Series 1. Correspondence 1831-1951 and undated
Series Scope and Content Summary
Incoming correspondence to Martha J. Lewis April 18, 1879 to April 5, 1921.
Chapman, C.W. May 3, 1918 and April 5, 1921
McGlashan, C.F. Apr. 18, 1879 to Feb. 12, 1912
Sherman, Edwin A. Jan. 11, 1910 and Apr. 19, 1913
Thomas, H.J. Dec. 6, 1918
Women's Board, Panama Pacific International Exposition Oct. 14, 1915
Outgoing correspondence from Martha Reed Lewis Feb. 2, 1909 to Jun. 26, 1923
Colton, John B. May 3, 1915
Chapman, Dr., Mr. and Mrs. Mar. 5, 1912 to Mar. 4, 1922
Historic Landmark Committee, Native Sons of the Golden West Jun. 26, 1923
Houghton, Eliza Donner Mar. 6, 1912
Lee, Harriet L. 1912
McGlashan, Mr. undated
Teggert, Frederick Mar. 19, 1912
“Sorrowing friend” Feb. 2, 1909
“Our dearest friends” Apr. 12, 1912
Incoming correspondence to James Frazier Reed Mar. 14, 1841 to Sept. 20, 1857
Bannister, Edward Aug 23, 1851
Beard, E.S. May 4, 1853
Boggs, Liburn W. Jun, Jul, 1847
Branham, P.A. Feb 28, 1853 and Mar 9, 1853
Buchanan, K.C. undated
Buchanan, John C. Apr. 17, 1848
Francis, A.G. undated
“Haights and Geary” Nov. 1, 1855
Hart, Wm. Aug. 13, 1851
Hesley(?), N. Apr. 5, 1850
Hoppe, J.D. Apr. 21, 1847 to Sept. 10, 1849
Howard, W.H. Mar. 18, 1856
Hull, J.B. Feb. 6, 1847
Huntington, G.S. Dec 30, 1848
Huntington, G.S. Dec 30, 1848
Keyes, J.W. undated
Keyes, J. W. Mar. 24, 1848 and Dec. 22, 1848
Keyes, K.C. Mar. 31, 1847 and Aug. 28, 1847
Maxey, James M. Nov. 10, 1845 and Mar. 9, 1846
McCutchen, William Jan. 25, 1847 to Sept. 1848
McRoberts, Sam Mar. 14, 1841
Meeks, James Sept. 10, 1848
Miller, Hiram O. Jan. 23, 1851
Peckman, R.F. May 20, 1850
Pico, Antonio Oct. 23, 1849
Preston, King and Co. Feb. 18, 1851
Reed, “Mother” Martha Oct. 22, 1838
Reed, Patty Nov. 11, 1854
Ruckel, J.L. Mar. 18, 1848
Sinclair, John Jun 23, 1847 to Apr. 5, 1848
Skinner, Mark Feb. 13, 1845
Sutter, John Apr. 7, 1847
Stowell, L. Oct. 5, 1850
Waldo, G. B. Apr. 19, 1846
Waldo, G. B. Apr. 19, 1846
Weber, Charles Jan. 25, 1847
Weber, Charles Jan. 25, 1847
Winchester, J. Apr. 1, 1851 to Aug. 8, 1851
Woodworth, J. E. June 11, 1847
Zwister, James Sept. 20, 1857
Unknown July 25, 1850
Outgoing correspondence from James Frazier Reed June 10, 1845 to Aug. 27, 1864 and undated
Conness, John Jan. 24, 1866
Dye, Mr. June 30, 1847
Dye, Mr. June 30, 1847
House Committee on Public Buildings Jan 16, 1850
Keyes, James W. Aug. 27, 1864
Lippincott, Crosby and Delaquin January 26, 1850
Reed, Margaret Sept. 20, 1849 to July 6, 1859
Shields, Hon. James June 10, 1845
Shields, General Jan. 12, 1852.
“To whom it may concern” Jan. 20, 1847
“To whom it may concern” Jan. 20, 1847
Vallejo, M. G. Jan. 12, 1848
Incomplete letter possibly in handwriting of James Reed 1847
Scrap of paper with the words "J.F. Reed's letter to Capt. Sutter after the battle was over Jan. 2, 1847."
