Finding aid of the Helen Giorgi Portrait Collection of Stockton Pioneers

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Finding aid of the Helen Giorgi Portrait Collection of Stockton Pioneers

Collection number: MSS 248

Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections

University of the Pacific Library

Stockton, California
Encoded by:
Shan Sutton
© 2006 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Helen Giorgi portrait collection of Stockton pioneers
Dates: 1860-1899
Collection number: MSS 248
Creator: Giorgi, Helen
Collection Size: .5 linear feet
Repository: University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Dept. of Special Collections
Stockton, California 95211
Abstract: Collection consists of cartes de visite and cabinet card portraits of early Stockton California residents with biographical notes by Helen Giorgi. Includes a family tree of Helen Giorgi.
Physical location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English

Access

Collection open for research.

Publication Rights

Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections 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.

Preferred Citation

Helen Giorgi portrait collection of Stockton pioneers. MSS 248. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library.

Biography / Administrative History

Collector Helen Giorgi purchased these photographs with intention of producing a book on Stockton (Calif.) history. Most images come from an album that belonged to William P. Miller, early Stockton wagon maker. Others come from albums formerly belonging to Mrs. J. S. McCauley of Angels Camp (Calif.) and to the Cuthbertson family and Janice Huntoon of Stockton. Photographs include portraits of local politicians, manufacturers, teachers, hotel keepers and others taken by best known 19th century local photographers, including B. P. Batchelder, John Pitcher Spooner and I. W. Tabor.

Scope and Content of Collection

Collection consists of cartes de visite and cabinet card portraits of early Stockton California residents with biographical notes by Helen Giorgi. Includes a family tree of Helen Giorgi.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Batchelder, B. P., 1826-1891
Spooner, John Pitcher, 1845-1917
Tabor, I. W.
Pioneers - California - Stockton - Portraits
Stockton (Calif.) - Pictorial works


 

Box 1

 

Helen Giorgi family tree.

 

Ayers, Humphrey. Carte de visite portrait by I. S. Locke, Stockton.

 

Bartlett, John. Cabinet card portrait by B. P. Batchelder, Stockton, and research notes.

 

Baxter, F.C. Cabinet card portrait by Edouart & Cobb, San Francisco, and research notes.

 

Brush, Reuben Jr. Cabinet card portrait by Imperial Gallery, San Francisco, and research notes. ca. 1870's

 

Coblentz, Noah and Lizzie. Portraits.

 

Coblentz, Noah. Cabinet card portrait by O. Elliott, Stockton, and research notes. 1897

 

Coblentz, Lizzie. Cabinet card portrait by O. Elliott, Stockton, and research notes. 1897

 

Cole, James and Mrs. Portraits.

 

Cole, James Cabinet card portrait by J.P. Spooner, Stockton, and research notes. ca. 1880's

 

Cole, Mrs. James. Cabinet card portrait by J. P. Spooner, Stockton, and research notes.

 

Corey [Cory?] Nellie. Carte de visite portrait by J. P. Spooner, Stockton.

 

Cottle, Melville & Mrs. Portraits.

 

Cottle, Melville. Carte de visite portrait by Reed's Photographic Rooms, Stockton, and research notes.

 

Cottle, Mrs. Carte de visite portrait, by unidentified photographer.

 

[Cunningham, Thomas ?]. Carte de visite portrait by J. P. Spooner, Stockton, and research notes.

 

Gorham, Mrs. Carte de visite portrait by J. P. Spooner, Stockton, and research notes.

 

Gould, Charles B. Carte de visite portrait (cropped), by I. W. Tabor, San Francisco, and research notes.

 

Gould, Olive. Carte de visite portrait by Bradley & Rulofson, San Francisco, and research notes.

 

Gould, Lucy. Carte de visite portrait by Morse's Palace of Art, San Francisco, and research notes.

 

Gould, Walter. Carte de visite portrait by Morse's Palace of Art, San Francisco, and research notes.

 

Grattan, Mary (McAvoy). Carte de visite portrait by I.S. Locke, Stockton, and research notes.

