Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Scope and Content
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Papers on the Bear Flag ...,
Date (inclusive): 1844-1878
Collection Number: BANC MSS C-B 70
Extent:
Number of containers: 1 vol.
Number of microfilm reels: 1
Repository: The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please
consult the Library's online catalog.
Abstract: Papers obtained by H.H. Bancroft for his History of California, documenting the
capture and occupation of Sonoma in 1846, M.G. Vallejo's imprisonment, and events leading to his
release.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English and Spanish
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for
publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft 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
[Identification of item], Papers on the Bear Flag ..., BANC MSS C-B 70, The Bancroft Library,
University of California, Berkeley.
Scope and Content
These Papers, presented to Hubert Howe Bancroft by M. G. Vallejo document the 1846 capture and occupation
of Sonoma, Vallejo's imprisonment, and events leading to his release. Included are a few manuscripts
that do not pertain to the Bear Flag Revolt.
A chronological calendar of the documents and an index follow.