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Finding Aid to the Reuben L. Underhill Papers, 1912-1955
BANC MSS 2010/252
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Collection Title: Reuben L. Underhill papers
Date (inclusive): 1912-1955
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2010/252
Creator:
Underhill, Reuben Lukens
Extent:
4 cartons, 2 boxes, 14 oversize folders, 4 tubes
circa 10 linear feet
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: The papers include correspondence, subject files, legal documents and annotated survey maps. There are also correspondence
and drafts of his biography of Thomas O. Larkin, entitled
From Cowhides to Golden Fleece, which was originally published by Stanford University Press in 1939.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
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[Identification of item], Reuben L. Underhill papers, BANC MSS 2010/252, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
Alternative Form of Materials Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog
Larkin, Thomas Oliver, 1802-1858.
Nevins, Allan, 1890-1971--correspondent.
Underhill, Reuben Lukens--Archives
Stanford University Press--correspondent.
California--Maps.
California--Surveys
California--Surveys--Maps.
Land use surveys--California
Real property--Valuation--California
Surveyors--California
Manuscripts for publication
The Reuben L. Underhill papers were given to The Bancroft Library by John R. Underhill in 2010.
No additions are expected.
Biography/Organization History
Reuben L. Underhill was a California land surveyor, based in the San Francisco Bay area. He died in 1955.
Scope and Content Note
The papers include correspondence, subject files, legal documents and annotated survey maps. There are also correspondence
and drafts of his biography of Thomas O. Larkin, entitled
From Cowhides to Golden Fleece, which was originally published by Stanford University Press in 1939.
Boxes 1-2 primarily include materials relating to
From Cowhides to Golden Fleece. Cartons 1-4 and oversize folders contain survey work, including annotated maps and valuation assessments, arranged alphabetically
by title of property.