Alviso family papers: Documentos para la historia de California, 1817-1850
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Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Documentos para la historia de California: Alviso family papers
- Dates:
- 1817-1850
- Abstract:
- Papers collected by H.H. Bancroft for his history of California. Primarily Alviso family documents relating to the sale of cattle, tallow and hides and to early government in San Jose. Also included are miscellaneous papers of Juan B.R. Cooper, M.G. Vallejo, Thomas O. Larkin and James McKinlay.
- Extent:
- Originals: 1 box and 4 oversize folders Copies: partial microfilm reel (224 exp.); negative (Rich. 88:2) and positive 1 digital objects (1 image)
- Language:
- Collection materials are in Spanish
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Documentos para la Historia de California: Alviso Family Papers, BANC MSS C-B 66, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
Background
- Scope and content:
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These papers, collected by H. H. Bancroft for his history of California, consist mainly of Alviso family documents, many of them relating to the sale of cattle, tallow and hides, and to early government in San Jose. Also included are some miscellaneous papers of John B. R. Cooper, Mariano G. Vallejo, Thomas O. Larkin and James McKinlay.
Bancroft's numbering and arrangement of the papers, roughly chronological, have been retained. A list of the documents is included, followed by a list of correspondents, addressees (other than members of the Alviso family), and/or signers of documents.
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 1997
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid generated by GenX; markup validated by The Bancroft Library using CDL validation tools; Date of source: January 2016
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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[Identification of item], Documentos para la Historia de California: Alviso Family Papers, BANC MSS C-B 66, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481