Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
BIOGRAPHY
SCOPE AND CONTENT
Descriptive Summary
Title: Daingerfield Family Letters,
Date (inclusive): 1850-1854
Collection number: Special Collections M004
Creator: Daingerfield, Williamand
Daingerfield, Leroy
Extent:
62 items
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions:
None.
Publication Rights:
All rights reside with the Stanford University Libraries. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the
Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Provenance:
Gift of Mrs. Janet Squires, 1958
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item] Daingerfield Family Letters, M004, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
BIOGRAPHY
Leroy Daingerfield and his brother William Daingerfield were early residents of northern California. Leroy was a miner and
rancher and William was a lawyer and businessman.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
This collection consists of letters from Leroy and William Daingerfield to their family in Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Letters
are revealing of legal, mining, and business conditions of the time.