Conditions Governing Access
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Preferred Citation
Scope and Contents
Conditions Governing Use
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Pacific Slope Manuscripts
Identifier/Call Number: M0153
Identifier/Call Number: 467
Physical Description:
5 Linear Feet
(5 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1832-1953
Abstract: Manuscripts, documents, transcriptions, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera related to the history of
the American West.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Varied sources.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Pacific Slope Manuscripts, M0153, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Scope and Contents
This collection pertains to the history of the Pacific Slope from 1832 until 1953. Included are notes, manuscripts, and typescripts
on the founding and development of the California Mission system; letters, legal documents, and manuscripts dealing with early
land claims, businesses, and legal cases; letters on political issues in California in the 1890s; family letters (1850s);
historical biographies; manuscripts on Oregon history by Samuel J. Parker (1893); business correspondence; and materials on
the San Francisco Reform Movement (1909-1910), the Society of California Pioneers, the Committee of Vigilance, the San Francisco
Fire Department, and the Savage Mining Company (1864-1891). Also included are newsclipping scrapbooks (1870-1872) and maps
of Oregon territory (1838) and the Whitman Trail (1834-1847).
Conditions Governing Use
These materials are believed to be in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use of public domain materials.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California -- History -- 1850-1950.
California missions
Oregon -- History.