Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- William C. Penry Collection,
- Dates:
- 1868-1895
- Creators:
- Penry, William C.
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], William C. Penry Collection, California State Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Business papers and correspondence in connection with operation of the Amador Dispatch newspaper and the Amador Telegraph Company, both in Jackson, California.
- Biographical / historical:
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William C. Penry was born in Mississippi September 17, 1838. He came to San Francisco in 1857, where he worked for a few months as a printer. After leaving San Francisco he purchased an interest in the Folsom Dispatch newspaper, which he later sold. He founded a newspaper, the Folsom Telegraph, also sold. In 1863 or 1864 he moved to Jackson, where he reestablished the Amador Dispatch newspaper. He published it and aided in its publication for thirty-four years. He sold it in 1896. He was co-proprietor of the Amador Telegraph Company from approximately 1891 to 1895. He married Jennie Barton in 1870. He died on December 13, 1921.
- Physical description:
- 1 box
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 1999
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from WordPerfect.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Unrestricted.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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[Identification of item], William C. Penry Collection, California State Library.
- Location of this collection:
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900 N Street, Room 200, P.O. Box 942837Sacramento, CA 94237-0001, US
- Contact:
- (916) 654-0176