doi:10.7916/8jzp-g082Edwin James diary and journal notes, 1820-1827James, Edwin, 1797-1861bookstextBotanists--United StatesGeologists--United StatesDiscoveries in geography--AmericanIndians of North America--West (U.S.)Manuscripts, AmericanWest (U.S.) Description and travelPikes Peak (Colo.) Discovery and explorationUnited States Discovery and explorationJames, Edwin, 1797-1861Long, Stephen H. (Stephen Harriman), 1784-1864United States. ArmyManuscript diary, Mar. 22, 1820-Jan. 9, 1823, while a member of Major S.H. Long's Expedition to the Rocky Mts., and while writing the official narrative; journal notes and narrative, 1824-1827, for service as army surgeon in Minnesota and Iowa; miscellaneous geological, botanical and other scientific notes, and notes on the Indigenous and other people encountered. Also includes hand-drawn maps and sketches.