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Guide to the Searls & Searls Records, 1863-1960 (bulk 1863-1925)
BANC MSS 77/176 c
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Collection Title: Searls & Searls Records,
Date (inclusive): 1863-1960
Date (bulk): (bulk 1863-1925)
Collection Number: BANC MSS 77/176 c
Creator:
Searls & Searls
Extent:
Number of containers: 5 boxes
Repository: The
Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Abstract: Records consist of correspondence and business records, including abstracts, affidavits, deeds, and other legal documents,
pertaining to the activities of this Nevada City, California law firm. With one exception, these date from 1863 to 1925, during
which time Niles Searls was in practice with his son, Fred Searls, and grandson, Carroll Searls. Searls' files particularly
relate to the settlement of land tenure issues, estates, and mining interests in the West, although a small amount of family
correspondence is also included.
Languages Represented:
English
Collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts
must be submitted in writing to the appropriate curator or the Head of Public Services for forwarding. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
[Identification of item], Searls & Searls Records, BANC MSS 77/176 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
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Title: Niles Searls diary,1849 May 9-October 1,Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS C-F 46
The records of Searls & Searls were given to The Bancroft Library by Warren Howell on June 1, 1977.
The records of Searls & Searls consist of correspondence and business records, including abstracts, affidavits, deeds, and
other legal documents, pertaining to the activities of this Nevada City, California law firm. With the exception of one newspaper
clipping from 1960, these date from 1863 to 1925, during which time Niles Searls was in practice with his son, Fred Searls,
and grandson, Carroll Searls.
Searls' files particularly relate to the settlement of land tenure issues, estates, and mining interests in the West, although
a small amount of family correspondence is also included.