Manuscript weekly journal written by the Terre Haute (Indiana) Atalantian Literati.
The journal included writings on Indiana and Midwestern history, travel accounts, and essays on literary and social topics. Among the contributors was law student Newton Booth (1825-92), later governor of California.
3 bound volumes.
Description taken from Eric Pumroy and Paul Brockman, A Guide to the Manuscript Collections of the Indiana Historical Society and Indiana State Library. Indianapolis : Indiana Historical Society, 1986 (entry A-11).
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Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269
6 November 2004