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Register of the Evangeline Harris Olmsted Papers, 1928-75
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Evangeline Harris Olmsted Papers,
    Date (inclusive): 1928-75
    Collection number: MSS 78-8
    Creator: Olmsted, Evangeline Harris, 1895-1983
    Extent: 2 boxes
    Repository: University of California, San Francisco. Library. Archives and Special Collections.
    San Francisco, California 94143-0840
    Shelf location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
    Language: English.

    Administrative Information

    Provenance

    Received 9/78.

    Access

    Collection is open for research.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Evangeline Harris Olmsted papers, MSS 78-8, Archives & Special Collections, UCSF Library & CKM

    Biography

    Evangeline Harris Olmsted was a graduate of Oxford University, in classics. She married James Montrose Duncan Olmsted, PhD on June 30, 1927. Dr. Olmsted was professor of physiology at the University of California Berkeley/San Francisco.
    She translated classical works, wrote short stories and collaborated with her husband in numerous historical works, one of which was a major work on Claude Bernard.

    Scope and Content

    Includes correspondence, manuscripts, memorabilia reprints, typescripts, diaries and notebooks.