Jeannette Henderson 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Collection

Processed by Annie Golden and Janene Ford

Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections

University of the Pacific Library

3601 Pacific Ave.

Stockton, CA 95211

Phone: (209) 946-2404

URL: https://www.pacific.edu/university-libraries/find/holt-atherton-special-collections

Jeannette Henderson 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Collection 1906-1989

Collection number: MSS 153

Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections

University Library

University of the Pacific

Contact Information

Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University Library, University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA 95211
Phone: (209) 946-2404
URL: https://www.pacific.edu/university-libraries/find/holt-atherton-special-collections

Processed by:: Processed by Annie Golden and Janene Ford
Date Completed:: September 2004
Encoded by:: Michael Wurtz

Descriptive Summary

Title: Jeannette Henderson 1906 San Francisco earthquake collection

Dates: 1906-1989

Collection number: MSS 153

Collector: Henderson, Jeannette

Collection Size: 1.5 linear feet

Repository: University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Dept. of Special Collections

Stockton, California 95211

Abstract: This collection documents a pictorial history of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. Included in this collection are newspaper clippings of the earthquake, personal accounts of the earthquake, correspondence, photographs, postcards, periodicals, maps, and ephemera.

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

Jeannette Henderson 1906 San Francisco earthquake collection. MSS 153 Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library.

Scope and Content of Collection

This collection documents a pictorial history of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. Included in this collection are newspaper clippings of the earthquake, personal accounts of the earthquake, correspondence, photographs, postcards, periodicals, maps, and ephemera.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Earthquakes - California - San Francisco

San Francisco (Calif.) - History

San Francisco (Calif.) - Earthquake and fire, 1906

Box 1

1.1: 1906 San Francisco earthquake photograph scrapbook

1.2: 1906 San Francisco earthquake photographs

1.3: 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire postcards

1.4: 1906 San Francisco earthquake newspaper clippings

1.5: California earthquake newspaper clippings (Bay Area)

1.6: California earthquake newspaper clippings and on the San Andreas Fault

1.7: California earthquake newspaper clippings: San Diego Rose Canyon

1.8: San Francisco Chronicle& The-Call-Chronicle-Examiner newspaper editions, 1906, 1956

1.9: California newspaper clippings, 1989

1.10: 1906 San Francisco earthquake periodicals

1.10a: 1906 San Francisco earthquake periodicals

1.11: Maps of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake (1906, 1907, 1960s)

1.12: Henderson Family Correspondence on the 1906 San Francisco earthquake

1.13: Miscellaneous personal accounts on the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

1.14: 1906 San Francisco Earthquake documents

Box 2

Newspaper clippings and ephemera