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Stockton Pioneers
MSS 248
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Title: Helen Giorgi portrait collection of Stockton
pioneers
Dates: 1860-1899
Collection number: MSS 248
Creator:
Giorgi, Helen
Collection Size:
.5 linear feet
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Dept. of
Special Collections
Stockton, California 95211
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.
Physical location: For current information on the location
of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection open for research.
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.
Helen Giorgi portrait collection of Stockton pioneers. MSS 248.
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific
Library.
Biography / Administrative History
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.
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Batchelder, B. P.,
1826-1891
Spooner, John Pitcher,
1845-1917
Tabor, I. W.
Pioneers - California - Stockton -
Portraits
Stockton (Calif.) - Pictorial
works