Collected Correspondence Nov. 1, 1831 to Sept. 8, 1951 and undated
Barret, Edward to Carroll D. Hall Feb. 4, 1947
Breen, Patrick to "Mr. Marshall" Feb. 9, 1848
Breese, Sidney to “My Dear” (James Reed?) Feb. 20, 1846
California Dept of Justice Division of Criminal Identification to Carroll D. Hall Feb. 13, 1947
Datsere(?), John B. to "Mr. Reed" Mar. 25, 1840
Donner, Jacob to Charles Berger Nov 11, 1846 (copy)
Donner, Jacob to Milt Elliot 1846
Douglas, J.A. and Robert Smith to Hon. Wm. L. Marcy June 10, 1845 (copies)
Graves, Florence to Carroll D. Hall Sept. 8, 1951
Hook, S.E., to ? Mar 6, 1853
Kern, E.M, to Greenwood undated
Kern, E.M, to Keyser undated
Keyes, C. A. to to Robert Keyes June 28, 1849 and Dec. 9, 1849
Larkin, Thomas to Mr. Wisman July 6, 1847
Matthews, T. V., to C. D. Hall Aug. 23, 1945
Morgan, Dale L., to Carroll D. Hall June 3, 1949 to May 3, 1951
Nelson, Mary L. to Lloyd C. Backenstoe (?) Nov. 1, 1831
Paden, Irene to Carroll D. Hall Oct. 4, 1947 and July 16, 1947
Patterson, Wm. F., to Wm. M. Patterson Aug. 20, 1863
Pickett, Chas. E. to Judge Ried July 26, 1851
Reed, James F. II to Postmaster of Santa Cruz Mar. 18, 1901
Reed, Virginia to “her cousins in Springfield” May 16, 1847
Ryker, H. C. to Carroll D. Hall Nov. 19, 1948 to Feb. 24, 1950
Stanton, Almena to Charles Statnton Oct. 1845
Stanton, C.T., to Messrs Donner Dec. 9, 1846
Stewart, George R. to Carroll D. Hall Aug. 24, 1949
Various citizens to R.F. Stockton Jan. 1847
Waldo, G.B. to Giles Waldo Apr. 19, 1846
Woodworth, J. C. to “Fallon” Nov. 1, 1847
Unknown to Eliza Donner Houghton 1912
Unknown to “Editor” undated
Unknown, a poem undated
Series 2. Legal Documents 1839-1874 and undated
Series Scope and Content Summary
Agreements, various, Oct 11, 1843 to Sep 18, 1851
Deeds and titles, Aug 1, 1847 to Mar 24, 1866 and undated
Estate inventories and dispositions, Aug 26, 1846 to Jan 5, 1858 and undated
Indentures, Jan 19, 1848 to 1865 and undated
Petitions, May 18, 1839 to Feb 15, 1849 and undated
Miscellaneous legal documents, Apr 15, 1846 to Aug 21, 1874 and undated
Series 3. Financial Documents 1840-1875 and undated
Series Scope and Content Summary
Ledgers, Sep 1849 to Feb 27, 1852 and undated
Receipts and Invoices, Oct 29, 1846 to Jun 1851 and undated
Stock Certificates, Jan 18, 1864 to Mar 24, 1864 and undated
Various business papers, Mar 25, 1840 to Jun 21, 1875 and undated
Series 4. Masonic Documents 1840-1939 and undated
Series Scope and Content Summary
By-Laws of Springfield, IL Masonic Lodge #4, 1840
Meeting announcements, May 3, 1845 to Mar. 14, 1846
Masonic certificate establishing James F. Reed as a loyal and regular member of the Springfield Masonic Lodge, Apr. 10, 1846
Masonic certificate stating that James F. Reed was "duly raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason," Apr. 15, 1846
Notice, H.G. Melone, High Priest of Masonic Order, to James Reed, July 15, 1856
Membership log for James F. Reed in the Masonic Veterans Association, c. 1910
W.C. Arbuckle to Martha Jane Lewis regarding James Reed's Masonic regalia, Sept. 12, 1934
Mark A. Sawrie to Martha Jane Lewis regarding James Reed's Masonic regalia, Oct. 14, 1939
Handwritten copies of Masonic documents by E.A. Sherman, undated
Typed extract of the 59th Annual Convocation of the Island Chapter of Royal Arch Masons in re James Reed, undated
Note, author unknown, referring to James F. Reed as the first master mason to carry his credentials to California, undated.
