Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- McCullough, Samuel, 1826-
- Abstract:
- A collection of material for Samuel McCullough concerning mining and the construction of federal buildings in San Francisco, California (1873 to 1878).
- Extent:
- 2.25 Linear Feet (1 box and 2 bound volumes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Samuel McCullough papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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A collection of 72 items from 1854 to 1886, it consists of letters, documents and two bound volumes related to the personal and business activities of Samuel McCullough. The majority of the material relates to the construction of federal buildings in San Francisco from 1873 to 1878. There is also material about the Sutter New Helvetia title and a trip to the Fraser River mines in Canada; correspondents include Alfred Bult Mullett and Aaron Augustus Sargent.
- Biographical / historical:
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Samuel McCullough (1826-approximately 1890) was a California businessman and state assemblyman. He came from New Jersey in 1855 to Sacramento, California, where he practiced his trade as a carpenter. In 1858 he joined the gold rush to the Fraser River in Canada but was unsuccessful in finding any gold. McCullough returned to San Francisco in 1860, when he married Caroline B. Pumyea; he worked as a building contractor and hotel proprietor. He served in the California state assembly from 1871 to 1873 and was superintendent of U.S. Government buildings in San Francisco from 1873 to 1878.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Edwin Grabhorn in January 1945.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1950. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the finding aid derived from a legacy summary report.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged chronologically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Businessmen -- California -- San Francisco
Gold mines and mining -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley
Legislators -- California -- History
Public buildings -- California -- San Francisco
Real property -- California -- Sacramento
Business papers -- California -- 19th century
Letters (correspondence) -- California -- 19th century
Letters (correspondence) -- British Columbia -- 19th century - Names:
- Mullett, A. B. (Alfred
Bult), 1834-1890
Sargent, A. A. (Aaron Augustus), 1827-1887 - Places:
- Fraser River (B.C.) -- Description and travel
Rancho New Helvetia (Calif.)
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- History
San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Samuel McCullough papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191