Map shows trail route from Independence, Missouri (and also St. Joseph) to Sacramento, California across the "political divisions of the Great West": Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Oregon, California, and Nevada, landmarks and areas of Indian habitation. Includes note describing area and history of the route. Inset: United States west of Mississippi River showing political divisions in 1849. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.

Map shows late nineteenth century Omaha, Nebraska and Council Bluffs, Iowa street names, parks, roads, bridges, levees, public institutions, stockyards, "motor lines," and railroads. Scale not given.

Map shows street names, railroads, parks, and public institutions in late nineteenth century Omaha, Nebraska. Scale [ca. 1:28,600].

Map shows geographical features and daily progress along the route taken by Mormon pioneers from Nauvoo to Great Salt Lake from 1846 to 1847. Pictorial map and not drawn to scale.

Article stating that William John Bryan is not running for president, explaining that there has been confusion due to he and presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan having the same initials. A few notes are scribbled on the bottom half of the page.

Letter from A. B. Dickson to John Patterson Osterhout regarding a recent trip to Texas. Dickson planned to buy land in Texas and wanted to speak with John and visit him next time he visited the state. Included is an envelope addressed to "Hon. John P. Osterhout."

Correspondence between Charles William Sloman and Reverend William McCracken concerning the sending of the marriage certificate of Charles and Sarah Sloman when they were married in New Orleans. Sloman's letter was received in New Orleans at Rector Grace Church, and forwarded to McCracken in Nebraska; he had moved here from New Orleans and the letter dated July 6, 1891 asks the new reverend there to send him the information needed. The final letter is sent to Sloman from McCracken in which he says he had enclosed the marriage certificate.

Map shows railroads, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Scale [ca. 1:4,224,000] and [ca. 1:4,500,000].

Photograph of the portrait of a young man wearing a suit with short blonde hair.

Photograph of a man wearing a dark coat. His brothers first came to Wisner, Nebraska in 1893 before coming to Danevang.

Photograph of two men in suits, one sitting and the other standing with a hand on the other's shoulder. Jens and Paul Berndt were bothers of Helvig Berndt. They first came to Wisner, Nebraska then moved to Danevang, Texas. Paul then moved to South Dakota.

Photograph of Paul Berndt, H. J. Berndt's brother. Paul went to South Dakota while Jens and H. J. were pioneers of Danevang, Texas.

Certificate signed by J.S. Hogg, Governor of Texas, appointing K.K. Legett as delegate to the North and South Railway Convention at Lincoln, Nebraska.