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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title: Francis J. Heney papers
creator:
Heney, Francis J. (Francis Joseph), 1859-1937.
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS C-B 389
Physical Description:
1.5 linear feet
(3 boxes, 2 volumes, 1 oversize box)
Date (inclusive): 1892-1937
Abstract: Contains mostly correspondence concerning Oregon land fraud cases, the San Francisco graft prosecutions, the Progressive Movement,
and the Democratic Party in California. Some correspondence is addressed to Mrs. Heney, C.W. Cobb (Heney's law partner), and
a few others. Also includes campaign materials for Heney's senate campaign in 1914, the Roosevelt Progressive Republication
League, and Woodrow Wilson's 1916 Presidential campaign; and documents related to his legal practice and court cases.
Language of Material: Collection materials are in English
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.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
Acquisition Information
The Francis J. Heney papers were purchased by The Bancroft Library from N. A. Kovach in 1939 and 1940. Additions of Heney
campaign material came from the Robbins collection, Boalt Hall in 2006 and 2007.
Alternate Forms Available
Series 1 is also available on microfilm, (BANC MSS C-B 389 FILM) Lincoln Steffens correspondence is also available on microfilm,
(BANC MSS X-X FILM 1).
System of Arrangement
Arranged to the folder level.
Biographical Information
Francis Joseph Heney was a lawyer most famous for his involvement in the Dr. John Christopher Handy divorce case in 1891,
the Oregon Land Fraud trials in 1905, and the San Francisco graft prosecution from 1906 to 1908. In 1914 Heney ran for the
U.S. Senate as a Progressive, but lost to Democrat James D. Phelan.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Francis J. Heney Papers, BANC MSS C-B 389, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Processing Information
Re-Processed by Alison E. Bridger in 2007.
Related Collections
Records of the San Francisco graft prosecution, 1906-1911 (BANC MSS C-B 447)
Hiram Johnson papers, 1895-1945 (BANC MSS C-B 581)
Photographs related to the San Francisco graft trial. (BANC PIC 1905.02613-02623)
Francis Joseph Heney correspondence with Theodore Roosevelt. (BANC MSS C-B 390 FILM) (Originals in Yale University Library)
Francis Joseph Heney correspondence on microfilm. (BANC MSS X-X FILM 8)
Scope and Content of Collection
Contains mostly correspondence concerning Oregon land fraud cases, the San Francisco graft prosecutions, the Progressive Movement,
and the Democratic Party in California. Some correspondence is addressed to Mrs. Heney, C.W. Cobb (Heney's law partner), and
a few others. Also includes campaign materials for Heney's senate campaign in 1914, the Roosevelt Progressive Republication
League, and Woodrow Wilson's 1916 Presidential campaign; and documents related to his legal practice and court cases.
Publication Rights
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94270-6000. Consent is given on behalf
of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright
owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Siletz Indians--Land tenure
Land titles--Registration and transfer--Oregon--Cases
Trials (Misconduct in office)--California--San Francisco
Political corruption--California--San Francisco
Presidents--United States--Election--1916
Legislators--United States--Election--1914
Lawyers--California
West (U.S.)--Politics and government
Heney, Francis J. (Francis Joseph), 1859-1937.
Heney, Francis J. (Francis Joseph), 1859-1937--Archives
Cobb, C. W.--Correspondence
Steffens, Lincoln, 1866-1936--Correspondence
Phelan, James D. (James Duval), 1861-1930
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Roosevelt Progressive Republican League of California
Progressive Party (1912)