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HUTCH-NEW.001.CaTurCSU
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Contributing Institution:
California State University Stanislaus Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Hutchings-Newsom family letters
Creator:
Hutchings-Newsom Family
Identifier/Call Number: HUTCH-NEW.001.CaTurCSU
Physical Description:
6 Boxes
Box 1-3 contain correspondence from 1813-1912. See inventory for detailed list of names, dates, and locations.
Date (inclusive): 1813-1912
Language of Material:
English
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A collection of family correspondence (1813-1912) that documents the Hutchings-Newsom family's western migration and aspects
of pioneer life. Beginning in Virginia, the letters trace family settlements from Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missouri to California, Oregon,
and Washington. A majority of the letters center on Missouri and the Hills Ferry area in Stanislaus County. A transcription
of the letters is available in the Special Collections: Hutchings-Newsom family correspondence: transcriptions 1813-1912,
edited and transcribed by Bob Santos, 2 vols (E179.5 .S26 2002).
Collection is open for research.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California--Stanislaus County
Frontier and pioneer life
Gold mines and mining
Hill's Ferry (Calif.)--History
Madison County (Mo.)--History
Migration, Internal--United States--History--19th century
Pioneers
Puyallup (Wash.)--History
Stanislaus County (Calif.)--History.
Slavery--United States