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Finding Aid to the Simmons Family Papers, [1845-1909]
BANC MSS C-B 754
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Collection Title: Simmons Family Papers,
Date (inclusive): [1845-1909]
Collection Number: BANC MSS C-B 754
Creator: Simmons family
Extent:
Number of containers: 1 box and 1 oversize folder
Repository: The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please
consult the Library's online catalog.
Abstract: Primarily papers of Orrin Simmons pertaining to his business affairs in Costa
Rica and San Francisco and his land holdings in the Berkeley area, Alameda Co., Calif. Included are
letters from Juan Rafael Mora, papers concerning the College of California and the University of
California, maps and blueprint of a subdivision adjacent to the University in Berkeley.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English and Spanish
Collection is open for research.
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 Head of Public Services. 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.
[Identification of item], Simmons family papers, BANC MSS C-B 754, The Bancroft Library, University
of California, Berkeley.
Gift of William Simmons (September 23, 1958). Courtesy of Mrs. R. E. Prosise. Deposited in Bancroft
Library, 1953, by James D. Hart.
Chiefly papers of Orrin Simmons pertaining to his business affairs in Costa Rica and San Francisco and
his land holdings in the Berkeley area, Alameda County, California. A few items relate to his sons, J.
E. and W. H. Simmons.