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  • Conditions Governing Access
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  • Processing Information
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  • Contributing Institution: The Huntington Library
    Title: Samuel McCullough papers
    Creator: McCullough, Samuel, 1826-
    Identifier/Call Number: mssMcCullough
    Physical Description: 2.25 Linear Feet (1 box and 2 bound volumes)
    Date (inclusive): 1854-1886
    Abstract: A collection of material for Samuel McCullough concerning mining and the construction of federal buildings in San Francisco, California (1873 to 1878).
    Language of Material: Materials are in English.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

    Conditions Governing Use

    The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item]. Samuel McCullough papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Purchased from Edwin Grabhorn in January 1945.

    Biographical / Historical

    Samuel McCullough (1826-approximately 1890) was a California businessman and state assemblyman. He came from New Jersey in 1855 to Sacramento, California, where he practiced his trade as a carpenter. In 1858 he joined the gold rush to the Fraser River in Canada but was unsuccessful in finding any gold. McCullough returned to San Francisco in 1860, when he married Caroline B. Pumyea; he worked as a building contractor and hotel proprietor. He served in the California state assembly from 1871 to 1873 and was superintendent of U.S. Government buildings in San Francisco from 1873 to 1878.

    Scope and Contents

    A collection of 72 items from 1854 to 1886, it consists of letters, documents and two bound volumes related to the personal and business activities of Samuel McCullough. The majority of the material relates to the construction of federal buildings in San Francisco from 1873 to 1878. There is also material about the Sutter New Helvetia title and a trip to the Fraser River mines in Canada; correspondents include Alfred Bult Mullett and Aaron Augustus Sargent.

    Processing Information

    Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1950. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the finding aid derived from a legacy summary report.

    Arrangement

    Arranged chronologically.

    General

    Former call number: mssMcCullough papers.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Businessmen -- California -- San Francisco
    Gold mines and mining -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley
    Legislators -- California -- History
    Public buildings -- California -- San Francisco
    Real property -- California -- Sacramento
    Fraser River (B.C.) -- Description and travel
    Rancho New Helvetia (Calif.)
    San Francisco (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- History
    San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
    Business papers -- California -- 19th century
    Letters (correspondence) -- California -- 19th century
    Letters (correspondence) -- British Columbia -- 19th century
    Mullett, A. B. (Alfred Bult), 1834-1890
    Sargent, A. A. (Aaron Augustus), 1827-1887