Travel diary and other writings [anonymous]
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/178
Scope and Contents
This small collection contains the holograph diary of the physician
from his 1910-1911 voyage to Arabia, India, and Africa, as well
as the itinerary from his 1929 voyage to Sweden and Poland,
and a few poems.
The 1910-1911 diary contains the physician's account of his experiences and sights on his journey from Philadelphia, across the Atlantic and Mediterranean to Egypt, around Arabia and through the Persian Gulf to India, around the coast of Africa, and back across the Atlantic. Although the diary is primarily concerned with tourist sights and historical information, there are occasional medical observations, accounts of African hunting expeditions, and remarks concerning religious missions. Also included with the diary is a list of photographs taken and a typescript excerpt from the diary concerning the Taj Mahal.
The 1910-1911 diary contains the physician's account of his experiences and sights on his journey from Philadelphia, across the Atlantic and Mediterranean to Egypt, around Arabia and through the Persian Gulf to India, around the coast of Africa, and back across the Atlantic. Although the diary is primarily concerned with tourist sights and historical information, there are occasional medical observations, accounts of African hunting expeditions, and remarks concerning religious missions. Also included with the diary is a list of photographs taken and a typescript excerpt from the diary concerning the Taj Mahal.
Dates
- 1910 - 1911
Biographical / Historical
The unnamed subject of this collection is a physician, probably
a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, whose birthday
was 12 December. He traveled aboard a yacht with members of
the Drexel family from Philadelphia to Arabia, India, and Africa
in 1910-1911 and, in 1929, traveled from New York to Sweden
and Poland.
Extent
1 Box (9 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The source of this collection is unknown.
The collection was processed and catalogued in 1991.
The collection was processed and catalogued in 1991.
- Title
- Travel diary and other writings [anonymous]
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
