Hanover Cemetery Documents

Hanover Cemetery Documents

This collection as been fully transcribed (thank you!). You may still help out by proof-reading the transcriptions, and indexing subjects (People, Places, and Organizations) by placing double brackets around them [[like this]]. The Hanover, New Hampshire Cemetery Records digital collection...

    Shaker Commonplace Book, 1890-1921

    Shaker Commonplace Book, 1890-1921

    This collection as been fully transcribed (thank you!). You may still help out by proof-reading the transcriptions, and indexing subjects (Authors, Poem Titles, Places, and Organizations) by placing double brackets around them [[like this]]. This commonplace book of poetry was compiled by...

      Three Accounts of the Vasil'ev-Shismarev Expedition of 1819-1822

      Three Accounts of the Vasil'ev-Shismarev Expedition of 1819-1822

      Gleb Semyonovich Shishmarev (1781-1835) and Mikhail Nikolayevich Vasil'ev (1770-1847) were officers in the Imperial Russian Navy. Their expedition of 1819-1822 explored the western coast of Alaska. These papers, from the Vilhjalmur Stefansson Collection, include correspondence from...

        Wrangel Island

        Wrangel Island

        Wrangel Island is a gateway to the northern portion of the Arctic Sea above the Bering Strait. This 2,900-square-mile expanse has been claimed at various times by Canada and Russia. Manuscript materials in the Dartmouth Library’s Vilhjalmur Stefansson Collection on Polar Exploration document...

        Edward Mitchell Papers - Correction needed

        Edward Mitchell Papers - Correction needed

        These works have been transcribed, indexed, and corrected. Thank you to everyone who helped finish this set! Edward Mitchell was the first student of African descent to attend Dartmouth College. In 1824, students protested the Board of Trustees' decision not to admit Mitchell because of...

        Edward Mitchell Papers - Transcriptions Needed

        Edward Mitchell Papers - Transcriptions Needed

        This collection is fully transcribed! Thank you to everyone who contributed! Edward Mitchell was the first student of African descent to attend Dartmouth College. In 1824, students protested the Board of Trustees' decision not to admit Mitchell because of his race. The students’ activism was...