Sawtelle (Eugene W.) Papers, 1860-1898

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Eugene William Sawtelle Papers,
Dates:
1860-1898
Creators:
Sawtelle, Eugene William
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Eugene William Sawtelle Papers, California State Library.

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, Charles Couvillaud receipts and checks, diaries, scrapbooks of Emma and Mary McKinsey.

Biographical / historical:

Eugene William Sawtelle was born in Maine, December 13, 1846 and came to California in 1852. In 1869, he was a rodman with the Central Pacific surveying party which laid out the course the railroad followed to Pomontory Point, Utah. He worked for the Central Pacific Railroad in various jobs, becoming in 1898 the captain of a Southern Pacific river steamer. He died in Seattle May 10, 1924.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by The California State Library staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Xiuzhi Zhou
Date Prepared:
© 1999
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from WordPerfect.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Unrestricted.

Terms of access:

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], Eugene William Sawtelle Papers, California State Library.

Location of this collection:
900 N Street, Room 200, P.O. Box 942837
Sacramento, CA 94237-0001, US
Contact:
(916) 654-0176