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Finding Aid for the John B. Harmon Papers, 1856-1875
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: John B. Harmon Papers,
    Date (inclusive): 1856-1875
    Collection number: 2047
    Creator: Harmon, John B., 1822-1897
    Extent: 3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)
    Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Dept. of Special Collections.
    Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
    Abstract: John B. Harmon (1822-1897) practiced law in Sacramento and Virginia City, Nevada. In 1864, he moved to San Francisco where he was associated with P.G. Galpin, Moriss M. Estee and D.P. Belknap. The collection consists of correspondence and legal papers relating to Harmon's law practice in Sacramento, Virginia City, Nevada, and San Francisco.
    Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
    Language: English.

    Administrative Information

    Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

    Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

    Restrictions on Access

    COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

    Provenance/Source of Acquisition

    From the collection of Robert Ernest Cowan.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], John B. Harmon Papers (Collection 2047). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 1470754 

    Biography

    Harmon was born in 1822 in Ohio; graduated from Yale University; admitted to Ohio bar; practiced law in New Orleans, then went to California in 1853 with Milton S. Latham; they were law partners for several years in Sacramento, and Harmon also practiced in Virginia City, Nevada; in 1864 moved to San Francisco, where he was associated with P.G. Galpin, Moriss M. Estee and D.P. Belknap; died in February, 1897 in Berkeley, California.

    Biographical Narrative

    John B. Harmon, 1822-1897, was born in Ohio. He was admitted to the bar in that state after graduating from Yale College. His earliest practice was in New Orleans from which city he came to California in 1853 in company with Milton S. Latham. He and Latham were partners in Sacramento for several years and he also practiced in Virginia City, Nevada. In 1864 he came to San Francisco, and was associated there with P.G. Galpin, Moriss M. Estee and D.P. Belkmap. He died at his home in. Berkeley in February, 1897. A biographical sketch of Harmon, from which the above information was taken, appears in: Shuck, Oscar T. History of the bench and bar in California. Los Angles, 1901.

    Scope and Content

    Collection consists of correspondence and legal papers relating to John B. Harmon's law practice in Sacramento, Virginia City, Nevada, and San Francisco.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
    Harmon, John B., 1822-1897--Archives.
    Lawyers--California, Northern--Archival resources.