Atkins (Henry B.) Letters, 1901, 1901-1901

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Summary

Title:
Henry B. Atkins Letters, 1901
Dates:
1901-1901
Abstract:
A letter from Henry B. Atkins to members of the Society of California Pioneers in answer to a request for the story of his overland journey to California in 1849.
Extent:
1 folder
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Henry B. Atkins Letters, 1901. The Society of California Pioneers.

Background

Scope and content:

Includes original, handwritten letter, as well as a photocopy of the letter, which provides some details about Mr. Atkins six-month journey overland in 1849 from the Gulf of Mexico through the Colorado Desert to San Francisco and then to Sacramento in California.

Biographical / historical:

Henry Blatchford Atkins was born in New York City on August 25th 1816. He arrived in San Francisco in 1849 after a difficult six-month journey from the Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Atkins died in 1901.

Date Event
1901/1901 Henry B. Atkins Letters, 1901
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:
© 2009
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Kris Casler. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: December 2, 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:

Henry B. Atkins Letters, 1901. 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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