Giorgi (Helen) Portrait Collection of Stockton Pioneers, 1860-1899

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Summary

Title:
Helen Giorgi portrait collection of Stockton pioneers
Dates:
1860-1899
Creators:
Giorgi, Helen
Abstract:
Collection consists of cartes de visite and cabinet card portraits of early Stockton California residents with biographical notes by Helen Giorgi. Includes a family tree of Helen Giorgi.
Extent:
.5 linear feet
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Helen Giorgi portrait collection of Stockton pioneers. MSS 248. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of cartes de visite and cabinet card portraits of early Stockton California residents with biographical notes by Helen Giorgi. Includes a family tree of Helen Giorgi.

Biographical / historical:

Collector Helen Giorgi purchased these photographs with intention of producing a book on Stockton (Calif.) history. Most images come from an album that belonged to William P. Miller, early Stockton wagon maker. Others come from albums formerly belonging to Mrs. J. S. McCauley of Angels Camp (Calif.) and to the Cuthbertson family and Janice Huntoon of Stockton. Photographs include portraits of local politicians, manufacturers, teachers, hotel keepers and others taken by best known 19th century local photographers, including B. P. Batchelder, John Pitcher Spooner and I. W. Tabor.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Date Prepared:
© 2006
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Shan Sutton. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: October 10, 2006.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection open for research.

Terms of access:

Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

Helen Giorgi portrait collection of Stockton pioneers. MSS 248. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library.

Location of this collection:
University of the Pacific, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University Library
Stockton, CA 95211, US
Contact:
(209) 946-2404
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