Papers of John Ball (1794-1884), including ones relating to his meteorological and geological observations of the Northwest, and correspondence of his daughters with others about Ball and his papers. Ball accompanied Nathaniel J. Wyeth's 1832 expedition to Oregon, worked as a teacher for John McLoughlin, and briefly farmed in French Prairie before returning to the eastern United States in late 1833.

Photocopy manuscript captain's remark books, including: William Black, HMS Racoon, at Columbia River; Frederick Hickey, HMS Blossom; HMS Fisgard; and HMS Constance.

William Foster Dalton (1874-1955) was a Yorkshireman who began sailing in 1889. His travels took him to Seattle, Tacoma, San Francisco, and Oregon. Collection includes typescript letter from Phyllis Hester, Dalton's daughter, offering Dalton's autobiography to "Country Life," a British gardening and country living magazine; a manuscript summary of the autobiography by Kenneth Holmes; and microfilm of a manuscript book, "Wanderer's Life: an Autobiography," by Dalton.

Manuscript excerpt from a logbook by Samuel C. Damon describing a journey down the Columbia River and through the Pacific Northwest. Damon was editor of "The Friend," a serial devoted to temperance and mariners, from 1845 to 1884.

Handwritten copy, made by Eleanor J. Graves, of Charlotte Coffin Gardner's journal of a voyage from Nantucket, Massachusetts, to San Francisco, California, and Washington Territory, then back to Nantucket, June 23, 1852-May 10, 1855.

Papers of inventor and artist Eli Sheldon Glover include diaries describing travels across the United States, correspondence with his son, and patents and advertisements for his inventions.

Manuscript letter from Alonzo Rogers to Ethel Patrick Hoyer, his niece, February 13, 1896, describing the Pacific Northwest.

Manuscript letter from Charles R. Woods to "Nell," describing his life in the army in the Pacific Northwest, especially in Walla Walla, Washington.