Letters concerning Hetch Hetchy, 1908-1910
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Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Colby, William Edward Muir, John Chamberlain, Allen Mitchell, John E. Goethe, C. M. (Charles Matthias) Sierra Club
- Extent:
- 1 box (.2 linear ft.)
- Language:
- Collection materials are in English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Letters concerning Hetch Hetchy, BANC MSS 99/364 cz, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
Background
- Scope and content:
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Consists chiefly of letters to William Colby regarding his work as secretary of the Sierra Club, mostly concerning actions to prevent the flooding of the Hetch Hetchy Valley by the city of San Francisco. Includes some letters addressed to other individuals, most notably John Muir.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
- Note:
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Removed from the Francis P. Farquhar papers (BANC MSS C-B 517).
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Letters concerning Hetch Hetchy, BANC MSS 99/364 cz, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481