A. A. Bruner Journal
Scope and Contents
The A. A. Bruner Journal consists of one file folder that contains a photocopy of Bruner’s 1852-1859 journal of his planned travel from Greene County, Tennessee, to the California goldfields. The journal documents Bruner’s travels through North and South Carolina, where he caught a ship at Charleston and sailed to Cuba. Bruner describes his stay in Cuba before sailing on through the Atlantic Ocean bound for California. The journal ends abruptly shortly after leaving Cuba and does not follow Bruner’s journey on to California. Two pages in the back of the journal record names, birth, and death dates for members of the Bruner family.
Dates
- 1852-1859
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
0.05 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Method of Acquisition
The A. A. Bruner Journal was donated to the Archives of Appalachia by A. A. Bruner’s great-great grandson, Dr. James Hite, on October 15, 1998, accession number 1998-079.
Existence and Location of Originals
Location of original unknown.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Brianne Johnson and opened for research in April 2007.
- Bruner, Archibald Anderson, 1829-1907
- California--Gold discoveries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cuba -- Description and travel Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Personal papers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Southern States--Description and travel Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Voyages to the Pacific coast Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of Appalachia Repository
PO Box 70295
344 J.L. Seehorn Jr. Rd.
Johnson City TN 37614 USA
423-439-4338
423/439-4338
archives@etsu.edu