Flagg (J. Foster) papers, approximately 1860-1940, bulk approximately 1868-1896

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Summary

Title:
J. Foster Flagg papers
Dates:
approximately 1860-1940, bulk approximately 1868-1896
Creators:
Flagg, J. Foster (Josiah Foster)
Abstract:
Papers of American civil engineer, J. Foster Flagg (1835-1928).
Extent:
4.83 Linear Feet (2 document boxes, 4 flat boxes)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], J. Foster Flagg papers, Mss 32. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers of American civil engineer, J. Foster Flagg (1835-1928). Includes maps of North and South America, documents relating to J. Foster Flagg, Flagg family genealogy, and four late 19th and early 20th century photograph albums of Latin America and the West Indies. The Latin American albums relate mainly to Mexico (Vera Cruz, Queretaro, Guadalajara, Colima, Mazatlan, and other locations), as well as San Antonio, Texas, New Orleans, and Peru, with images of buildings, street scenes, ports, railway lines, and people. The Flagg family were close friends of the Chase family of Santa Barbara, California, where he spent his last years.

The papers also include field notebooks (1868-1896) on various work projects, including the Great Western Railway, the Mexican National Railroad, the pipe works of the New York Steam Company, engineering notes on the sewage and septic systems of Europe, notes on the Spanish language, and six carte-de-visite portraits of professional acquaintances, identified in verso.

Physical location:
Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Zachary Liebhaber, 2021.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-06-02 10:06:32 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], J. Foster Flagg papers, Mss 32. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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