Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Searls & Searls Records,
- Dates:
- 1863-1960, bulk (bulk 1863-1925)
- Creators:
- Searls & Searls
- 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.
- Extent:
- Number of containers: 5 boxes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Searls & Searls Records, BANC MSS 77/176 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
- Acquisition information:
- The records of Searls Searls were given to The Bancroft Library by Warren Howell on June 1, 1977.
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 1996
- Date Encoded:
- The paper version of the finding aid was completed in 1995; machine-readable finding aid encoded by Xiuzhi Zhou.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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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.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Searls & Searls Records, BANC MSS 77/176 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481