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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialWilliam Speiden journals: Vol. 1, Mar. 9, 1852-July 2, 1854 (includes newspaper clippings from 1901 and 1946)- Contributor: Speiden, William, Jr
- Date: 1852-03-09
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialWilliam Speiden journals: Vol. 2, July 3, 1854-Feb. 16, 1855- Contributor: Speiden, William, Jr
- Date: 1854-07-03
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialWilliam Speiden journals: Illustrations removed from volume 1- Contributor: Speiden, William, Jr
- Date: 1852-03-09
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialWilliam Speiden journals: Illustrations removed from volume 1 and 2- Contributor: Speiden, William, Jr
- Date: 1852-03-09
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CollectionWilliam Speiden Journals As purser’s clerk aboard the U.S. steam frigate Mississippi, William Speiden, Jr., (1835-1920) created a two-volume journal dating from 1852 to 1855 documenting the U.S. Naval Expedition to the China Seas and Japan under the command of Commodore Matthew C. Perry.- Contributor: Speiden, William
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Web PageRelated Resources A bibliography of print and electronic resources related to the William Speiden, Jr., Journals, 1852-1855, and Commodore Matthew C. Perry’s U.S. Naval Expedition to the China Seas and Japan.
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Web PageRights and Access The Library of Congress believes that virtually all of the papers in the William Speiden Journals collection are in the public domain or have no known copyright restrictions and are free to use and reuse. For example, all manuscripts that William Speiden wrote are in the public domain. The Library presents additional materials pursuant to fair use under United States copyright law. Researchers should…
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ArticleArticles and Essays Articles and Essays Timeline of the 1852-1855 Voyage of the U.S. steam frigate Mississippi A timeline of Commodore Perry’s U.S. Naval expedition to the China Seas and Japan. William Speiden, Jr., the U. S. steam
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ArticleArtwork, Inserts, and Conserving the Journals The two volumes of the journal of William Speiden, Jr., contain nearly fifty illustrations. These include pencil or ink drawings by Speiden and other shipmates and small Chinese pith paintings collected on the voyage. Speiden also inserted copies of selected documents in his journal. -
ArticleThe Naval Historical Foundation Collection and Related Primary Sources The papers of William Speiden, Jr., are one of the many collections comprising the Naval Historical Foundation Collection in the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress. The Library of Congress also holds many other related primary resources. -
ArticleWilliam Speiden, Jr., the U. S. steam frigate Mississippi, and the Scope of the Journals William Speiden, Jr., (1835-1920) was still a teenager when he became an eye witness among the officers traveling in Commodore Matthew C. Perry’s East India Squadron to the China Seas and Japan. -
ArticleTimeline of the 1852 to 1855 Voyage of the U.S. steam frigate Mississippi A timeline of Commodore Perry’s U.S. Naval expedition to the China Seas and Japan. -
ArticlePart I: Leading up to the Expedition, 1823 to November 1852 A timeline of the Speidens, Commodore Perry, and the U.S. steam frigate Mississippi before the departure of the U.S. Naval Expedition.
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ArticlePart 2: December 1852 to December 1853 A timeline of the first year of the voyage of the U.S. steam frigate Mississippi, from Madeira to the China Seas and Japan. -
ArticlePart 3: January 1854 to 2 July 1854 A timeline of Commodore Perry’s second landing in Japan and the negotiation of the Kanagawa Treaty with the Tokugawa Shogunate. -
ArticlePart 4: 3 July 1854 to 29 July 1858 A timeline of the homeward voyage of the U.S. steam frigate Mississippi, from the China Seas to America.