Calkin, Milo 1810-1872 creator mixed material monographic eng 5 1 0.2 Photocopy and transcript of journal kept by Calkin as a carpenter aboard the whaling ship, Independence, on its voyage from Nantucket, Mass., to the South Pacific Ocean. Calkin made the trip on the advice of his physician as a cure for asthma. Includes description and sketches of whaling, shipwreck on Starbuck Island (Kirihati), subsequent boat trip to Rarotonga (Cook Islands) and Hawaii, Calkin's years in Hawaii as a clerk in a mercantile firm, and his return to the U.S. (1842). Also includes an introduction to the journal written in 1953 by George Boland Eckhart, biographical information concerning Calkin, and a map (1952). Open to research. Microfilm produced from originals in the Huntington Library. San Marino, Calif. California: Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino Businessman, librarian, and shipwright. Collection material in English. Independence (Whaling ship) Asthma Shipwrecks Kiribati Starbuck Islands Voyages and travels Whaling Massachusetts Whaling South Pacific Ocean Hawaii Commerce Hawaii Description and travel Nantucket (Mass.) Description and travel Rarotonga (Cook Islands) Description and travel Businessmen Librarians Shipwrights Eckhart, George Boland, 1897- mm 83075944 Open to research. DLC 830304 20260227111720.0 mm 83075944