urn:taro:utexas.cah.00956 A Guide to the James G. Bell Diary, 1854 Original EAD encoding by Jessi Fishman according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. April 2008 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Bell, James G. James G. Bell Diary 1854 Materials are written in English. AR 65-94 1 inch Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Diary by Bell (1832-1867) of a cattle drive from San Antonio to California in 1854. Edited by J. Evetts Haley, the diary was published in three parts as “Log of the Texas-California Cattle Trail, 1854,” Southwestern Historical Quarterly, volumes 35-36. Scope and Contents

Diary by Bell (1832-1867) of a cattle drive from San Antonio to California in 1854. Edited by J. Evetts Haley, the diary was published in three parts as “Log of the Texas-California Cattle Trail, 1854,” Southwestern Historical Quarterly, volumes 35-36.

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Index Terms Subjects Bell, James G. Cattle drives and trails. Diaries. Preferred Citation

James G. Bell Diary, 1854, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2L296 Manuscript in four parts and transcript of section of first part, June 3 – July 17, 1854 (3 copies)