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Guide to the Baeck Family Papers, [ca. 1859-1972]

Collection Summary

Collection Title:
Baeck Family Papers, [ca. 1859-1972]

Collection Number:
BANC MSS 74/101 c

Creator:
Baeck Family

Extent:
Number of containers: 7 boxes, 2 cartons, 1 scrapbook, and 2 oversize folders

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:
Includes papers of Anna R. Baeck, some relating to student days at the University of California, Class of 1912; papers of her father, San Francisco Judge Timothy H. Rearden, including letters, manuscripts of writings, copies of legal decisions, etc. Contains Civil War correspondence, including letters from a cadet on the U.S.S. Constitution. Family papers also include those of Anna Baeck's uncle, Joseph D. Redding, relating to his career as a San Francisco attorney and as composer. Some papers of other members of the family also included: Benjamin D. Redding, Samuel Cowles, Anita C. Rearden, and Myra C. Redding. Correspondents include Ambrose Bierce, Ina Coolbrith, and Porter Garnett.

Languages Represented:
English