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Guide to the Parsons family papers, [ca. 1880-1953]

BANC MSS C-B 478

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Table of contents

Key to Arrangement

Box 1

Letters written by Marion (Randall) Parsons, ca. 1908-ca. 1938

Additional Note

Mainly undated carbon copies. Written from Europe during World War I, when she served with the civilian relief branch of the American Red Cross, and later. Included are letters to William E. Colby, Benjamin H. Lehman, her family, friends, and members of the Sierra Club. Arranged alphabetically according to person or persons addressed.

Box 2

Letters written to Marion (Randall) Parsons

Additional Note

Mainly concerning the death of her husband; Sierra Club Activities; and her writing. Some letters are addressed to Nancy G. Randall, William E. Colby and Benjamin H. Lehman. Arranged alphabetically, preceded by a single letter miscellany. A partial list of correspondents follows the key to arrangement.

Boxes 3-7

Letters written by Edward Taylor Parsons, 1881-1914

Additional Note

Mainly originals written to his parents and sister, concerning family activities, business and finance. Some relate to his travels as a salesman for the Sherwin-Williams Co. and to mountaineering. Arranged alphabetically according to person addressed.

Boxes 8-9

Letters written to Edward Taylor Parsons

Additional Note

Mainly concern student activities and family business. A few letters relate to the Sierra Club and Sherwin-Williams Co. Arranged alphabetically, preceded by a single letter miscellany. A partial list of correspondents follows the key to arrangement.

Ctn. 1-2

Writings of Marion R. Parsons--published and unpublished Mss. (arranged alphabetically by title)

Preliminary notes and sketches

Reviews of her books

Legal papers (including publishing contracts)

Ctn. 3

Personalia - M. R. Parsons

Scope and Content Note

Includes passports, letters of recommendation, mountain climbing record, draft of will (n.d.), marriage certificate, and guest book (signed by John Muir and others).

Miscellany - M. R. Parsons

Scope and Content Note

Includes souvenirs, certificates, etc., relating to American Red Cross service, address book, theater programs, christmas cards, and World War II ration books.

Papers of Edward T. Parsons

Additional Note

Consist of writings (arranged alphabetically by title); diaries, 1865-1885; legal papers (arranged chronologically); personalia (obituary and article by Muir); and miscellany (mainly relating to school years).

Account books of E. T. and M. R. Parsons, 1882-1912

Ctn. 4

Account books and miscellaneous accounts of E. T. and M. R. Parsons, 1911-1914

Newspaper clippings

Scope and Content Note

A few relate to mountaineering and California history.

volume Vol.

Scrapbook relating to the Spanish-American War.

Ctn. 4

Legal and business papers of Charles Wells Randall [father of M. R. Parsons]

Scope and Content Note

Mainly concerning his career with Wakelee and Company, San Francisco. A few relate to real estate in Alameda County, and mining investments.

Ctn. 5

Legal and business papers of Charles W. Randall (cont'd)

Diary of Charles W. Randall, 1873

Randall family genealogy

Correspondence and papers of the Parsons family (excluding E. T. and M. R. Parsons)

oversize Portfolio (oversize)

Médaille de la Reconnaissance Française, August 17, 1920

Partial list of correspondents

B Miscellany

Badè, William Frederic, 1871-1936

Letter, May 22, 1914

Ballinger, Richard Achilles, 1858-1922

box (Box 8)

Letter to Edward T. Parsons, May 9, 1910. Written as Secretary of the Interior.

Brandt & Kirkpartick

Letter, Jan. 10, 1923. Concerning the publication of Daughter of the Dawn.

Betteridge, Walter Robert, 1863-1916

Letter, June 8, 1914

box (Box 8)

2 letters to Edward T. Parsons, 1881-1882

C Miscellany

Carpenter, Ford Ashman, 1868-1947

Letter, May 31, 1914

Chamberlain, Allen, 1867-

Letter, May 1914

Crocker Art Gallery, Sacramento, Calif.

Letter to Mary Hart Randall, Jan. 20, 1954

California. University. Press

3 letters, 1951-1953. Written by Dorothy H. Huggins and Albert J. Biggins.

Carruth, Fred Hayden, 1862-1932

see Woman's Home Companion

Clemens, Cyril, 1902-

see International Mark Twain Society

Colby, William Edward, 1875-1964

2 letters, 1919 & n.d.

