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Guide to the U.S.S. Adams logbook, 1879-1881
Biographical NoteJohn H. Gibbons was one of four Cadet-Midshipmen aboard the U.S.S. Adams from 1879 to 1881. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsThis logbook relates a voyage of the U.S.S. Adams from San Francisco, California around the Pacific coasts of Central and South America from December 1, 1879 to February 23, 1881 kept by one of its officers, John H. Gibbons. Within the logbook are detailed sketches of the ship’s decks as well as detailed descriptions of the ship’s technical parts, equipment, supplies, and crew. The journal entries describe daily activities aboard ship, some routine and others observatory. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThis material is open for research. Use RestrictionsPermission to publish from the U.S.S. Adams logbook, MS 235, must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationU.S.S. Adams logbook, 1879-1881, MS 235, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University. Acquisition InformationThis logbook was purchased from Cedric Robinsons in 1955 with the Friends of Fondren fund (Whittington gift). Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Collection
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