Description
The collection contains diaries of Henry Cogswell and his wife
Caroline and are an unusually long and consistent record of busy personal and financial life
in the western United States. The collection also contains Cogswell's financial and business
records, and materials on the various schools with which he was involved. A significant
portion of the collection consists of research materials of Loren B. Taber pertaining to
Henry and Caroline Cogswell, the history of dentistry in California, and a biography of
William Brown Gilden.
Background
California pioneer, Henry D. Cogswell was a dentist by profession, an inventor, a real
estate manipulator and investor, entrepreneur, philanthropist, temperance advocate, and
founder of Cogswell Polytechnic College (1887), the first engineering
institute west of St. Louis. Dr. Cogswell donated several statues of himself, as well as
numerous fountains, to the city of San Francisco.
Extent
Number of containers: 6 boxes, 2 cartons
Linear feet: 3.3
Restrictions
Copyright has been ssigned to The Bancroft Library. Materials in this collection are
protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of
some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase
agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks.
Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by
fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public
domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner.
Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Availability
Collection is open for research.