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Charles Claxton diary, 1889.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 214
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- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author/Creator:
- Claxton, Charles, -1916.
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Diaries.
- Penn Provenance:
- Sold by Carmen D. Valentino (Philadelphia), 1996.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume
- Place of Publication:
- 1889.
- Biography/History:
- Medical doctor who practiced in Philadelphia; 1882 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Medical School.
- Summary:
- Travel diary describing an extensive trip that Claxton took with his wife: approximately one month each spent in India and in Egypt with the remaining time spent along the coasts of Greece and Turkey. Claxton records all that he sees along with keen observations on the different peoples, cultures, and religions with which he comes in contact.
- Notes:
- Includes a typed transcription of the first three weeks and four inlaid related items.
- OCLC:
- 213487690
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