Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Lohse, Charles Stephen, 1824-1924
- Abstract:
- Journals of daily life and ranch activities. Ledgers of Finances Two newspaper clippings from the Pacific Rural Press found in his diary
- Extent:
- 21.0 folders (21 items)
- Language:
Background
- Scope and content:
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Journals of daily life and ranch activities. Ledgers of Finances Two newspaper clippings from the Pacific Rural Press found in his diary
Folder 1: Journal – Volume 1, (December 1860 – May 1861) Folder 2: Journal – Volume 2, (October 1872 – August 1875) Folder 3 Journal – Volume 4, (November 1875 – June 1876) Ledger, (1863 – December 1871) Folder 4: Journal – Volume 3, (April 1876 – July 1877) Folder 5: Miscellaneous Papers Folder 6: Journal/Ledger – Volume 5 Journal, (November 1, 1881 – December 31, 1881) Ledger, ((1883 – 1885) Folder 7: Journal – Volume 6, (January 1 1883 – March 14, 1884) Folder 8: Journal – Volume 7, (March 27, 1884 – January 27, 1885) Folder 9: Journal – Volume 8, (January 1, 1886 – January 1, 1887) Folder 10: Journal – Volume 9, (January 1, 1887 – January 4, 1888) Folder 11: Journal – Volume 10, (January 2, 1888 – January 4, 1889) Folder 12: Journal – Volume 11, (January 7, 1889 – June 7, 1890) Folder 13: Journal – Volume 12, (June 9, 1890 – December 1, 1892) Folder 14: Journal – Volume 13, (December 2, 1892 – December 4, 1896) Folder 15: Journal/Ledger – Volume 17 Journal, (December 5, 1896 – November 20, 1898) Ledger, (January 14, 1894 – June 18, 1894) Folder 16: Journal – Volume 18, (January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1900) Folder 17: Journal – Volume 14, (January 1, 1900 – June 9, 1901) Folder 18: Journal/Ledger – Volume 19 Journal, (June 10, 1901 – June 3, 1902) Ledger, (1894, 1899) Folder 19: Journal – Volume 20, January 1, 1902 – December 31, 1903) Folder 20: Journal – Volume 15, (January 1, 1904 – May 20, 1905) Folder 21: Journal – Volume 16, (November 6, 1905 – December 31, 1905)
- Biographical / historical:
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Charles S. Lohse, born April 27, 1824 in New York, sailed for California in February of 1849. The voyage lasted 8 months, and he arrived in November 1849. In 1851, Lohse went into business trading goods for horses, which he then sold. He left Stockton for Contra Costa County, where he settled on a ranch in Concord and planted peas and walnuts. He was the first to buy a wheat combine in Northern California. He died December 6, 1924 at his daughter’s home in Oakland.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research
- Terms of access:
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There are no restrictions on access
- Location of this collection:
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300 Fourth StreetSan Francisco, CA 94107, US
- Contact:
- (415) 957-1849 ext. 160