Collection context
Summary
Background
- Scope and content:
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Box 1 • George H. Newman, Diary, 1853, Antioch • Rachel Neustaedter, Autograph Books (2), 1886-89 and 1888-94, Concord • Mitchel Neustaedter, Autograph Book, 1884-97, Concord • Jeannette Neustaedter, Autograph Books (2), 1901 and 1902-03, Concord • Neustaedter (no first name), Diary, 1934-37, Concord • James Nook, Grocery Account at John Gambs Store, 1883, Pacheco • James Nook, Organic Chemistry Notebook, 1872, Pacheco • Mrs. Karl Gehringer, Progressive Primary Arithmetic Notebook, 1858-63, Oakley • Mabel Sherbourne, Autograph Book, 1896-98, Walnut Creek • Sallie Sydnor, Autograph Books (2), 1880s, Walnut Creek • Lillian Alice Whitman, Autograph Books (2), 1880s, Santa Rosa Box 2 • Lois Raffetto, John Swett Union High School Memory Book, Class of 1941 • Mary A. Hook, Diary, 1855 • Selby Lead and Silver Smelting Co., San Francisco, Ledger Book 1871-72 • Elbert Hall, Autograph Book, 1884, Alamo • Guggenhime and Co. Receipt Book, 1921-22, Walnut Creek* • Hook (no first name), Botany Lecture Notes, 1872. • U.S. Army Drill Regulations Book, 1911, property of Company “I”, Contra Costa Home Guard, Concord • Matthew Cody and Elise Asmus, Bridal Souvenir Book, 1895, Black Diamond • Sarah Davis, Autograph Book, 1880, Nortonville • Farmers Almanac, 1867 • Leavett’s Farmers Almanacs (2), 1868 and 1869 • Peruna Drug Co. Almanac, 1904 • James H. Boone, Account Book 1866-79 and School Census 1880-89, Danville • Emergency Handbook (copy), 1884 *--Another Guggenhime Co. book (fruit invoices from 1923) is stored in the Miscellaneous Books Collection, Box #3.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- autograph book
business records
education, John Swett Union High School
day books
ledger books
scrapbooks
almanacs - Names:
- Selby Lead and Silver Smelting Co.
Guggenhime and Co.
Contra Costa Home Guard, Co. I
Newman, George H.
Neustaedter, Rachel
Neustaedter, Mitchel
Neustaedter, Jeannette
Nook, James
Gambs, John
Gehringer, Mrs. Karl
Sherbourne, Mabel
Sydnor, Sallie
Whitman, Lillian Alice
Raffetto, Lois
Hook, Mary A.
Hall, Elbert
Cody, Matthew
Asmus, Elise
Davis, Sarah
Boone, James H. - Places:
- Nortonville
Antioch
Concord
Pacheco
Walnut Creek
Santa Rosa
San Francisco
Alamo
Black Diamond
Danville
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1853-194
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Preferred citation:
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Small Volumes Collection. Contra Costa County Historical Society
- Location of this collection:
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724 Escobar StreetMartinez, CA 94553, US
- Contact:
- 9252291042