Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | William Speiden, Jr., journals, 1852-1946 |
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| Span Dates | 1852-1946 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1852-1855) |
| ID No. | MSS83045 |
| Creator | Speiden, William, Jr. (1835-1920) |
| Extent | 20 items |
| Extent | 3 containers |
| Extent | 0.8 linear feet |
| Extent | 1 microfilm reel |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms014092 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm95083045 |
| Summary | Journals kept by Speiden, purser's clerk on the USS Mississippi (sidewheel steamer), a flagship during the U.S. naval expedition to Japan led by Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, 1852-1854. Speiden provided a detailed account of the reception given to Perry and his party and of deliberations between Perry and representatives of the emperor of Japan held in Yokohama-shi, Japan. Speiden also described life at sea, calls at ports on the East Coast of the United States, investigation of fishing rights in Canadian waters, and international stops made during the expedition to Japan. Journals include illustrations. |
| Online Content | The William Speiden Journals are available on the Library of Congress Web site at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000032. |