Conkling (Roscoe P.) Papers, 1904-1971

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Title:: Roscoe P. Conkling (1877-1971) Papers
Dates:: 1904-1971
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Extent:: 10 linear feet (32 boxes: legal, postcard box, ov; 1 mc)
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Preferred citation:: Roscoe P. Conkling (1877-1971) Papers. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Scope and content:: Research materials, including manuscripts and photographs, used by Roscoe P. and Margaret B. Conkling for their book "The Butterfield Overland Mail, 1857- 1869; Its Organization and Operation over the Southern Route to 1861; Subsequently over the Central Route to 1866; and under Wells, Fargo and Company in 1869" published in 1947. There is also some information about the Conkling family, including photographs, newspaper clippings and genealogies.
Biographical / historical:: Roscoe P. Conkling (1877-1971)

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County staff.
Date Prepared:: 1904-1971
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

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Restrictions:: Research is by appointment only
Terms of access:: Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder

Preferred citation:: Roscoe P. Conkling (1877-1971) Papers. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Location of this collection:: Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

900 Exposition Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US