Descriptive Summary
Administration Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Clifford Merrill Drury papers
Dates: 1937-1971
Collection Number: mssDrurypapers
Creatorr:
Drury, Clifford Merrill, 1937-1971
Extent:
155 items in 1 box
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
Manuscripts Department
The Huntington Library
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2203
Fax: (626) 449-5720
Email: reference@huntington.org
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Abstract: The Clifford Merrill Drury papers consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, research notes, and typescripts related
to Drakes Bay (Calif.), Drake's Plate of Brass, the history of religion in California, Rudolph James Wig, and Anson Burlingame.
Language of Material: The records are in English.
Administration Information
Access
Collection is open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information,
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Publication Rights
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
Clifford Merrill Drury papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Acquisition Information
Gift from Clifford Merrill Drury, 1972 and 1979.
Biography
Clifford Merrill Drury had a noteworthy career as a pastor, seminary professor, historian, and Navy chaplain. Born in 1897
in Early, Iowa, Drury was a graduate of Buena Vista College and San Francisco Theological Seminary and earned a PhD from the
University of Edinburgh.
Scope and Content
The Clifford Merrill Drury papers consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, research notes, and typescripts related
to Drakes Bay (Calif.), Drake's Plate of Brass, the history of religion in California, Rudolph James Wig, and Anson Burlingame.
At the end of the box, there is a miscellaneous folder consisting of a letter from Sacramento County Free Library to Clifford
M. Drury and two notes concerning Henry Kendall and the Coloma plaque.
Indexing Terms
Personal Names
Burlingame, Anson, 1820-1870
Drake, Francis, approximately 1540-1596--Plate of brass
Drury, Clifford Merrill, 1897-1984
Wig, Rudolph James, 1883-1968
Corporate Names
San Francisco Theological Seminary.
Subjects
Protestant churches--California--History
Religion
Geographic Areas
California--Gold discoveries
California--History
Drakes Bay (Calif.)
Genre
Clippings (information artifacts)
Letters (correspondence)
Resarch notes
Speeches (documents)
Typescripts