunt Travel Diaries |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1913-1942 |
| Quantity: | 0.5 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Wife of Colonel Elvid Hunt, U.S. Army. Four travel journals covering trips within the United States (includes cities in California, Arizona, Utah and Nevada as well as various national parks such as Yosemite. Two travel journals covering trips abroad (China, Manchuria, Korea, Japan, England and continental Europe). |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
Ruth Hubble May Brockway Hunt was the wife of Elvid Hunt, United States Army officer, and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She traveled extensively with her husband and wrote detailed accounts of their journeys.
[Biographical sketch derived in part from information posted by later descendants at http://genforum.genealogy.com/hunt/messages/3386.html.]
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Ruth H. B. Hunt Travel Diaries consists of six travel journals. Four travel journals cover trips within the United States (including cities in California, Arizona, Utah and Nevada as well as various national parks such as Yosemite). Two travel journals covering trips abroad (China, Manchuria, Korea, Japan, England and continental Europe).
The diaries are handwritten. Five are bound in red with locations and dates are stamped in gold on the front cover of each. One is a photocopy of a typescript.
There is also a typescript entitled "The Odell Inn at Irvington on the Hudson by Ruth H. B. Hunt" which includes the history and some sketches of the inn.
Arrangement of the Collection
Diaries are in chronological order. Typescript is foldered at the end.
Restrictions
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Ruth H. B. Hunt Travel Diaries,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Mrs. Frederick Fuhrer, 1963.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: MRC
Date: 6 Apr 2010
Revision history: 6 Nov 2017 - diaries 1929-1930 updated (MRC)
Inventory
| Diaries | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1913 England and Continental Europe Journal (1 volume) | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1928 China, Manchuria, Korea and Japan (1 volume) | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1929-1930 [Philippines and Fort Deming] - photocopy of typescript | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1936 Yosemite, Sequioa National Park, General Grant Park; Yellowstone, Glacier, Ranier [sic], Olympic Peninsula (1 volume) | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1936, 1938 Columbia River and Redwood Highway; Salt Lake City, Brice Canyon, Zion Canyon, Las Vegas (1 volume) | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1936, 1938 Lake Tahoe and Mount Lassen; Sonoro and the Mining Towns; Santa Barbara; An Attempt at Death Valley; Death Valley (1 volume) | ||||||||||
| Manuscripts | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | "The Odell Inn at Irvington on the Hudson by Ruth H. B. Hunt" | ||||||||||