Atherton (Faxon Dean ) Papers, 1863-1915, 1863-1915

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Summary

Title:
Faxon Dean Atherton Papers, 1863-1915
Dates:
1863-1915
Abstract:
Collection of 3 items belonging to and pertaining to Faxon Dean Atherton (1815-1877).
Extent:
1 folder
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Faxon Dean Atherton Papers, 1863-1915. The Society of California Pioneers.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of three items. A letter from James Duncan to F.D. Atherton dated February 28th, 1863 and posted from London. The letter mentions earlier days spent in Valparaiso, Chile, upcoming marriage of Prince of Wales to the Danish Princess Alexandra, a pending legal case concerning a lawsuit against Daniel Gibb and another business interest in a mine that Mr. Duncan was trying to sell. There is also a check addressed to F.D. Atherton for one hundred dollars drawn on a Bank of California check dated July 14, 1873. The last item is newspaper clipping dated 2/3/1915 about a cookbook written by Mrs. Norman McLaren. The recipes contained in the cookbook were collected by Mrs. McLaren beginning in the 1860's when she was a young person visiting the Athertons, Ralstons and Mills in California. The article discusses these early California social gatherings and specifically the Chilean recipes that she gathered through association with the Athertons.

Biographical / historical:

Faxon Dean Atherton (b. 1815 -- d. 1877) was a successful business owner and landowner. He was born in Massachusetts and traveled to California during the gold rush. Besides being the owner of a large estate in San Mateo County, he was prominent in building railroads, banking and other various financial enterprises. He died in Fair Oaks (Atherton) in 1877, leaving a widow and seven children.

Date Event
1863/1915 Faxon Dean Atherton Papers, 1863-1915
Physical location:
Stored on-site at the Society of California Pioneers.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Kris Casler
Date Prepared:
November 4, 2009
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Kris Casler. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: November 4, 2009.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open by appointment for research.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to reproduce or publish must be submitted in writing to the Librarian.

Preferred citation:

Faxon Dean Atherton Papers, 1863-1915. The Society of California Pioneers.

Location of this collection:
300 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA 94107, US
Contact:
(415) 957-1849 ext. 160
mmdevine@californiapioneers.org
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