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Finding Aid to the Harvey Monroe Hall Papers, 1859-1991, bulk 1896-1932

BANC MSS C-B 908

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Container List

Series 1 Harvey Monroe Hall Papers 1874-1936

Physical Description: Boxes 1-2

Arrangement

Arranged into two subseries: Correspondence and Other papers.

Scope and Content Note

Contains papers relating to his family and to his career.

Subseries 1.1 Correspondence 1896-1932, undated

Physical Description: Box 1; Box 2, folders 1-13

Arrangement

Arranged into incoming and outgoing; incoming is arranged alphabetically, outgoing is chronological.

Scope and Content Note

Contains correspondence with colleagues and family.

Box 1, Folder 1-33

Incoming 1897-1932

Box 1, Folder 34-44

Outgoing 1896-1917

Box 2, Folder 1-13

Outgoing 1918-1932, undated

Subseries 1.2 Other papers 1874-1936

Physical Description: Box 2, folder 14-25; Oversize folder 1A

Arrangement

Arranged hierarchically.

Scope and Content Note

Contains notes, reprints, writings and other personal and professional information.

Box 2, Folder 14

Plant lists 1897-1899, undated

Box 2, Folder 15

A Yosemite Flora 1912

Box 2, Folder 16

Writings 1915-1932, undated

Box 2, Folder 17

Travel diary 1913-1914

Box 2, Folder 18

School papers 1897-1901, undated

Box 2, Folder 19

Certificates 1874, 1929

Box 2, Folder 20

Autograph book, book plates and calling cards 1880, undated

Box 2, Folder 21

Biographical information 1950-1986

Box 2, Folder 22

Property records 1880-1911

Box 2, Folder 23

Obituaries 1932-1935, undated

Box 2, Folder 24

News clippings 1900-1921, undated

Box 2, Folder 25

Miscellany 1896-1936, undated

Oversize Folder 1A

Certificate of membership undated

Series 2 Carlotta Case Hall circa 1859-1967

Physical Description: Boxes 3-4

Arrangement

Arranged into three subseries: Correspondence, Other papers and Genealogy.

Scope and Content Note

Contains correspondence with family and friends, relating to her interest in botany and to her families genealogy.

Subseries 2.1 Correspondence 1911-1949, undated

Physical Description: Box 3, folders 1-59

Arrangement

Arranged into incoming and outgoing then alphabetically.

Scope and Content Note

Contains correspondence with family and friends.

Box 3, Folder 1-56

Incoming 1918-1947, undated

Box 3, Folder 57-59

Outgoing 1911-1949, undated

Subseries 2.2 Other papers 1899-1967

Physical Description: Box 3, folders 60-61; Box 4, folder 1-5

Arrangement

Arranged hierarchically.

Scope and Content Note

Contains writings, diaries and other personal papers.

Box 3, Folder 60

Publications 1904-1967

Box 3, Folder 61

Writings 1900, undated

Box 4, Folder 1-4

Diaries 1899-1949

Box 4, Folder 5

Miscellany 1905-1910, undated

Subseries 2.3 Genealogy circa 1859-1936

Physical Description: Box 4, folders 6-19

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by family name.

Scope and Content Note

Contains genealogically information on Carlotta Case Hall's family including diaries, legal documents, genealogies and correspondence. Dates on folders are for how far back the genealogical information goes, not necessarily the dates the documents were created.

Box 4, Folder 6-7

Barrett family legal documents 1880-1911

Box 4, Folder 8-11

Case family 1804-1857, undated

Box 4, Folder 12

Cook family diaries 1859-1862, 1866

Box 4, Folder 13

Davidson family 1868

Box 4, Folder 14

Gibson family 1720, circa 1800's, undated

Box 4, Folder 15

Hardy family 1834, 1904, undated

Box 4, Folder 16

Parish family 1838, 1936

Box 4, Folder 17

Southard family 1790-1913, undated

Box 4, Folder 18

White family 1612-1911

Box 4, Folder 19

Unidentified family correspondence 1886-1915, undated

Series 3 Martha Hall Niccolls 1913-1991

Physical Description: Boxes 5-6

Arrangement

Arranged into two subseries: Correspondence and Other papers.

Scope and Content Note

Contains personal papers.

Subseries 3.1 Correspondence 1916-1991

Physical Description: Box 5, folders 1-6.

Arrangement

Arranged into incoming and outgoing and then alphabetically.

Scope and Content Note

Contains correspondence with family and friends.

Box 5, Folder 1-3

Incoming 1916-1991, undated

Box 5, Folder 4-6

Outgoing 1930-1932, undated

Subseries 3.2 Other papers 1913-1984

Physical Description: Box 5, folders 7-16; Box 6.

Arrangement

Arranged hierarchically.

Scope and Content Note

Contains writings, diaries, scrapbooks and other personal papers.

Box 5, Folder 7

Writings 1925-1932, undated

Box 5, Folder 8-10

Diaries 1928-1938, undated

Box 5, Folder 11

Poem copy book undated

Box 5, Folder 12-13

School papers 1927-1938, undated

Box 5, Folder 14

Birth certificate 1916

Box 5, Folder 15

Autographs 1913-1931

Box 5, Folder 16

Clippings 1930, undated

Box 6, Folder 1-2

Yearbooks 1932, 1934

Box 6, Folder 3-5

Scrapbooks 1934-1938

Box 6, Folder 6

50th high school reunion 1984

Container List

Harvey Monroe Hall Papers

Correspondence

Other papers

Carlotta Case Hall

Correspondence

Other papers

Genealogy

Martha Hall Niccolls

Correspondence

Other papers