Guide to the Dr. Robert D. Pepper Ephemera Collection MSS-2019-09-11
Jacob Rabinowitz
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
09/18/2019
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
San José State University
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0028
special.collections@sjsu.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
Title: Dr. Robert D. Pepper Ephemera Collection
Identifier/Call Number: MSS-2019-09-11
Physical Description:
1 flat file drawers
Physical Description:
4 folders
Date (inclusive): 1735-1869
Abstract: This collection contains various ephemera collected by Dr. Robert D. Pepper spanning 1735-1869. Materials include: a reproduction
of the Sixth Congress of the United States, two British indenture contracts on parchment, and a 1869 map of San Francisco's
Bernal Heights.
This collection consists of ephemera spanning 1735-1869 collected by Dr. Robert D. Pepper, SJSU Professor Emeritus of English
and Humanities. Materials include: a (very delicate) 1869 painted fabric map of San Francisco's Bernal Heights titled "Map
of a Portion of Bernal Rancho Including All of the Gift Maps, Precita Valley Lands, Etc." Compiled by John C. Colquhoun, C.E.;
a large poster reproduction of the Sixth Congress of the United States' act establishing the Library of Congress; a 1735 British
indenture contract on parchment; and a 1839 British indenture contract on parchment detailing an estate transfer from Thomas
Tindal to George Henry Nevinson.
Original order maintained.
Dr. Robert D. Pepper earned his B.A. from Drew University in 1941, his M.A. from Montclair State Teacher's College in 1949,
and earned his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1963. Dr. Pepper began teaching at San Jose State University as an assistant
professor of English in 1963, and is now currently Professor Emeritus of English and Humanities at SJSU.
Collection is open for research
Copyright has not been assigned to San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives. All requests for permission
to publish or quote from materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections & Archives. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections & Archives as the owner 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. Copyright restrictions
also apply to digital reproductions of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational
purposes.
Dr. Robert D. Pepper Ephemera Collection, MSS-2019-09-11, San Jose State University Library, Special Collections & Archives
Processed by Jacob Rabinowitz, Fall 2019
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Bernal Heights (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Maps
Legal documents -- Indentures
Congress of the United States, 1789-1989 -- Administrative acts -- Facsimiles
Pepper, Robert D., Dr.
San José State University. Library. Special Collections & Archives
drawer 04-07, Folder 1
Map of Bernal Heights, San Francisco 1869
drawer 04-07, Folder 2
Reproduction; Sixth Congress of the United States
drawer 04-07, Folder 3
Indenture Contract February 2nd, 1735
drawer 04-07, Folder 4
Indenture Contract; Estate Transfer from Thomas Tindal to George Henry Nevinson August 2nd, 1839