The Seerley family and the "As Good as Common" journal

Special Collections & University Archives (SC&UA) holds the papers of the University of Northern Iowa's second president, Homer H. Seerley, as well as the travel journal created and used by his father, Thomas Seerley, in 1864. The essays linked below were compiled by SC&UA staff and provide biographical information as well as information about the Thomas Seerley journal, such as transcription and scanned images, and former University Archivist Gerald Peterson's essay about the acquisition of the journal and his thoughts about its use and creation. Please see each link below for more specific details.

• Am Good as Common journal -- Commentary and Notes
• Am Good as Common: Thomas E. Seerley's Journey to the Montana Goldfields in 1864 -- Introduction
• Am Good as Common: Thomas E. Seerley's Journey to the Montana Goldfields in 1864 -- Edited Transcription
• Am Good as Common: Thomas E. Seerley's Journey to the Montana Goldfields in 1864 -- Scanned Version
• Seerley family biographical sketches