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Arthur Rodgers correspondence : ALS, 1865-1902.
BANC MSS 2004/224 czLOCAL
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Title:

Arthur Rodgers correspondence : ALS, 1865-1902

Creator/Contributor:

Rodgers, Arthur, 1848-1902, creator

Creator/Contributor:

Rodgers, Luther.

Creator/Contributor:

Rodgers, Mal.

Creator/Contributor:

Rodgers, J. M., clergy

Abstract:

Contains letters written by Arthur Rodgers to his family, discussing the sinking of the ship Brother Jonathan on its way to Oregon, spiritualism, the effect of the Civil War on Tennessee, attending the California State Normal School and teaching school, describing his world travels to Scotland, Hong Kong, Ceylon, Beirut, Cairo, Jerusalem, Vienna, and Bavaria from 1878-1881 and a letter from 1902 about his health. Also includes letters from his brother Luther Rodgers, Mal Rodgers and J.M. Rodgers, from Watsonville and Lexington, Calif., discussing quilt making on a Singer sewing machine, agriculture and the cost of goods and land and Arthur Rodgers teaching certificates and article concerning his marriage.

Date:

1865 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca -- n-us-tn
Spiritualism -- California
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Tennessee
Education -- California
Machine quilting -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century
Agriculture -- California -- History
Spiritisme -- Californie
Agriculture -- Californie -- Histoire
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Social aspects
Agriculture
Economic history
Education
Machine quilting
Spiritualism
Travel
California -- Description and travel
Scotland -- Description and travel
Hong Kong (China) -- Description and travel
Sri Lanka -- Description and travel
Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects
Beirut (Lebanon) -- Description and travel
Cairo (Egypt) -- Description and travel
Jerusalem -- Description and travel
Vienna (Austria) -- Description and travel
Bavaria (Germany) -- Description and travel
California -- Economic conditions -- History
Californie -- Descriptions et voyages
Écosse -- Descriptions et voyages
Sri Lanka -- Descriptions et voyages
Tennessee -- Histoire -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) -- Aspect social
Jérusalem -- Descriptions et voyages
Bavière (Allemagne) -- Descriptions et voyages
Californie -- Conditions économiques
Austria -- Vienna
California
China -- Hong Kong
Egypt -- Cairo
Germany -- Bavaria
Lebanon -- Beirut
Middle East -- Jerusalem
Scotland
Sri Lanka
Tennessee
United States
West United States
Brother Jonathan (Steamship)
San Francisco State Normal School -- History
Brother Jonathan (Steamship)
San Francisco State Normal School.
Rodgers, Arthur -- 1848-1902 -- Correspondence

Note:

Arthur Rodgers was a graduate of the University of California in 1872. He served as a Regent of the University from 1883 until his death in 1902.

Type:

History.
Personal correspondence.
Certificates.

Physical Description:

print
1 v. (20 items) ; 33 cm.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS 2004/224 czLOCAL

Origin:

California