Daingerfield family letters, 1850-1854

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:

[Identification of item] Daingerfield Family Letters, M004, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

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:

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

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Patricia White
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-01-18 12:08:04 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.

Terms of access:

These materials are believed to be in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use of public domain materials.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item] Daingerfield Family Letters, M004, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Department of Special Collections, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022