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Walter F. Vilas letters : Calif., to H.M. Vilas and Martin S. Vilas Burlington, Vt. : ALS, 1905-1906.
BANC MSS 2003/325 cLOCAL
Collection Overview

Title:

Walter F. Vilas letters: Calif., to H.M. Vilas and Martin S. Vilas Burlington, Vt. : ALS, 1905-1906

Creator/Contributor:

Vilas, Walter F., creator

Creator/Contributor:

Vilas, Martin S. (Martin Samuel)

Creator/Contributor:

Vilas, H. M.

Abstract:

Contains letters from Walter F. Vilas to his father H.M. Vilas or his brother Martin S. Vilas, describing his move from Ore. to Calif., the San Francisco earthquake, the help of the University of Calif. students following the earthquake, and phrenology.

Date:

1905 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906
Earthquakes -- California -- San Francisco
Phrenology -- History
Tremblement de terre de San Francisco, Calif., 1906
Tremblements de terre -- Californie -- San Francisco
Phrénologie -- Histoire
Earthquakes
Phrenology
Travel
California -- Description and travel
Berkeley (Calif.) -- Description and travel
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Description and travel
Californie -- Descriptions et voyages
California
California -- Berkeley
California -- San Francisco
University of California (1868-1952) -- History
University of California (1868-1952)

Note:

Walter F. Vilas, from Burlington, Vt., traveled to the west coast visiting Wash., Ore. and Calif. While living in San Francisco, he experienced the 1906 earthquake and escaped to Berkeley.

Type:

History.

Physical Description:

print
1 box (.2 linear ft.)

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS 2003/325 cLOCAL

Origin:

California