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Guide to the James A. Clayton Family Papers, circa 1850-1905
ECS03.06  
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Series I Correspondence 1850-1896

Physical Description: 14 folders

Series I Description:

Series I contains the correspondence between members of the Clayton family, arranged chronologically by year, if given. James Clayton wrote much of this correspondence to his wife while he was traveling. There are also numerous letters from the Clayton children to their parents, with one group of letters recounting a visit to the Yosemite Valley. Two additional documents worth mentioning, since they are not correspondence, are filed with Series I for the sake of simplicity. The first item is located in the folder one and consists of a court document dated March 26, 1863. In this document Clayton certifies the motion of a defendant to "strike out portions of complaint" in the court case. The second item, located in the folder two, is a basic receipt for the purchase of a piano from a merchant in San Francisco.
Box 1, Folder 1

1850-1869

Box 1, Folder 2

1870-1872

Box 1, Folder 3

1873-1878

Box 1, Folder 4

1881-1882

Box 1, Folder 5

1882-1884

Box 1, Folder 6

1884-1885

Box 1, Folder 7

1885-1887

Box 1, Folder 8

1888-1892

Box 1, Folder 9

1892

Box 1, Folder 10

1893

Box 1, Folder 11

1894

Box 1, Folder 12

1895-1896

Box 1, Folder 13

1896

Box 1, Folder 14

Undated

 

SERIES II Photographs Circa 1850-1905

Physical Description: 107 photographs

Series II Description

Series II contains the Clayton family photograph album, and with the exception of several photographs stored separately, is kept in its original order. Three of the photographs display two of the family residences, their early home on N. Market Street and later home on N. First Street. In one of the photos James A. Clayton is pictured in his garden at their home on N. First Street. Most of the photographs, however, display individual and group portraits of immediate and extended family members.
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