Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Brown, Richard Obituaries
- Dates:
- 1890
- Abstract:
- This folder contains two documents. The first is a small newspaper clipping of the obituary of Richard Brown. The second is a six-page handwritten eulogy for Richard Brown. Both documents provide biographical information on Brown in addition to praising him for the work he had accomplished and for his good character.
- Extent:
- 1.0 folder (1 item, 6 pages)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
-
Richard Brown Obituaries, The Society of California Pioneers.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This folder contains two documents. The first is a small newspaper clipping of the obituary of Richard Brown. The second is a six-page handwritten eulogy for Richard Brown. Both documents provide biographical information on Brown in addition to praising him for the work he had accomplished and for his good character.
- Biographical / historical:
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Richard Brown was born August 28, 1818 in Deer Isle, Maine. He left Boston and arrived in San Francisco on October 30, 1849 via Cape Horn on the bark Sea Eagle. His address at this time was on Jones St. He was an Argonaut, but also worked in real estate. He joined the SCP on August 1, 1859. He died on April 11, 1890, at the age of 73, in San Francisco.
- Acquisition information:
- Donor and acquisition date unknown.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Pioneers--California
- Names:
- Brown, Richard, 1818-1890
- Places:
- San Francisco (Calif.)
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- September 16, 2011
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2011-09-23T12:01-0700
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research
- Terms of access:
-
There are no restrictions on access
- Preferred citation:
-
Richard Brown Obituaries, The Society of California Pioneers.
- Location of this collection:
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300 Fourth StreetSan Francisco, CA 94107, US
- Contact:
- (415) 957-1849 ext. 160