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Creator:
Power, Robert H.
Title: Robert H. Power Collection
Date (inclusive): 1950-1984
Extent:
2.4 linear feet
Abstract: Robert H. Power, restaurateur and historian, authored
Drake's Landing in California: a Case for San Francisco Bay (1973) and
Francis Drake & San Francisco Bay: a Beginning of the British Empire (1974). The collection contains correspondence, commission work notes, exhibits, newspapers and magazine articles, publications
and speeches, and research project notes related to Power's interest in Francis Drake and the San Francisco Bay.
Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as
many are stored offsite.
Repository:
University of California, Davis. General Library. Dept. of Special
Collections.
Davis, California 95616-5292
Collection number: D-063
Language of Material: Collection materials in English.
Robert Harbison Power (April 19, 1926-May 13, 1991) was a general partner in the Nut Tree restaurant which was founded by
his parents in 1921 in Vacaville, California. A historian, he authored
Drake's Landing in California: a Case for San Francisco Bay (1973) and
Francis Drake & San Francisco Bay: a Beginning of the British Empire (1974), among other works.
The collection contains correspondence, commission work notes, exhibits, newspapers and magazine articles, publications and
speeches, and research project notes related to Power's interest in Francis Drake and the San Francisco Bay.
The collection is arranged in seven series: 1. Correspondence 2. Commissions, 3. Events, 4. Resarch Projects, 5. Newspaper
and Magazine Articles, 6. Publications and Speeches and 7. Addenda.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online
public access catalog.
Power, Robert H.--Archives
Drake, Francis, Sir, 1540?-1596.
San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--History
Collection is open for research.
This finding aid was produced from a print finding aid. Sara Gunasekara was assisted in the encoding of this finding aid by
student employee Michelle Xie.
[Identification of item], Robert H. Power Collection, D-063, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University
of California, Davis.
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publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections, General Library,
University of California, Davis as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.