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Contributing Institution:
Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: Frank Lecouvreur Manuscript and Papers
Creator:
Lecouvreur, Frank
Creator:
Behnke, Julius Camilus
Identifier/Call Number: MS.589
Physical Description:
0.4 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1848-1906
Abstract: Frank Lecouvreur was a German immigrant who came to California by ship around Cape Horn. His travels begin in 1851. This collection
contains correspondence in German and English, an English translation by Julius C. Behnke of Frank Lecourvreur's book
From East Prussia to the Golden Gate, and an advertisement for the published translation. Materials are from 1848-1906.
Language of Material:
English
, German
.
Processed by Glenna Schroeder, circa 1977-1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012
October 9, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).
Donated by Julius C. Behnke, 1926 January 25.
Frank Lecouvreur Manuscript and Papers, 1848-1906, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.589; [folder number] [folder
title][date].
Frank Lecouvreur (1830 June 7 - 1901 January 7) was a German immigrant who came to California by ship around Cape Horn. A
native of Ortelsburg, Prussia, he came to California in 1851, and to Los Angeles in 1855. He was a civil engineer, and served
as County Surveyor of Los Angeles for four years; he also surveyed many ranchos for private parties. At one time during the
the 1860s, he served as deputy county clerk, and later was cashier and a director of the Farmers and Merchants Bank. In June
1877, he married Josephine R. Smith.
This collection contains correspondence in German and English, a hand-written English translation by Julius C. Behnke of Frank
Lecourvreur's book
From East Prussia to the Golden Gate, and an advertisement for the published translation. Materials are from 1848-1906. Correspondence contains drawings and maps.
Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is
given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include
or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
From East Prussia to the Golden Gate Trip Around Cape HornCorrespondence
Chinese -- California -- Los Angeles
Immigrants -- California
Ocean travel
Rebellion in Valparaiso
San Francisco Under the Vigilance Committee
Indians of North America
Gold mines and mining -- California