b0150 Dominguez-Escalante Expedition Collection, 1776-1976 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 1999 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 1999. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss B 150 Dominguez-Escalante Expedition Collection, 1776-1976 6 lin. ft. (13 boxes) In the spring of 1776 two Spanish missionaries left Santa Fe, New Mexico seeking a new route to the California missions. They travelled as far north as Utah Lake and as far west as present day Cedar City before returning to Santa Fe. This collection includes photocopies of the various manuscript copies of the original diaries kept by the two explorers, together with the translation of these texts; manuscripts interpreting the expedition and providing aids for its reenactment; a large body of correspondence, draft manuscripts and related material regarding Herbert Bolton's Pageant in the Wilderness; translator Herbert S. Auerbach's notes on the journal; and materials relating to the bicentennial celebration and commemoration of the Fathers' explorations. Persons: Auerbach, Herbert S. Bolton, Herbert Eugene, 1870-1953 Dominguez, Francisco Atanasio, fl. 1776 Velez de Escalante, Silvestre, d. 1792 Places: Utah -- Discovery and exploration. Utah -- Description and travel. Background Background Note

In the spring of 1776 two Spanish missionaries left Santa Fe, New Mexico seeking a new route to the California missions. They travelled as far north as Utah Lake and as far west as present day Cedar City before returning to Santa Fe.

 Scope and Content

This collection includes photocopies of the various manuscript copies of the original diaries kept by the two explorers, together with the translation of these texts; manuscripts interpreting the expedition and providing aids for its reenactment; a large body of correspondence, draft manuscripts and related material regarding Herbert Bolton's Pageant in the Wilderness; translator Herbert S. Auerbach's notes on the journal; and materials relating to the bicentennial celebration and commemoration of the Fathers' explorations.

Series Descriptions

Diaries

Miscellaneous items

Grant materials

 Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Dominguez-Escalante Expedition Collection, 1776-1976, Utah State Historical Society.

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The Dominguez-Escalante Expedition Collection is the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Processing Information: Collection processed by Mary B. Fitzgerald, 1984 Finding aid compiled by Mary B. Fitzgerald, 1984 Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000 Collection cataloged by Richard Saunders, 1988 (RLIN ID: UTSX88-A177). Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2000. Finding aids note:

Inventory and index available.

 Separations

The photographs in this collection were separated from Mss C 150.

 Container list Box Folder Contents Diaries 1 1 "Derrotero y Diaro": Seville text, 213 pp. [photocopy] 1 2 "Derrotero y Diaro": Mexico City text, 69 pp. [photocopy] 1 3 "Derrotero y Diaro": Newberry Library text, 30 pp. [photocopy] 1 4 "Derrotero y Diaro": Newberry Library text, 179 pp. [photocopy] 1 5 "Derrotero y Diaro": Newberry Library text, 106 pp. [photocopy] 1 6 "Derrotero y Diaro": Newberry Library text, 59 pp. [photocopy] 1 7-8 Spanish texts, 21-27 pp. [bound typescripts] 1 9-10 Published Spanish texts, 92 pp. [two photocopies] 2 1 Spanish text used by Fray Angelico Chavez, 1975 [typescript] 2 2 W. R. Harris translation, 1909 [photocopy] 2 3 Auerbach's "Study. . .," Utah Historical Quarterly , Vol. 11. [galley proofs] 2 4 Maps for Auerbach's "Study. . .," Utah Historical Quarterly , Vol. 11. [galley proofs] 2 5 Manuscript notes for Auerbach, "Study. . ." Miscellaneous items 3 1 Bolton, Pageant In the Wilderness [typescript] 3 2 Correspondence and other manuscripts regarding Pageant in the Wilderness 3 3 David E. Miller, "The Route of the Dominguez- Escalante Expedition, 1776-77'' Grant materials 4 1 Research and planning documents, Dominguez- Escalante bicentennial 4 2 Grant proposal and related documents 4 3 Grant file 4 4 Expedition proposal and workshop file 4 5 Expedition proposal materials 4 6-7 Dominguez-Escalante reenactment materials 5 1-2 Grant file 5 3 Requests for proposals, correspondence 5 4 Trail Guide plan and grant file 5 5 Title X research contract file 5 6 Dominguez-Escalante Commission mailing lists 6 1 Dominguez-Escalante Committee meeting minutes, 1973-1976 6 2-3 Dominguez-Escalante Committee" correspondence [unorganized] 6 4 Valerio, Lucy, Dominguez-Escalante Expedition "Final Report' 7-13 Utah State Historical Society office files documenting the Society's involvement in the Dominguez-Escalante Bicentennial projects.