 

Grider, John. Cabinet card portrait by J.P. Spooner, Stockton, and research notes. 1881

 

Harkness, Maggie. Cabinet card portrait by J. P. Spooner, Stockton, and research notes.

 

Henderson, John. Carte de visite portrait by B.P. Batchelder, Stockton, and research notes.

 

Hodgdon, Miss Sue. Cabinet card portrait by J.P. Spooner, Stockton, and research notes

 

Houston, Nellie. Carte de visite portrait by unidentified photographer, and research notes.

 

Houston, Martha. Carte de visite portrait by W.M. Shew, San Francisco, and research notes. ca. 1860's

 

Houston, Martha. Cabinet card portrait by Thore, San Francisco, and research notes. ca. 1880

 

Houston, William J. Carte de visite portrait by unidentified photographer, and research notes. ca. 1860's

 

Hubbard, Miss [?] Cabinet card portrait by J.P. Spooner, Stockton, and research notes. ca. 1870's

 

Hughes, Mr & Mrs Wm. Portraits.

 

Hughes, Mr. Wm. Carte de visite portrait by Reed's Gallery, Stockton, and research notes. ca. 1860's

 

Hughes, Mrs. Wm. Carte de visite portrait by Reed?s Gallery, Stockton, and research notes. ca. 1860's

 

Keep, Isabella. Carte de visite portrait by J. P. Spooner, Stockton, and research notes. ca. 1870's

 

Kilham, Walter H. (Sr.). Cabinet card portrait by Hasting's, Boston, Mass., and research notes. 1895

 

Ladd, John Seneca. Carte de visite portrait by Silas Selleck, San Francisco, and research notes.

 

Lamasney, Cornelius. Carte de visite portrait by W.M. Stuart, Stockton, and research notes ca. 1860's

 

Miller, Millie Louise. Cabinet card portrait by B.P. Batchelder, Stockton, and research notes.

 

Miller, Phoebe Y. Carte de visite portrait by J.P. Spooner, Stockton, and research notes.

 

Miller, William P. Carte de visite portrait by Tuttle & Co., Stockton, and research notes. ca. 1870's

 

Nightingale, John N. Cabinet card portrait by J.P. Spooner, Stockton, and research notes. ca. 1880's

 

Nightingale, Mary. (Mrs. Sperry). Cabinet card portrait by B. P. Batchelder, Stockton, and research notes.

 

Perry, Mrs. Suzie. Carte de visite portrait by Abell's Star Gallery, Stockton, and research notes. ca. 1860's

 

[Peters, John D. ? tentative identification] Carte de visite portrait by J.P. Spooner, Stockton, and research notes.

 

Rollins, Frank (Capt.) Carte de visite portrait by G.H. Loomis, Boston, Mass., and research notes.

 

Rollins, Frank Jr. Carte de visite portrait by Vaughan, San Francisco, and research notes.

 

Rollins, Frank Jr. Carte de visite portrait by J.L. Kingsley, San Francisco, and research notes.

 

Rollins, Nellie. (Mrs. Fred Hadley). Carte de visite portrait by WM Shew, San Francisco, and research notes. ca. 1860's

 

Salmon, C. K. Cabinet card portrait by B. P. Batchelder, Stockton, and research notes.

 

Salmon, C. K. Family. Cabinet card portrait by O.Elliott, Stockton, and research notes.

 

Sarles, Delia (Mrs. Jeremiah Sarles). Carte de visite portrait by A. Wheeler, Unadilla, NY, and research notes.

 

Sarles, Jeremiah. Carte de visite portrait by E.D. Ormsby, Stockton, and research notes.

 

Sawyer, John and Mrs. Copy print of portrait by unidentified photographer, and research notes.

 

Skiff, Stephen B. Cabinet card portrait by Parlow,New Bedford, Mass., and research notes. 1886

 

West, George. Carte de visite portrait by Jones, Rulofson & Co., San Francisco, and research notes.

 

West, Mrs. George (Ellen King). Cabinet card portrait by Wm. Shew, San Francisco, and research notes.

 

Wright, Samuel R.T. Cabinet card portrait by Taber, San Francisco, and research notes. 1887