Macomber (J. H.) Family Scrapbook and Photo Albums, 1885-1920

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Summary

Title:
Macomber (J.H.) Family Scrapbook and Photo Albums,
Dates:
1885-1920
Creators:
Esther C. Macomber
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Macomber (J.H.) Family Scrapbook and Photo Albums, Mss259, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Background

Scope and content:

The Macomber Collection consists of one scrapbook of clippings, programs,handbills and obituaries from the Montana-Idaho area(1885-1890) and two photograph albums, one depicting Spanish American War scenes in San Francisco (1898) and the other depicting San Francisco area sites and unidentified members of the J.H.Macomber Family.

Biographical / historical:

J.H. Macomber (1836-1917), a Methodist minister and Civil War veteran, was U.S. Army chaplain at Fort Custer, Mont. (1885-1887); Spokane Falls, Wash.(1889); and, Fort Sherman, Ida. (1890). While Macomber was stationed at Fort Custer and Fort Sherman, his family created a scrapbook detailing their lives there. Later Macomber was assigned to the Presidio at San Francisco, Calif. (1898). Here the Macombers created photograph albums depicting many ships, locations and activities identified with the Spanish American War period. Macomber's daughter, Esther C. Macomber, was later an Elocution and Physical Education instructor at College of the Pacific (1917).

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Physical description:
0.5 linear ft.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Don Walker; machine-readable finding aid created by Don Walker
Date Prepared:
© 1998
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding. Date of source: October 1998.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Macomber (J.H.) Family Scrapbook and Photo Albums, Mss259, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Location of this collection:
University of the Pacific, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University Library
Stockton, CA 95211, US
Contact:
(209) 946-2404
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