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Prentiss-Nelson family papers, 1906-1986 (bulk 1906-1914).
BANC MSS 87/31 cLOCAL
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Title:
Prentiss-Nelson family papers, 1906-1986 (bulk 1906-1914)Prentiss Nelson family papers
Creator/Contributor:
Foye, Eva Nelson.Creator/Contributor:
Prentiss, George D.Creator/Contributor:
Prentiss, John.Creator/Contributor:
Prentiss, Elizabeth.Creator/Contributor:
Prentiss, Isabelle.Creator/Contributor:
Prentiss, Margaret.Creator/Contributor:
Online Archive of CaliforniaAbstract:
Includes letters and telegrams from various members of the Prentiss family (George D., John, Elizabeth, Isabelle, Margaret)
describing the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906; also a diary (with photographs pasted in) kept by Eva Nelson Foye
while hiking in Yosemite in 1914.
Date:
1906 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caEarthquakes -- California -- San Francisco
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906 -- Personal narratives
Fires -- California -- San Francisco
Yosemite National Park (Calif.) -- Description and travel
Note:
Also available in digital format: accessible through Online Archive of California.
Type:
Diaries.Family papers.
Physical Description:
print
1 box (0.2 linear ft.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 87/31 cLOCAL