Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Schallenberger, Moses
- Extent:
- 13 item(s) (1 folder)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Moses Schallenberger Papers, M0064, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection includes correspondence and photographs covering the period after the arrival of Schallenberger in California, with an account, recorded by Mary Sheldon Barnes, of Schallenberger's overland journey to California from Missouri in 1844. Correspondents include John Townsend, Elizabeth Schallenberger Townsend, and Mary Sheldon Barnes. Although received with the collection, items 2, 5 and 13 appear to be unrelated.
- Biographical / historical:
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Moses Schallenberger was an early California pioneer.
- Custodial history:
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Gift of Mary Sheldon Barnes, who received them from Moses Schallenberger in 1895.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
- Terms of access:
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These materials are believed to be in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use of public domain materials.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Moses Schallenberger Papers, M0064, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Department of Special Collections, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6004, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022