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Guide to the Percy H. Gregory Letters, 1906-1908
MS 3455  
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Percy H. Gregory Letters,
    Date (inclusive): 1906-1908
    Collection number: MS 3455
    Origination: Gregory, Percy H.
    Extent: 1 folder
    Repository: California Historical Society, North Baker Library
    San Francisco, California 94105-4014
    Language: English.

    Administrative Information

    Donor

    Gift of James Ahearns, 1974.

    Access

    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/ 

    Publication Rights

    Copyright has not been assigned to The North Baker Research Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Library Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The North Baker Research Library 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 reader.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Percy H. Gregory Letters. MS 3455, California Historical Society, North Baker Research Library.

    Access Points

    San Francisco--Earthquake and Fire, 1906
    Strikes and Lockouts-San Francisco 1907

    Scope and Content

    This collection consists of six ALS from Percy H. Gregory, carpenter and immigrant from Australia, to his mother in Australia. The letters give a good overall view of life in San Francisco during the period, with an exceptional eyewitness account of the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906.