D Miscellany

Davis, Hensley S.

Letter, Mar. 30, 1951

Doubleday & Company, Inc.

Letter, May 8, 1953. Written by Mary Lou Mueller, manager, San Francisco office.

Downing, William Sherman, 1877-

2 letters, 1914

F Miscellany

Farquhar, Francis Peloubet, 1887-

Letter, Dec. 16, 1951

Fitzell, Lincoln, 1903-

see Swallow, Alan

Gleason, Herbert Wendell, 1855-

4 letters, 1914

Graham, Harrington B.

2 letters, 1950-1952

H Miscellany

Hutchinson, James Sather, 1868 ?-1959

Letter, Dec. 8, 1952

Howe, Quincy, 1900-

see Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Huggins, Dorothy Harriet

see California. University. Press

I Miscellany

International Mark Twain Society

Letter, Dec. 26, 1952. Written by Cyril Clemens, president. Invitation to honorary membership.

J Miscellany

Jepson, Willis Linn, 1867-1946

Letter, June 4, 1914

Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937

Letter to William E. Colby, May 29, 1914

Jeffers, LeRoy, 1878-1926

2 letters, 1914

K Miscellany

Keith, Mary (McHenry), 1855-1947 [Mrs. William Keith]

Letter, June 30, 1914

Kellogg, Vernon Lyman, 1867-1937

Letter, June 7, 1918

Keith, William, 1838-1911

box (Box 8)

2 letters to Edward T. Parsons, 1907 & n.d.

L Miscellany

Le Conte, Helen Marion (Gompertz), 1865-1924 [Mrs. Joseph Nisbet LeConte]

Letter, June 25, 1914

Lehman, Benjamin Harrison, 1889-

6 letters, 1937-1952

Little, Brown & Company

2 letters, 1836-1938

M Miscellany

Marshall, Robert Bradford, 1867-1949

Letter to William E. Colby, June 19, 1914

Martínez, Carmel Grace

Letter, April 14, 1953

Merriam, Clinton Hart, 1855-1942

Letter, July 7, 1917

Miles, Josephine, 1911-

Postcard, Jan. 12, 1953

Mills, Enos Abijah, 1870-1922

Letter to William E. Colby, June 18, 1914

Morbio, Carlo S.

Letter, Sept. 12, 1950

Murdock, Charles Albert, 1841-1928

Letter, May 23, 1914

McAdie, Alexander George, 1863-1943

3 letters, 1914-1952

McFarland, John Horace, 1859-1948

2 letters, 1914

Macmillan Company

6 letters, 1935-1940. Written by Lois Dwight Cole, associate editor.

See also Ober, Harold

Mazamas

2 letters, 1914-1919

Muir, John, 1838-1914

31 letters, 1907-1914 & n.d. Written to M. R. and E. T. Parsons. Telegraph dated May 23, 1914 written to William E. Colby.

Ober, Harold

14 letters, 1938-1941. Written mainly by Ivan Von Auw.

See also Macmillan Company

S Miscellany

Sherman, John, 1823-1900

box (Box 8)

Letter to Edward T. Parsons, Jan. 17, 1885. Written as U.S. senator from Ohio.

Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Letter, June 17, 1936. Written by Quincy Howe.

Sullivan, Noël, 1890-1956

Letter, Nov. 13, 1950. Enclosure: letter to Sullivan from J. M. Byrne, Oct. 28, 1950. concerning Linden Towers.

Swett, Frank Tracy, 1869-

Letter, Dec. 7, 1952

Schwarz, George Frederick, 1868-1931

2 letters, 1914

Sherwin-Williams Co.

box (Box 9)

12 letters to Edward T. Parsons, 1886-1894

Summers, Henry Elijah, 1863-

box (Box 9)

13 letters to Edward T. Parsons, 1880-1882

Swallow, Alan

2 letters, 1947. Letter dated Mar. 6 written by Lincoln Fitzell, his agent.

W Miscellany

Watrous, Richard Benedict, 1869-

Letter, May 27, 1914

Woman's Home Companion

Letter, May 22, 1906. Written by Fred H. Carruth. Concerns article "The Sidewalk Kitchens of San Francisco."

Y Miscellany

Yosemite Natural History Association

Letter, Mar. 20, 1951. Written by Harry C. Parker, business manager.

Key to Arrangement

Partial list of correspondents