Series 5. Pension Agent’s Documents c.1830-1846 and undated
Series Scope and Content Summary
Blank semi-annual report for United States Pension Agency, c. 1830
Correspondence, Dec 18, 1844 to Feb 27, 1845
Estimate of funds needed, Sep 1845
Correspondence, Jul 30, 1845 to Apr 15, 1846
Ledgers, Mar 31, 1846 and Apr 15, 1846
Series 6. Recollections, Notes, Journals and Scrapbooks 1846-1946 and undated
Series Scope and Content Summary
Diary of Hiram O. Miller and James Reed, Apr 26 to Oct 4, 1846. Photocopies. Original item moved to Box 8-17-308
Diary of Hiram O. Miller and James Reed, Apr 26 to Oct 4, 1846. Photocopies. Original item moved to Box 8-17-308
Original note by Wm. Foster on small scrap of paper, Nov 1, 1846
“Copy of a Journal Kept By a Suffering Immigrant on the California Mountains from October 31, 1846 to March, 1847,” by Geo. McKinstry, typescript, undated
Original note by Jacob Donner on small scrap of paper, Nov 20, 1846
Notes kept by M.D. Ritchie on the expedition to rescue the Donner Party, Feb 5, 1847
James Reed’s journal of the rescue expedition of Feb-Mar 1847, original manuscript, 1847, with handwritten copy, undated
“List of the names of emigrants which were brought over the mountains in distress and are transferred to Capt. Sutter [to attend to them],” signed by J. F. Reed, 1847
“Recollections of Mary Warren Breckenridge,” by Mary Murphy, typescript, 1859
“Statement by Mr. Reed, One of the Donner Company,” and “Statement of Wm. McCutchen,” typescript, source unknown, written for the Pacific Rural Press, Jan 21, 1871.
Handwritten partial transcription of “Statement by Mr. Reed, One of the Donner Company,” response to article from Pacific Rural Press, Jan 21, 1871, source unknown, undated. 2 copies.
Account of a mining expedition in 1862, draft manuscript, author unknown, c.1890s.
Poem about the Pacific Ocean, Nov 7, 1899, source unknown, author unknown
Notebook of Patty Reed Lewis, 1909. Oversized item. Moved to Box 8-136-308.
Manuscript, “The Expedition to the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate, [by] Eliza Poor Donner Houghton,” draft manuscript, source unknown, Nov, 1911.
Notebook of Patty Reed Lewis, 1912. Oversized item. Moved to Box 8-136-308.
Recollections of Patty Reed, original manuscript, Feb 1, 1915.
Recollections of Patty Reed, original manuscript, draft(?) Feb 1, 1915.
Note, “Reed-Donner Party Relics loaned to S. J. Fiesta,” source unknown, Apr 26, 1927.
Transcription of excerpt from notebook of Patty Reed Lewis, Jan, 1946
Manuscript, biographical material on James Reed and Patty Reed Lewis, sources unknown, undated.
Manuscript, “From the Recollections of Little Patty Reed,” addressed to the Native Sons of the Golden West, , undated.
Manuscript, “Inventory of provisions and supplies…for the rescue of the people in the California Mountains...to J. F. Reed,” undated.
Manuscript, “List of Police,” source unknown, undated.
Manuscript, account of the Donner Party as related by Patty Reed Lewis, source unknown, undated.
Manuscript, biography of Donner Party members, by Geo. McKinstry, manuscript, undated.
Manuscript, copy of James Reed’s account of Donner Party, source unknown, undated. Copy 1 of 2.
Manuscript, copy of James Reed’s account of Donner Party, source unknown, undated. Copy 2 of 2.
Manuscript, copy of Wm. McCutchen’s account of rescue expedition, undated.
Manuscript, list of members of Donner Party who died, source unknown, undated.
Manuscript, notes and criticisms regarding an unnamed account of the Donner tragedy, author unknown, undated.
Manuscript, partial accounts of Donner Party tragedy, source unknown, undated. 1 of 2.
Manuscript, partial accounts of Donner Party tragedy, source unknown, undated. 2 of 2.
Manuscript, recollections of Patty Reed, undated.
Manuscript, transcribed copy of statements by Patty Reed Lewis concerning the dispute between James Reed and John Snyder, source unknown, undated.
Scrapbook of clippings collected by Patty Reed, undated. Includes original manuscript of “Dolly’s Little History.” Oversized item moved to Box 8-17-308.
Scrapbook of clippings source unknown, undated. Oversized item moved to Box 8-17-308.
Scrapbook of clippings, “The Tragedy of Donner Lake, by Evelyn Wells,” undated. Oversized item moved to Box 8-17-308.
Typescript “In the Beginning,” describing early California history through the Gold Rush with description of the Reed family’s travels, source unknown, undated.
Typescript, “Dolly’s Little History, by Martha Jane Lewis” undated.
Typescript, James Reed’s account of Donner Party, source unknown, undated.
Various notes and jottings, undated.
Series 7. Ephemera and News Clippings, 1841-1905 and undated
Ephemera, Mar 19, 1841 to Jan 25, 1908 and undated
News clippings, Oct 24, 1846 to Aug 21, 1857.
