Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Access Points
Biography
Scope and Content
Descriptive Summary
Title: Cottle Family Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1852-1968
Collection number: Mss191
Creator:
Francis Marion Cottle III
Extent: 1.5 linear ft.
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of
Special Collections
Shelf location: For current information on the location of
these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language: English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Cottle Family Papers, Mss191, Holt-Atherton
Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library
Access Points
personal name
Cottle, Zora (1837-1894)
Cottle, Francis Marion (d. 1916)
Cottle, Francis Marion, Jr. (d. 1971)
Kennedy family
Cottle family
Cottle, Edward (1650-1710)
subject
Agriculture -California -Stanislaus County -History
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Ferries -California -Stanislaus River
Ranchers -California -Stanislaus County
Oakdale (Calif.) -History -Sources
Biography
The Cottles were Oakdale, Stanislaus County (Calif.) ranchers from the
early 1850s. Zora Cottle (1837-1894) settled with his wife, Catherine, and
nephew, Francis Marion Cottle (d. 1916) on the Stanislaus River. They purchased
an interest in a ferry and ran large herds of cattle. Francis Marion Cottle
married Harriet L. Kennedy (1869), purchased his own land and raised fruit. A
son, Francis Marion Cottle Jr. (d. 1971) served in World War I. He was employed
by the Westend Chemical Company when the family ranch was lost during the Great
Depression (1934).
Scope and Content
The Cottle Family Collection consists of correspondence, writings,
printed materials, photographs, legal and financial documents, and postal
memorabilia (stamps and cancelled envelopes). The majority of correspondence
tells news of family and friends. Financial documents include a detailed
account of John Loving's outfit for his trip to California in 1853, and tuition
receipts for Zora Cottle's children's schools.