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Guide to the California and Western Manuscript Collection
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Title: California and Western Manuscript collection
Dates: ca. 1760-1973
Collection number: M0119
Creator:
Hichborn, Franklin
Creator:
Jones, William Carey
Creator:
Alvarado, Juan B.
Creator:
Wheeler, Alfred
Collection Size:
5 linear ft.
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Abstract: Small collections and miscellaneous single items pertaining to various periods, persons, and phases of California history
(1760-1963). Includes letters, journals, diaries, reports, financial and legal documents, pictures and maps, some typescripts
and photostats. General subject matter includes description and travel, politics, economics, social issues, biographical information,
exploration, mining, and the military. Specific subject areas covered include the British Consulate in San Francisco, the
California election of 1884, Spanish in California, and individuals such as Franklin Hichborn, W. C. Jones, Juan B. Alvarado,
and Alfred Wheeler.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 24 hours in advance of intended use.
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain
permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
California and Western Manuscript collection, M0119. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
Originally part of the Borel Collection.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection of small collections and miscellaneous single items pertaining to various periods and persons and phases of
California history includes letters, journals, diaries, reports, financial and legal documents, pictures and maps, some typescripts
and photostats. General subject matter includes description and travel, politics, economics, social issues, biographical information,
exploration, mining, and the military. Specific subject areas covered include the British Consulate in San Francisco, the
California election of 1884, Spanish in California, and individuals such as Franklin Hichborn, W. C. Jones, Juan B. Alvarado,
and Alfred Wheeler.