Description
Letters, records, and other documents collected by
Melville Schweitzer, including material related to John C. Frémont's California
Battalion of Mounted Riflemen and the Bear Flag Revolt; a handwritten history of
Howard Engine Company No. 3, a volunteer fire department in San Francisco, giving a
list of the men who served in the company; a letter book (1850) of James King of
William, which includes a name index; six letters (1855-1878) to or from General
Mariano Vallejo; and miscellaneous letters, receipts, deeds, and other documents
(1850-1877). Battalion materials include financial accounts kept by quartermaster
Jacob R. Snyder.
Background
Melville Schweitzer was born September 7, 1875. As a businessman, he was involved in
the importation of meats from the Far East, first with Schweitzer & Co. and
later with F. E. Booth Co. He married his wife, Lolita Heyneman Schweitzer in 1908.
They were both members of the California Historical Society. Schweitzer amassed this
collection of materials with the intent of donating them to the California
Historical Society. Schweitzer died March 11, 1932, in San Francisco, where he had
been taken after having a stroke in his Sonoma home.
Extent
1.0 box
(0.2 linear feet)
Restrictions
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials
must be submitted in writing to the Director of the Library and Archives, North
Baker Research Library, California Historical Society, 678 Mission Street, San
Francisco, CA 94105. Consent is given on behalf of the California Historical Society
as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the
copyright owner. Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original
materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational
purposes.
Availability
CHS is not taking appointments for research at this time. Please check the Library's website updates: https://californiahistoricalsociety.org/collections/north-baker-research-library/