Guide to the James Franklin Houghton Collection, 1853-1855

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California State Library. All rights reserved.

Guide to the James Franklin Houghton Collection, 1853-1855



California State Library

Sacramento, California

Contact Information:

  • 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
Encoded by:
Xiuzhi Zhou
© 1999 California State Library. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: James Franklin Houghton Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1853-1855
Box Number: 226
Creator: Houghton, James Franklin, 1827-1903
Extent: 1 box
Repository: California State Library
Sacramento, California
Language: English.

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], James Franklin Houghton Collection, California State Library.

Access Points

Lumber trade--California
Pine and Houghton

Contents

Correspondence relating to the California lumber firm of Pine and Houghton.

Biography

James Franklin Houghton was born December 1, 1827 in Massachusetts. He came to California in 1850 and founded the lumber firm of Pine and Houghton. By profession, he was a civil engineer serving from 1862-1868 as Surveyor General of California. He died in San Francisco January 31, 1903.

Correspondents

Major Correspondents

  • Houghton, James Franklin, 1827-1903

Other Correspondents

  • Forsythe, B. F.
  • Fraser, D. M.
  • Hatch, J.
  • Lewis, H. B.
  • Libbey, W. E.
  • Stone, Charles R.

Box 226

Chronological