Guide to the Isaiah W. Lees Collection, 1863-1903
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Guide to the Isaiah W. Lees Collection, 1863-1903
California State Library
Sacramento, California
- California History Room
- California State Library
- Library and Courts Building II
- 900 N. Street, Room 200
- P.O. Box 942837
- Sacramento, California 94237-0001
- Phone: (916) 654-0176
- Fax: (916) 654-8777
- Email: cslcal@library.ca.gov
- URL: http://www.library.ca.gov/
- Processed by:
- The California State Library staff
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© 1998 California State Library. All rights reserved.
Title: Isaiah W. Lees Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1863-1903
Box Number: 1548
Creator:
Lees, Isaiah W., 1830-1918
Repository:
California State Library
Sacramento, California
Language:
English.
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[Identification of item], Isaiah W. Lees Collection, California State Library.
Lees, Isaiah W., 1831-1902.
Law enforcement--California--San Francisco.
San Francisco Mining Company (Calif.)
California Cygnet Company.
San Francisco Mining Company and California Cygnet Company (1863-1902) list of
shareholders and legal papers; Investigative files: Robert W. Souter (1973-1876), Charles
G. Mugg (1874-1878, Joseph Wrigley (1858-1872), Piper-Baldwin (1863-1900), Fair-Craven
Case (1890s); photographs; notes; correspondence; resolution book.
Isaiah W. Lees was born in Lancashire, England, December 25, 1830. When he was nine
months old, his family settled in Patterson, New Jersey. He sailed to San Francisco
aboard the
Mary Francis, arriving on December 20, 1848. He
joined the San Francisco police force on October 26, 1853. He served continuously
forty-seven years, retiring in January 1900. Mr. Lees was promoted to Chief of Police and
served as Chief of Detectives. As a criminal officer, he travelled to Scotland Yard
several times and his picture hangs there to represent one of the great criminal officers
of his day. It was Captain Lees who founded the Rogues Gallery, using his own money to
make the original collection of pictures. He died on December 21, 1902, president of the
Veteran Police Association. He and his wife had five children, two of whom survived him.
- Bombee, William
- Bunce, Addie
- Burr, J.B., Hyde & Company
- Gagan & Fairchild
- Harrington, Nellie
- Harvey, George H.
- Hatch, Joe F.
- Heggerty, Charles J.
- Knight, George A.
- Mugg, C. K.
- Pinkerton, Willam A. (William Allan), 1846-1923.
- Souter, Robert W.
- Stanford, Leland, 1824-1893.
- Woods, George L.
- Wrigley, Joseph.
Box Box 1548
San Francisco Mining Company and California Cygnet Company (1863-1902) list of shareholders and legal papers; Investigative files: Robert W. Souter (1973-1876), Charles G. Mugg (1874-1878, Joseph Wrigley (1858-1872), Piper-Baldwin (1863-1900), Fair-Craven Case (1890s); photographs; notes; correspondence; resolution book