Finding Aid for the Edward A. Quackenbush Papers, 1861-1920
Processed by Dan Luckenbill; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
© 2004
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Finding Aid for the Edward A. Quackenbush Papers, 1861-1920
Collection number: 2078
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
- Processed by:
- Dan Luckenbill, August 1978
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, February 2004
© 2004 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Edward A. Quackenbush Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1861-1920
Collection number: 2078
Creator:
Quackenbush, Edward A.
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Edward A. Quackenbush appears to have been involved in the mining business on the U.S. west coast. The collection consists
of correspondence, accounts and miscellaneous papers related to Quackenbush, and letters of the Quackenbush family.
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 Robert Ernest Cowan Collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Edward A. Quackenbush Papers (Collection 2078). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Quackenbush appears to have been involved in the mining business on the U.S. west coast.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of correspondence, accounts, and miscellaneous papers related to Edward A. Quackenbush. Also includes
letters of the Quackenbush family.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Quackenbush, Edward A.--Archives.
Miners--United States--Archival resources.
Letters.
Quackenbush family.
Box 1, Folder 1
Letters received, 1863-1898.
Physical Description: 68 pieces.
Box 1, Folder 2
Accounts, 1862-1920.
Physical Description: 65 pieces.
Box 1, Folder 3
Account book, small bound ledger, n.d.
Box 1, Folder 4
Miscellaneous papers.
Physical Description: 11 pieces.
Box 1, Folder 5
Phrenological character of E. Quackenbush given by Professor O.S. Fowler. Boston, 1873.
Physical Description: 4 leaves holograph bound with cover sheet, printed with portraits.
Box 1, Folder 6
Letters not addressed to Edward Quackenbush, 1861-1894.
Physical Description: 9 pieces.
Box 1, Folder 7
Letters, 1863-1876.
Physical Description: 76 pieces.
Box 1, Folder 8
Family letters, 1878-1887 and n.d.
Physical Description: 60 pieces.
