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Inventory of the William F. Englebright Papers
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Series Descriptions
ID C141.001, Box 1, Folder 1 - Box 3, Folder 18
Series 1 Constituent Correspondence 1907-1911
Physical Description: 92 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by county, and then chronologically by date of letter.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains letters from constituents from the nineteen Northern California counties within California's First Congressional
District. The letters and Englebright's responses are arranged in chronological order. Many of the folders have a handwritten
index at the beginning, listing the main correspondents within that file. In addition to numerous requests for assistance
with veteran's pensions, letters from local newspapers, chambers of commerce, and Republican party committees are among the
most common subjects. Series of letters from the same correspondent on the same subject often cover several months. Additional
topics include postmaster appointments, post office delivery contracts, requests for assistance regarding land claims under
the Homestead Act, sales and use of federal land, requests for copies of federal publications and free seeds, requests for
a positive or negative vote on upcoming legislation, appropriation requests, and requests to establish local federal offices.
See Appendix A: List of Constituent Correspondence Files.
The correspondence arrived at the Archives in bundles which were organized by geography and date. Correspondence was bundled
regularly, creating chronological groupings of records within each section (ex. Del Norte County correspondence (geography),
December 1, 1908 - April 25, 1909 (date)). The arrangement has been retained from the original order. Bundles have been rehoused
in file folders. As the correspondence had no discernable arrangement within each bundle, each folder was arranged chronologically
by the processing archivist.
Alpine County, 1908-1909 (1ff) (Box 1/1)
Amador County, 1907-1910 (5ff) (Box 1/2-6)
Calaveras County, 1909-1911 (1ff) (Box 1/7)
Del Norte County, 1907-1910 (6ff) (Box 1/8-13)
El Dorado County, 1908-1910 (5ff) (Box 1/14-18)
Humboldt County, 1907-1911 (11ff) (Box 1/19-29)
Lassen County, 1908-1911 (6ff) (Box 1/30-35)
Mariposa County, 1908-1910 (5ff) (Box 1/36-40)
Modoc County, 1909-1910 (1ff) (Box 1/41)
Mono County, 1908-1910 (4ff) (Box 2/1-4)
Nevada County, 1907-1911 (9ff) (Box 2/5-13)
Placer County, 1909 (1ff) (Box 2/14)
Plumas County, 1909 (1ff) (Box 2/15)
Shasta County, 1907-1910 (6ff) (Box 2/16-21)
Sierra County, 1908-1911 (6ff) (Box 2/22-27)
Siskiyou County, 1907-1910 (6ff) (Box 2/28-33)
Tehama County, 1908-1910 (5ff) (Box 3/1-5)
Trinity County, 1908-1911 (6ff) (Box 3/6-11)
Tuolumne County, 1907-1911 (7ff) (Box 3/12-18)
ID C141.002, Box 3, Folders 19-32
Series 2 Other Correspondence 1907-1911
Physical Description: 14 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged with San Francisco first, followed by California, then U.S. and Departments. Each section is then arranged chronologically
by date of letter.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains letters from and responses to correspondents outside of California's First Congressional District with
special emphasis on San Francisco, California, and Departments and U.S. The San Francisco correspondence contains communication
with California state agencies such as the State Mining Bureau, State Board of Health, State Board of Trade, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, and the Board of Railroad Commissioners. Organizations like the Asiatic Exclusion League of North America;
California Harbor #15 of the American Association of Masters, Mates, and Pilots; the Children's Playground Commission of the
City and County of San Francisco; and the Native Daughters of the Golden West also corresponded with Englebright. The California
correspondence includes communication with individuals outside of the First Congressional District and San Francisco. Highlights
include letters from John Muir, California Governor James Norris Gillet, and soon-to-be Governor Hiram Johnson on the campaign
trail. U.S. and Departments covers correspondence outside California and includes communication with legislators and federal
departments on behalf of individuals.
San Francisco, 1907-1911 (5ff) (Box 3/19-23)
California, 1908-1911 (4ff) (Box 3/24-27)
Departments and U.S., 1908-1911 (5ff) (Box 3/28-32)