Cliff Gallant Collection
Finding aid created by Contra Costa County Historical Society staff using RecordEXPRESS
Contra Costa County Historical Society
2018
724 Escobar Street
Martinez, California 94553
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Title: Cliff Gallant Collection
Dates: 1970s
Collection Number: 1985.28
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 3 boxes
Repository:
Contra Costa County Historical Society
Martinez, California 94553
Abstract: Cliff Gallant was a freelance writer who lived in Pacific Grove. He wrote an article for the Herald Weekend Magazine published
on January 7, 1979. This material was likely research notes he had compiled.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
Contact the Contra Costa County Historical Society for publication permission.
Cliff Gallant Collection. Contra Costa County Historical Society
Scope and Content of Collection
Box 1 B-L
• Folder B-1 Balfour – Guthrie & Co, Article from the Benicia-Sentinel
• Folder B-2 Banks
• Folder B-3 Brickyard
• Folder B-4 Bridges
• Folder B-5 Churches
• Folder B-6 Coal Bunkers
• Folder B-7 Crockett
• Folder B-9 Eckley
• Folder B-10 Fishing
• Folder B-11 Fires
• Folder B-12 Flour
• Folder B-13 Collection Information
• Folder B-14 General 1
• Folder B-15 General 2
• Folder B-16 General 3
• Folder B-17 General 4
• Folder B-18 General 5
• Folder B-19 Hotels – Bars
• Folder B-20 Judges – Police
• Folder B-21 Labor
Box 2 L-St
• Folder #1 – Lumber
• Folder #2 – Missions
• Folder #3 – George Washington McNear – founder of Port Costa & started the town as a grain shipping port
• Folder #4 – McNear #2
• Folder #5 – Nevada Dock – Shepherd’s Canyon
• Folder #6 – Oil
• Folder #7 – Personalities
• Folder #8 – Politics
• Folder #9 – Port Costa Working Notes
• Folder # 10 – Railroads
• Folder # 11 – Port Costa Warehouse Receipts – 1883
• Folder # 12 – Ranchos
• Folder # 13 – Schools
• Folder # 14 – Ships
• Folder # 15 – Social
• Folder # 16 – Strike 1901
• Folder # 17 – Strike 1916
Box #3 S-W
• Folder # 1 – Port Costa Warehouse & Dock Company – warehouse grain receipts
• Folder # 2 – Post Office
• Folder #3 – Violence
• Folder # 4 – Warehouses
• Folder # 5 – Wheat 1
• Folder # 6 – Wheat 2
• Folder # 7 – Wheat 3
• Folder # 8 – World War 1
• Folder # 9 – Water Co & Power
• Folder # 10 – Whorehouses
Gallant, Cliff
McNear, George Washington
Balfour Guthrie & Co.
Port Costa
Crockett