00276 Guide to the U.S.S. Jamestown logbook, 1882 Inventory prepared by Patricia Ladd 2007. Woodson Research Center

Rice University, Houston, Texas

02202007 Finding aid encoded by Amanda Focke. 02202007 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Woodson Research Center,

Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Gibbons, John H. U.S.S. Jamestown logbook 1882 Materials are in English. MS 234 1 lin. inch (1 folder) Journal of a Pacific cruise of the U.S.S. Jamestown from January to June 1882 kept by midshipman J. H. Gibbons Biographical Note

John H. Gibbons was one of ten midshipmen aboard the U.S.S. Jamestown during its 1882 cruise.

Scope and Contents

This logbook contains entries of the daily routine and observations made by midshipman John H. Gibbons during the 1882 cruise of the U.S.S. Jamestown from San Francisco, California to Newport, Rhode Island as well as detailed descriptions of the ship and its decks. Also contains a photo of the U.S.S. Jamestown.

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish from the U.S.S. Jamestown logbook, MS 234, must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Preferred Citation

U.S.S. Jamestown logbook, 1882, MS 234, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Acquisition Information

This collection was purchased from Cedric Robinson in 1955 with the Friends’ fund (Whittington gift).

Index Terms Subjects (Proper names) U.S.S. Jamestown Subjects U.S. Naval history. Formats Logbook Detailed Description of the Collection Series I: Logbook, 1882 Journal and log of USS Jamestown from San Fransisco, California to Newport Rhode Island, 1882