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Title: Larry Richardson Cemetery Collection
Dates: 1850-2000
Collection Number: MSS 273
Creator/Collector:
Richardson, Larry.
Extent: Items: 15 boxes Linear Feet: 4.17
Repository:
California State University, Chico
Chico, California 95929-0295
Abstract: Collection of cemetery and burial sites mostly in Butte County, California.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research without restriction.
The library can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claimants of literary
property.
Larry Richardson Cemetery Collection. California State University, Chico
Larry Richardson, 2002.
Biography/Administrative History
Lawrence Vincent Richardson 1919-2003, the son of Alonzo Allen Richardson and Annie Belle Smith Richardson was a member of
the Richardson Family which developed the Richardson Springs Resort, Chico, California. He was the Chico Cemetery historian
where he was employed for many years. He was a charter member of the Paradise Genealogical Society and a member of Committee
on Genealogy Historical Society.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of burial and cemetery sites collected from various sources by Larry V. Richardson. The majority
of the records are Butte County, particularly the Chico Cemetery where Larry V. Richardson worked for many years. Early records
of the Chico Cemetery were lost in a fire in 1883.
Inscriptions -- California -- Chico.
Cemeteries -- California -- Butte County.
Registers of births, etc. -- California -- Chico.
Chico Cemetery (Chico, Calif.)
Chico (Calif.) -- Genealogy.
Butte County (Calif.) -- Genealogy.
Butte County (Calif.) -- History.