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Charles Pickering journal.
The journal of Charles Pickering in his handwriting, kept by him while on the United States Exploring Expedition (Wilkes Commander). This journal contains detailed descriptions of various islands in the Pacific, including Hawaii, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Coral Islands as well as descriptions of S.E. Australia, Antarctic continent, Chile and Peru.
Charles Pickering letters to Mary Pickering.
Letters to his cousin, Mary O. Pickering, written on board U.S. Ship Vincennes, 1839-1841, at Callao, Feejee Islands and Sandwich Islands. Associated materials: Microfilm 1535.
Charles Wilkes letters, 1835-1857,[microform]
The collection consists of five letters written by Charles Wilkes between 1835 and 1857 and some items of U.S. Navy correspondence, 1838-1852. Also included is a copy of the journal of S. Stearns, written aboard the U.S.S. Vincennes, 1838-1852.
Charles Wilkes Papers, 1836-1875,[microform]
Charles Wilkes was a naval officer and explorer. Of the total microfilmed collection of 26 reels, the Library holds 10 reels. These consist of: Reels 1-4: Journals and diaries,1841-1875 (24 volumes); Reels 5-6: Letterbooks, May 17 1841-December 30 1846; November 22 1848-February 16 1850; February 16 1850-January 17 1851; Reel 9: Family correspondence 1836-July 1850; Reel 10: Family correspondence August 1950- May 1853; Reel 14: General correspondence 1835-1856.
Glynn Barratt collection of research materials relating to the Russians in New Zealand and the Southwestern Pacific Ocean.
John Browning diary.
Diary of a voyage made by Brown from Sydney around the Pacific 1855-56.
John, S. Whittle journal, 1838-1841,[microform]
This item is John Whittle's journal as a surgeon of the Vincennes and Peacock, on their voyages of exploration around the South Seas.
Log Books, Captains' logs
Log books: masters’ logs.
Log books and masters' logs for the following ships of the British Admiralty on voyages to the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand: Roebuck, Gloucester, Crown, Hyaena, Perserverance, Sirius, Arrogant, Amboyna, Buffalo, Centurion, Gorgon, Hobart, Intrepid, Orpheus, Porpoise, Reliance, Resistance, Supply, Swift, Victorious, Calcutta, Daedalus, Dromedary, Chanticleer, Beagle, Blonde, Fox, Barracouta, La Sybille, Lady Nelson, Seaflower, Success, Suffolk and Lyra.
Log books, supplementary series I
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- United States Exploring Expedition (1838- 1842) 6
- Great Britain. Admiralty and Secretariat 4
- Porpoise (Ship) 3
- Vincennes (Sloop of war) 3
- Wilkes, Charles 3
- Adventure (Bark) 2
- Assistant (Ship) 2
- Beagle (Ship) 2
- Blonde (Ship) 2
- Buffalo (Ship) 2
- Chatham (Ship) 2
- Discovery (Ship) 2
- Dolphin (Ship) 2
- Dromedary (Ship) 2
- Endeavour (Ship) 2
- Fox (Ship) 2
- Gloucester (Ship) 2
- Gorgon (Ship) 2
- Great Britain. Royal Navy 2
- Hyaena (Ship) 2
- Intrepid (Sloop) 2
- Orpheus (Ship) 2
- Pickering, Charles 2
- Providence (Ship) 2
- Resolution (Ship) 2
- Samarang (Ship) 2
- Seaflower (Ship) 2
- Starling (Ship) 2
- Swallow (Ship) 2
- Swift (Ship) 2
- Alligator (Ship : 1802) 1
- Amboyna (Ship) 1
- Anson (Ship) 1
- Argonaut (Ship) 1
- Arrogant (Ship) 1
- Barracouta (Ship) 1
- Barratt, Glynn 1
- Bathurst (Brigantine) 1
- Belleside (Ship) 1
- Blenheim (Ship) 1
- Bounty (Ship) 1
- Bridgwater (Ship) 1
- Briskoe, William 1
- Browning, J. S. (John Spence) 1
- Calcutta (Ship) 1
- Calliope (Ship) 1
- Camelion (Ship) 1
- Centurion (Ship) 1
- Chanticleer (Ship) 1
- Childers (Ship) 1
- Claiborne, Micajah 1
- Clark, George W. 1
- Cleopatra (Ship) 1
- Cockatrice (Ship) 1
- Cora (Ship) 1
- Cormorant (Ship) 1
- Crown (Ship) 1
- Cumberland (Ship) 1
- Daedalus (Ship) 1
- Dyes, John W. W. 1
- Elliott, Samuel B. 1
- Enterprize (Ship) 1
- Erebus (Ship) 1
- Favorite (Ship) 1
- Flying Fish (Ship) 1
- Furnace (Ship) 1
- Gilchrist, Richard 1
- Hammudy (Ship) 1
- Hartstone, Henry J. 1
- Haven, Edwin J. de 1
- Herald (Ship) 1
- Hermes (Ship) 1
- Hindostan (Ship) 1
- Hobart (Ship) 1
- Hudson, William H. 1
- Investigator (Bark) 1
- Janus (Ship) 1
- Johnson, Robert Erwin 1
- Jupiter (Ship) 1
- King George (Ship) 1
- Korobitsyn, N. I. 1
- La Chiffonne (Ship) 1
- La Sybille (Ship) 1
- Lady Nelson (Ship) 1
- Lee (Ship) 1
- Loewenstern, Emilian von 1
- Long, Andrew K. 1
- Lord Holland (Ship) 1
- Lyra (Ship) 1
- Melville (Flag ship) 1
- Nadezha (Ship) 1
- Nimrod (Ship) 1
- Nonsuch (Ship) 1
- North Star (Ship) 1
- Opossum (Ship) 1
- Oregon (Ship) 1
- Osprey (Ship) 1
- Osterley (Ship) 1
- Pagoda (Ship) 1
- Pandora (Ship) 1 + ∧ less