Overview of the Collection
Scope and Contents
Arrangement of the collection
Access Terms
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Overview of the Collection
Title: Cole family letters
Date (inclusive): 1865-1951
Date (bulk): (bulk, 1865-1896)
Identification: SPC.00009
Creator:
Cole, Justus H. (1828-1922)
Creator:
Cole, Priscilla Livingston (1838-1926)
Physical Description:
0.5 linear feet
1 box
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Repository:
Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library, Sonoma County Library
725 Third Street
Santa Rosa, CA,
Abstract: This collection contains the letters of the Cole family, who resided in Salt Point Township. Most of the letters are addressed
to Priscilla Livingston Cole (1838-1926). On one envelope was handwritten "letters of Grandma Coles." There are three letters
written from Justus Hull Cole (1828-1922) to his wife, Priscilla. One letter is addressed to Jim (James) Christensen, Priscilla
Cole's son-in-law. Another document is a description of the wedding of James Christensen to Mary Violet Cole, which took place
on August 12, 1896 at Fisherman's Bay in the Stewarts Point area.
Scope and Contents
Personal letters and written description of the wedding of James Christensen to Mary Violet Cole, August 12, 1896.
Arrangement of the collection
Organized into 5 series:
- Miscellaneous letters
- Poem
- Letters from Justice to Priscilla
- 4.Letter to Priscilla Cole from Sydney, Australia
- Written description of 1896 Cole/Christensen wedding
Access Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.
Family Names
Cole family
Cole family--Correspondence
Personal Names
Cole, Priscilla Livingston, 1838-1926--Correspondence
Cole, Justus Hull, 1828-1922--Correspondence
Christensen, James--Correspondence
Geographic Terms
Salt Point (Calif.)--History
Salt Point (Calif.)--Genealogy
Topical Terms
Weddings--California--Sonoma County
Genealogy--California--Sonoma County
Genre and Format Terms
Poems
Correspondence
Archival materials
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Conditions Governing Access:
Access Information
Conditions of Use
Collection does not circulate and may be photocopied or photographed by arrangement only.
Publication Rights
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physical ownership of the work (s) described in these records. However, these materials are intended for Personal or Research
use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format,
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[Identification of item], Cole family letters, 1865-1951 (bulk 1865-1896). SPC.00009, History and Genealogy Library, Sonoma
County Library, Santa Rosa, CA.
Gift: donor unknown
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