Description
Richard Hugh Dillon (1924- ) was a librarian and the author of many articles and books on California, including
California trail herd (1961),
The legend of Grizzly Adams (1966),
Fool's gold: the biography of John Sutter (1967),
Humbugs and heroes: a gallery of California pioneers (1970), and
Delta country (1982). The collection consists of ca. 300 photographs of old and new San Francisco Chinatown and the Mother Lode country,
as well as photostats, captions, and signed mounts. There are also illustrative photographs used in Richard H. Dillon's
Hatchet men (1962).
Background
Richard Hugh Dillon was born January 16, 1924 in Sausalito, California; AB (1948), AM (1949), and BLS (1950), UC Berkeley;
assistant librarian (1950-53) and librarian (1953-79), Sutro Library, San Francisco; author of many articles and books on
California, including California trail herd (1961), The legend of Grizzly Adams (1966), Fool's gold: the biography of John Sutter (1967), Humbugs and heroes: a gallery of California pioneers (1970), and Delta country (1982).
Extent
2 boxes (1.0 linear ft.)
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Availability
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.