| RZ-50531-06 | Research Programs: Collaborative Research | Joslyn Art Museum | The North American Journals of Prince Maximilian of Wied | 7/1/2006 - 6/30/2009 | $150,000.00 | Marsha | V. | Gallagher | | | | Joslyn Art Museum | Omaha | NE | 68102-1292 | USA | 2006 | U.S. History | Collaborative Research | Research Programs | 150000 | 0 | 150000 | 0 | Preparation of an annotated translation of the journals in which Prince Maximilian of Wied described his expedition to the United States in 1832-34. (36 months)
Funding is requested to edit and prepare for publication the North American Journals of Prince Maximilian of Wied (German, 1782-1867). Three manuscript volumes at Joslyn contain the Prince's observations on his 1832-34 expedition from the eastern United States up the Missouri River to Montana. His 1839-41 book, Reise in das innere Nord-Amerika in den Jahren 1832 bis 1834, omitted much original journal material; the 1843 English edition was further abridged; each is out of print. Joslyn has a full, modern English translation of the journals and has begun their thorough annotation. This matchless record by a trained scientist of a young America, especially of the Missouri frontier, will be of value to both scholars and lay audiences. |