Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Joseph Augustine Benton Papers,
- Dates:
- 1849-1899
- Creators:
- Benton, Joseph A. (Joseph Augustine), 1818-1892
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Joseph Augustine Benton Papers, California State Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Correspondence, journal, sermons, other papers.
- Biographical / historical:
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A Congregational minister, Benton came to California by ship in 1849. He settled and began his ministry in Sacramento. In later life, he became president of the Pacific Theological Seminary in Oakland, California. He died April 8, 1892, in Oakland.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Voyages to the Pacific coast
Pioneers--California
Frontier and pioneer life--California - Names:
- Pioneer Congregational United Church of Christ (Sacramento, Calif.)
Pioneer Congregational United Church of Christ (Sacramento, Calif.)--Sermons
Benton, Joseph A. (Joseph Augustine), 1818-1892 - Places:
- Sacramento (Calif.)--Social life and customs
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 1999
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from WordPerfect.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Unrestricted.
- Terms of access:
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Please credit California State Library.
Copyright has not been assigned to California State Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing. Permission for publication is given on behalf of California State 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:
-
[Identification of item], Joseph Augustine Benton Papers, California State Library.
- Location of this collection:
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900 N Street, Room 200, P.O. Box 942837Sacramento, CA 94237-0001, US
- Contact:
- (916) 654-0176