Guide to the Photograph Collection of Family Members and Descendents of General M.G. Vallejo

Guide written by James Eason

Funding for creating the digital archive of this collection was provided by the Library of Congress through the California Cultures Project.

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Guide to the Photograph Collection of Family Members and Descendents of General M.G. Vallejo

Collection number: BANC PIC 1978.195--PIC

The Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, California

Funding for creating the digital archive of this collection was provided by the Library of Congress through the California Cultures Project.

Guide Written By:: James Eason
Date Completed:: February 2005

Collection Summary

Collection Title: Family members and descendents of General M.G. Vallejo

Date (inclusive): circa 1850-1972

Collection number: BANC PIC 1978.195--PIC

Creator: Vallejo family

Extent: 25 photographic prints : chiefly b&w ; various sizes. 26 digital objects

Repository: The Bancroft Library

Berkeley, California 94720-6000

Abstract: Photographs of the family of Mariano G. Vallejo, prominent California leader and landowner during the late Mexican and early American era of the region.

Languages represented: Collection materials are in English and Spanish

Physical location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.

Information for Researchers

Access

Collection is open for research. Please use digital facsimiles when possible.

Publication Rights

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Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Family Members and Descendents of General M.G. Vallejo, BANC PIC 1978.195--PIC, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Alternate Forms Available

Digital reproductions of items are available.

Related Collections

Vallejo Family Papers, circa 1832-1889

BANC MSS C-B 441

Vallejo Family Papers : Additions, 1846-1950

BANC MSS 76/79 c

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Vallejo family.

Sepulveda family.

Emparan family.

Frisbie family.

Vallejo, Mariano Guadalupe, 1808-1890 -- Portraits.

Haraszthy, A. (Agoston), 1812-1869 -- Family -- Portraits.

Vallejo, Francisca Benicia Carrillo de, 1815-1891 -- Portraits.

Mexicans -- California -- Photographs.

Pioneers -- California -- Santa Barbara -- Portraits.

Mexican Americans -- California -- Photographs.

Hispanic Americans -- California -- Photographs.

Card photographs.

Photographic prints.

Daguerreotypes.

Cartes de visite.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

The Family Members and Descendents of General M.G. Vallejo was a gift to The Bancroft Library by Mrs. Richard R. Emparan.

Accruals

Additional material is not expected.

Processing Information

The Family Members and Descendents of General M.G. Vallejo collection was cataloged by James Eason, Archivist for the Pictorial Collections. The collection was processed for digitization as part of the California Cultures project by Mary Elings, Archivist for Digital Collections. The digitization was carried out by the Digital Imaging Lab at UC Berkeley.

Biographical Information

Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo (1808-1890) was among the most prominent leaders and landowners of Mexican California at the time of the gold rush and subsequent American statehood. Although never formally granted the rank of general, from 1838 Vallejo was comandante-general of California. He was later a member of the California constitutional convention and instrumental in the California's entry into Unites States. From 1834 Vallejo owned the Petaluma Rancho, and his later home was Lachryma Montis, in Sonoma. Although he was one of the largest landowners in California, statehood and subsequent legal battles over land claims cost him nearly all of his holdings.

By descent, marriage, or the marriage of his offspring, Vallejo was related to many prominent Californio families, including the families of Alvarado, Castro, Molera and Carillo. By marriage he was also connected to several early Anglo American settlers, including Juan Bautista Rogers Cooper and Jacob Leese. M.G. Vallejo and his wife, Francisca Benicia Carrillo de Vallejo, had ten children who lived to adulthood. Their children were:

Andronico Antonio (the first, 1833-1834),
Andronico Antonio (the second, b.1834),
Epifania de Guadalupe (b. 1835, m. John B. Frisbie),
Adelayda ("Adela", b. 1837, m. Levi Cornell Frisbie),
Natalia Venerada (b. 1838, m. Attila Haraszthy),
Plutarco (the first, 1839-circa 1841),
Platon Mariano Guadalupe (b. 1841, m. Lily Wiley),
Guadalupe (circa 1842-circa 1846),
Jovita Francisca (b. 1844, m. Arpad Haraszthy),
Uladislao (b. 1845), Plutarco (b. 1847),
Plutarco (the second, circa 1848-1848),
Benicia (the first, 1849-circa 1853),
Napoleon Primo (b. 1850),
Benicia (the second, 1853-circa 1860),
Maria Luisa Eugenia (b. 1856, m. Ricardo de Emparan),
Maria Ignacia (b. 1857, m. James Harry Cutter).

(Source: Brown, Madie D. The Vallejos of California. San Francisco: Gleeson Library Associates, 1968.)

Scope and Content of Collection

The collection, received from a member of the Emparan family, includes portraits (some inscribed) of General Mariano G. Vallejo, his wife, their children, Salvador Vallejo, Napoleon Vallejo, Fannie Vallejo Frisbie and others of the Frisbie family, Sepulveda family members, Natalia Vallejo Haraszthy, and R.R. Emparan and wife Madie Brown Emparan. It includes a few views of Sonoma County locations associated with the family. The collection consists of 1 daguerreotype, 4 vintage albumen prints (including an 1869 carte de visite of M.G. Vallejo), and numerous 20th century snapshots and copy photographs. The one daguerreotype present is an unidentified portrait, possibly of M.G. Vallejo or a brother of his.

The images were taken by various photographers, most of whom are identified. Identified photographers are I.W. Taber, James G. Smith (Vallejo, Calif.), the Solano Art Studio of J.G. Smith, Gabor Eder (New York, N.Y.), Weidner Photo, and the Garrett Studio (Oakland, Calif.).

BANC PIC 1978.195:001--CASE [Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo or one of his brothers?] [ca. 1850]