Alma (Lytton) James Collection

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Contra Costa County Historical Society
724 Escobar Street
Martinez, California 94553
9252291042
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2021


Descriptive Summary

Title: Alma (Lytton) James Collection
Dates: 1940s-1960s
Collection Number: 2002.10
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 6 boxes
Repository: Contra Costa County Historical Society
Martinez, California 94553
Abstract: This is a collection of family and official records of early Contra Costa County families in the Martinez area. The collection includes personal and business letters, postcards, photographs, business day ledgers, and business records. The family names include Hollenbeck, Olmstead, Litton (Lytton), Pawsey, and James.
Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Contact the Contra Costa County Historical Society for publication permission.

Preferred Citation

Alma (Lytton) James Collection. Contra Costa County Historical Society

Scope and Content of Collection

The items are described at the item level in each box. • Box 1: business day books, correspondence, genealogical card index • Box 2: Correspondence, receipts • Box 3: Photographs, tintypes, & prints of ancestors (photo collection) • Box 4: Correspondence, receipts, business papers • Box 5: correspondence, stock certificates, receipts • Box 6: Correspondence, receipts, business papers, bills • Box 7: Correspondence, photos, periodical article clippings

Indexing Terms

Correspondence
Business records, day books
Business records, receipts
Business records, stock certificates
Genealogy
Agriculture, farming
Agriculture, daily life
Hollenbeck
Olmstead
Litton (Lytton)
Pawsey
James
Martinez
letters
day books
periodical clippings

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