Price (Rodman M.) Papers, 1847-1884

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Title:: Rodman M. Price Papers,
Dates:: 1847-1884
Creators:: Price, Rodman M. (Rodman McCamley), 1816-1894
Abstract:: Rodman M. Price (1816-1894) read the proclamation of the annexation of California from the custom house in Monterey, California. He became alcade of Monterey, was a member of the first San Francisco Municipal Council at the California Constitutional Convention (1849), and a member of the House of Representatives (1851-53). He later served as governor of New Jersey (1854-57). The collection consists of correspondence, accounts, and agreements pertaining to lawsuits, including Price vs. Dewey, instituted by Price for the recovery of San Francisco real estate purchased in 1847.
Extent:: 1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language:: English.
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Rodman M. Price Papers (Collection 2045). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Scope and content:: Collection consists of correspondence, accounts, and agreements pertaining to suits, including Price vs. Dewey, instituted by Price for the recovery of San Francisco real estate purchased in 1847, including testimony, evidence, and miscellaneous legal papers.
Biographical / historical:: Price was born on May 5, 1816 in Sussex County, New Jersey; attended College of New Jersey; served in U.S. Navy with Commodore Sloat's squadron on the west coast of Mexico in 1846, read the proclamation of the annexation of California from the custom house in Monterey, California; became alcade of Monterey; was member of the first San Francisco Municipal Council, the California Constitutional Convention (1849), and a member of the House of Representatives (1851-53); served as governor of New Jersey, 1854-57; he died on June 7, 1894 in Sussex County, New Jersey.
Physical location:: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Subjects:: Land titles--California, Northern.
Politicians--United States.
Legal documents.
Names:: Price, Rodman M. (Rodman McCamley), 1816-1894--Archival resources.

Collection Guide Author:: Processed by Dan Luckenbill; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:: © 2003
Date Encoded:: Text rekeyed by Caroline Cubé from in-house paper finding aid, October 2003 . Machine-readable finding aid derived from rekeyed finding aid, encoding added via Notetab Pro. Online finding aid edited by Josh Fiala. Date of source: June 1978 .

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Restrictions:: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Terms of access:: 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.

Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Rodman M. Price Papers (Collection 2045). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library

A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library

Box 951575

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US