Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1845, Feb. 16 | Born, Norwalk, Ohio |
| 1863-1864 | Telegraph operator, later manager of Western Union Office, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1865 | Traveled to northeast Siberia as explorer and telegraphic engineer |
| 1866-1868 | Construction superintendent, Middle Division, Russo-American Telegraph Co. |
| 1870-1871 | Explored the Caucasus region |
| 1870 | Published Tent Life in Siberia; and Adventures Among the Koraks and Other Tribes in Kamtchatka and Northern Asia. New York: G. P. Putnam & Sons |
| 1877-1885 | Assistant manager, Associated Press, Washington, D.C. |
| 1879 | Married Emeline Rathbone Weld |
| 1885-1886 | Commissioned by Roswell Smith, president of Century Co,, to visit Russia and make a study of the prisons in Siberia, accompanied by the American artist, George A. Frost |
| 1891 | Published Siberia and the Exile System. New York: Century |
| 1898 | Correspondent for Outlook in Cuba during the Spanish-American War |
| 1899 | Published Campaigning in Cuba. New York: Century |
| 1902 | Correspondent for Outlook in Martinique to study volcano Mont Pelée Published The Tragedy of Pelée; A Narrative of Personal Experience and Observation in Martinique. New York: Outlook |
| 1904 | Correspondent for Outlook in Japan to report on the Russo-Japanese War |
| 1907 | On staff, McClure's Magazine |
| 1909 | On staff, Outlook |
| 1915 | Published A Russian Comedy of Errors, with Other Stories and Sketches of Russian Life. New York: Century |
| 1916 | Published The Chicago and Alton Case; A Misunderstood Transaction. Garden City, N.Y.: Country Life Press |
| 1917 | Published E. H. Harriman's Far Eastern Plans. Garden City, N.Y.: Country Life Press |
| 1922 | Published E. H. Harriman: A Biography. Boston: Houghton Mifflin |
| 1924, May 10 | Died, Medina, N.Y. |