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Guide to the William Alvord Papers, [ca. 1874-1904]
BANC MSS 77/46 c
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Collection Title: William Alvord Papers,
Date (inclusive): [ca. 1874-1904]
Collection Number: BANC MSS 77/46 c
Creator: Alvord, William, 1833-1904
Extent:
Number of container: 1 box
Repository: The
Bancroft Library.
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Abstract: California business man, banker, mayor of San Francisco. Correspondence; autographs; badges and invitations relating to memorial
services for U.S. Grant and William McKinley.
Languages Represented:
English
Collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts
must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft
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.
[Identification of item], William Alvord papers, BANC MSS 77/46 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
William Alvord (1833-1904) was a prominent California businessman, at one time president of the Bank of California, trustee
of the College of California, and mayor of San Francisco.
This collection, presented to The Bancroft Library by Mrs. B. H. Skillings in August 1976, consists mainly of letters written
to Alvord, many of them letters of introduction or of thanks for hospitality or gifts received. Also included is memorabilia
relating to Ulysses S. Grant, 1885, and to President William McKinley in 1901.