Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Copies of 1849 Correspondence Regarding California Guards
- Dates:
- 1939
- Creators:
- McLellan, Rufus and Marcy, William L. (William Learned)
- Abstract:
- This is a collection of typed copies of correspondence between Rufus McLellan of the California Guards and William L. Marcy, United States Secretary of War, between 1849 February 2 and 1849 February 20. These copies were made from photostat copies of the original documents in the U. S. War Department.
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Copies of 1849 Correspondence Regarding California Guards, 1939, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.824.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This is a collection of typed copies of correspondence between Rufus McLellan of the California Guards and William L. Marcy, United States Secretary of War, between 1849 February 2 and 1849 February 20. These copies were made from photostat copies of the original documents in the U. S. War Department.
- Acquisition information:
- Copied by Library staff from the photostats of Grant Foreman, 1939.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Library staff before 1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 December 11, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Correspondence
Typescripts - Names:
- California Guards
- Places:
- California -- History -- Sources
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-11-17 05:08:28 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Appointments to view materials are required. To make an appointment please visit https://theautry.org/research-collections/library-and-archives and fill out the Researcher Application Form.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
- Preferred citation:
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Copies of 1849 Correspondence Regarding California Guards, 1939, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.824.
- Location of this collection:
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4700 Western Heritage WayLos Angeles, CA 90027, US
- Contact:
- (747) 201-8448