William Darrah correspondence
Scope and Contents
Bulk of letters are from William Francis Darrah to his brother Rufus E. Darrah (1861-1916 ), a physician of Newport, during William’s time aboard the USS Kearsage and describe his travels in ports of interest.
Dates
- 1883 - 1885
Creator
- Darrah, William Francis, 1862- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
PPL believes this collection is in the public domain. Users of this item are responsible for determining copyright restrictions.
Biographical / Historical
William Francis Darrah (1862- ) was born Fall River, Massachusetts to Rufus and Elisa Darrah. He served in the U.S. Navy. He served as a mate on the U.S.S. Kearsage, a sloop-of-war during the Civil War. In August 1883, it set out for a three year cruise of the Mediterranean, Northern Europe and the west coast of Africa.
Extent
1 folders
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection consists of 14 letters organized chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
The item was processed by Janaya Kizzie in 2012 as part of the RI Manuscript Collection. Reprocessed as distinct collection by Kate Wells in 2019.
Creator
- Darrah, William Francis, 1862- (Person)
- Title
- William Darrah correspondence
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kate Wells
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Providence Public Library Repository
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