urn:taro:utexas.cah.00489 A Guide to the Frank and Charles Austin Journals, 1871 5/24/2006Encoded in XMetal 3 by Evan Hocker according to instructions in TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. Descriptive Summary Austin, Frank and Austin, Charles 1871Materials are written in English. AR 2006-034 1 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin These first-hand accounts document the journey of Frank and Charles Austin from Buenaventura, California, to Belton, Texas in 1871. Scope and Contents

These first-hand accounts document the journey of Frank and Charles Austin from Buenaventura, California, to Belton, Texas in 1871. Both include rich descriptive data, including geographic descriptions of the terrain and waterways, settlements, wildlife, people, weather, etc. Both journals also include expense accounts/financial information.

 Preferred Citation

Frank and Charles Austin Journals, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Detailed Description of the Journals Inventory 2D272 Journal of Franklin Kellogg Austin, April 7 to October 6, 1871. 2D272 Journal of Charles Austin, April 22 to October 3, 1871. 2D272 California to Texas in 1871: The Story of the Norman Austin Family of Bell County, Texas, compiled by Katherine K. Morton, including transcripts of the journals, 2005.