Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Marion M. Sickler Papers,
- Dates:
- 1880
- Creators:
- Sickler, Marion M.
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Marion M. Sickler Papers, California State Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
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War Department communications to signal Corps Sgt. M. M. Sickler in Sacramento from January 19 to December 9, 1880.
- Biographical / historical:
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Observer-Sergeant Marion M. Sickler served at the U. S. Signal Service Station at Sacramento from April l6, 1879 to March 15, 1881. This station was established on July 1, 1877, as part of the Weather Department of the Signal Service to record various meteorological measurements and give warning to farmers of the approach of storms, floods, frosts, and cold waves.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Weather forecasting--California--Sacramento
- Names:
- Sickler, Marion M.
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], Marion M. Sickler Papers, 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