Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Daingerfield Family Letters
- Dates:
- 1850-1854
- Creators:
- Daingerfield, William and Daingerfield, Leroy
- Extent:
- 62 item(s) and .5 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item] Daingerfield Family Letters, M004, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection consists of letters from Leroy and William Daingerfield to their family in Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Letters are revealing of legal, mining, and business conditions of the time.
- Biographical / historical:
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Leroy Daingerfield and his brother William Daingerfield were early residents of northern California. Leroy was a miner and rancher and William was a lawyer and businessman.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Mrs. Janet Squires, 1958
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-01-18 12:08:04 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
- Terms of access:
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These materials are believed to be in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use of public domain materials.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item] Daingerfield Family Letters, M004, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Department of Special Collections, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6004, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022