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Briones (Juana) collection, circa 1960-2009
M1706
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Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Juana Briones Collection
Identifier/Call Number: M1706
Physical Description:
8 Linear Feet
(5 boxes)
Date (inclusive): circa 1960-2009
Language of Material:
English
Language of Material: English.
Oral histories, memoirs, research files, photographs, newsclippings, maps, publications, adobe house preservation work, etc.
Included is a 1870 census of Chinese workers, adobe samples from the house, information about the adobe structure, the historic
structure report, the original house plan, the Juana Briones house tour docent handbook, "The Story of Donna Juana Briones
de Miranda, " by Catherine Crary Elwood, 1962.
Juana Briones (1802-1899) was a businesswoman and landowner in the San Francisco Bay Area.
These materials were collected by students in the Stanford History 201 course taught by Carol McKibben during the fall of
2009. The materials were given to Stanford University Libraries by various donors. At the time of this class, the historic
adobe house was still standing but slated for demolition.
Open for research; material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
[identification of item], Juana Briones collection (M1706). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of various donors, transferred to Special Collections, 2009 and 2012. Accessions 2009-241 and 2012-124.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Santa Clara County (Calif.) -- History
California -- History -- 19th Century
Hispanic American women -- California -- Biography -- Sources
Briones, Juana, 1802-1899