Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Francis Clark Papers
- Dates:
- 1856-1859
- Creators:
- Clark, Francis.
- Abstract:
- This collection consists of letters, an account book, and a few documents related to the business activities of Francis Clark, a partner in the firm of Brooks, Clark, and Company, dating from 1856 to 1859. The materials chiefly with his interests in gold mining, property, and finance in Placer and El Dorado Counties, California.
- Extent:
- 57 items in 1 box
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item]. Francis Clark Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of letters and a few documents related to the business activities of Francis Clark (active 1850s). They deal chiefly with his interests in gold mining, property, and finance in Placer and El Dorado Counties, California. A number of letters are from his partner in the firm of Brooks, Clark, and Company.
- Biographical / historical:
-
Francis Clark was a resident of Folsom, California, in the 1850s. He engaged in businesses related to gold mining and was a partner in the firm of Brooks, Clark and Company and in the American River Water and Mining Company.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Edwin Grabhorn, January 1945.
- Arrangement:
-
Arranged chronologically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Gold mines and mining -- California,
Northern.
Real property -- California, Northern.
California -- Gold discoveries -- Personal narratives.
California, Northern -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
Mines and mineral resources -- California -- El Dorado County.
Mines and mineral resources -- California -- Placer County.
Letters (correspondence) -- California, Northern -- 19th century.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2010
- Date Encoded:
- Machine readable finding aid encoded by Diann Benti in August 2017 from PDF finding aid originally in the Huntington Digital Library.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item]. Francis Clark Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191