Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Brief Biographical Sketch
Scope and Content
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Elbert P. Jones Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1846-1852
Collection Number: BANC MSS C-B 464
Creator:
Jones, Elbert P., 1814?-1852
Extent:
Number of containers: 2 boxes and 1 oversize folder
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: Relate mainly to his activities in San Francisco as lawyer, businessman, proprietor of the Portsmouth House, property owner,
and member of the town council. Included are letters; accounts; contracts for street and property improvements; deeds; and
petitions and other papers submitted to the council.
Languages Represented:
English
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Elbert P. Jones papers, BANC MSS C-B 464, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Brief Biographical Sketch
Elbert P. Jones came overland to San Francisco from Kentucky in 1846. He was a lawyer, and in addition to his practice he
became active in business and municipal affairs. Late in 1846 he became proprietor of the Portsmouth House. From January to
April 1847, he served as editor of the
California Star. He also owned many town lots and built several buildings, including a store and warehouse at the foot of Washington Street
where he conducted his mercantile business.
In September 1847, Jones was elected to the town council and served briefly as secretary. Early in 1851, he and his wife,
Sarah Kittleman, of the Mormon colony, returned east. Jones died in 1852 and was buried in Charleston, South Carolina.
Scope and Content
The papers, which are in two boxes and an oversize portfolio, reflect Jones' extensive operations in real estate and his activities
as a council member and businessman. They were purchased from various dealers in 1933, 1954, 1958 and 1960.