Snell, Joel A. Diary 1888

Collection Number: MC363

A diary kept by Joel A. Snell (1856-1934) during the year 1888, documenting his time working as a schoolteacher in Modoc County, California. According to this 1934 obituary, Snell was "long a leading California pioneer educator," who "knew pioneer life" after moving to Shasta County at the age of ten, and was a veteran of the Modoc War. After graduating from San Joaquin Valley College and Stanford University, Snell taught in Shasta Modoc, San Joaquin, and other California counties, was the first principal of Gridley high school, and worked for 13 years as a principal in the Philippines. The diary primarily documents Snell's time teaching in a small schoolhouse near Alturas, California.

Finding Aid

Finding Aid on the Online Archive of California

Inclusive Dates

1888

Extent

1 item

Subject

California History

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