Finding Aid of the Clarence H. Hillhouse Account of the Financial Panic in San Francisco, 1907 C058344
Finding aid prepared by P. Keats
Society of California Pioneers
March 9, 2011
300 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA, 94107-1272
(415) 959-1849
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Title: Hillhouse, Clarence H., Account of the Financial Panic in San Francisco, 1907
Identifier/Call Number: C058344
Contributing Institution:
Society of California Pioneers
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 folder
Date: 1962
Abstract: A six page typewritten history, with a carbon copy, both signed in pen with an original San Francisco Clearing House Certificate
($5.00) issued on November 1, 1907. Also included are five illustrations, three of which are original photographs, two of
which are illustrations were removed from magazines. It begins with a firsthand account of the aftermath of the 1907 San Francisco
earthquake and fire, but then continues to relate the financial panic that followed.
creator:
Hillhouse, Clarence H. (Homer), c.1820-1900
Gift of Clarence H. Hillhouse, Sept. 1, 1962.
Existence and Location of Originals note
The Society of California Pioneers, 300 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA 94107.
There are no restrictions on access.
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection open for research.
A six page typewritten history, with a carbon copy, both signed in pen with an original San Francisco Clearing House Certificate
($5.00) issued on November 1, 1907. Also included are five illustrations, three of which are original photographs, two of
which are illustrations were removed from magazines. It begins with a firsthand account of the aftermath of the 1907 San Francisco
earthquake and fire, but then continues to relate the financial panic that followed. The account covers the writer's observations
of post earthquake damage and fires, the citizens flight from San Francisco by ferry, by train and by foot. He also addresses
the monetary restrictions on depositers, the banks inability to honor some of its' depositers claims and the subsequent use
of Clearing House certificates as a means of exchange.
Clarence H. (Homer) Hillhouse was member of The Society of California Pioneers, his ancestor, John I. Hillhouse, arriving
in California in 1849, and joining the Society in Febraury 18, 1954. At the time of his writing the account, he lived in Los
Gatos, California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Financial crises - 20th century
San Francisco (Calif.)
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906