Book, Bible presented to Patty Reed in 1853 by a friend. Rare Book Room, Kyburz Annex, Sutter’s Fort.
Book, Comstock’s Philosophy, 1854. Moved to Rare Book Room, Kyburz Annex, Sutter’s Fort..
Book, Elements of Drawing, 1849. Stored at the State Museum Resource Center.
Book, English Grammar in Familiar Lectures , by Samuel Kirkham, 1845. Stored at the State Museum Resource Center.
Book, English Language Grammar , 1853. Moved to Rare Book Room, Kyburz Annex, Sutter’s Fort.
Book, Flock of Sheep, The undated. Stored at the State Museum Resource Center.
Book, Gradual Lessons in Grammar, by David Tower, 1848. Moved to Rare Book Room, Kyburz Annex, Sutter’s Fort.
Book, Key to Smith’s Practical and Mental Arithmetic , by Roswell Smith, 1847. Moved to Rare Book Room, Kyburz Annex, Sutter’s Fort.
Book, Oregon and California in 1848, Vol. 1, by J. Thornton, 1849. Moved to Rare Book Room, Kyburz Annex, Sutter’s Fort.
Book, Speller and Definer, The ; Classbook No. 2,” by E. Hazen, 1829. Moved to Rare Book Room, Kyburz Annex, Sutter’s Fort.
Book, Two Dolls, The, 1837. Stored at the State Museum Resource Center.
Booklet, American Home Dictionary , undated.
Booklet, Constitution and By-Laws of the Western Association of California Pioneers , 1890.
Booklet, Constitution of the State of California , printed at the office of the Alta California, 1849.
Booklet, Diary of Patrick Breen of the Donner Party , Frederick Teggert, ed. 1910.
Booklet, Grand Excursion to California of the Society of Pioneers of New England , 1890.
Booklet, Progression of Slavery in the United States, The , by George Weston, 1860.
Magazine, Grizzly Bear Magazine , with inscription, Dec 1919.
Series 9. Photographic Material c.1879, 1949 and undated
Series Scope and Content Summary
Devil’s Gate, Utah, photographic print, undated
Eddy, Eleanor, photographic print of drawing, undated.
Eddy, William, photographic print of drawing, undated.
Foundation of stone house, photographic print, Jun 1949.
Gravelly Ford on the Humbolt, photographic print, Jun, 1949.
Graves at Gravelly Ford, photographic print, Jun, 1949.
Houghton, Eliza Donner, and Wilder, Francis Donner, with three unidentified people, photographic print plus copy, undated.
Humbolt River, panoramic composite photographic print, Oct 1949.
James Reed’s map from Sutter’s Fort to stranded emigrants, photographic print of, 1847. Original item is located in Map Drawer 1314, Cabinet E-4.
Keyes, James W. and Lydia, tintype, copy only, undated. Original item moved to Box 8-266-308.
Keyes, Sarah, framed photograph, copies only, undated. Original item moved to Box 17-1-308.
Lewis, Frank and Patty Reed, tintype plus copy, undated.
Lewis, Patty Reed with Eliza Donner Houghton, Francis Donner Wilder, and Governor Stephens at the Pioneer Monument at Donner Lake, photographic print plus copies, c.1920.
Lewis, Patty Reed with Eliza Donner Houghton, Francis Donner Wilder, and Governor Stephens at the Pioneer Monument at Donner Lake, photographic print plus copies, c.1920.
Lewis, Patty Reed with three unidentified males at the Pioneer Monument at Donner Lake, photographic print plus copy, c.1920.
Lewis, Patty Reed, and others, photographic print with annotations and some identifications on back, undated.
McGlashan, C.F., photographic print, c.1879.
Muster roll of Abraham Lincoln’s Company in Black Hawk War of 1832, photographic print of document showing J.F. Reed’s name, undated.
Patty Reed’s doll and mittens, photographic print of on cardboard, undated.
Patty Reed’s doll, photographic prints of (2), undated.
Reed family outside adobe home in San Jose, Ca., daguerreotype, copies only, undated. Original item moved to Box 1-10-308.
Reed, James F. and Margaret, photographic print mounted on cardboard plus copies, undated.
Reed, James F., photographic print mounted on cardboard, undated. Copies only. Original item moved to Box 8-266-308.
Reed, Margaret, ambrotype, undated. Copies only. Original item moved to Box 8-266-308.
Reed, Patty, tintype, undated. Copies only. Original item moved to Box 8-266-308.
Treaty Hill, Nevada, photographic print, Jun 1949.