Title:
Facts obtained from the lips of Charles Crocker, regarding his identification with the Central Pacific Railroad, and other
roads growing of it: dictation and related material assembled in preparing his biography for H.H. Bancroft's Chronicles of
the Builders of the Commonwealth ..., 1865-1890
Chronicles of the builders of the commonwealth
Hubert Howe Bancroft collection
Creator/Contributor:
Crocker, Charles, 1822-1888, creator
Creator/Contributor:
Crocker, Mary A. Deming, -1889
Creator/Contributor:
DeLamater, Guysbert Bogart Vroom, 1826-1896
Creator/Contributor:
Benton, Joseph A. (Joseph Augustine), 1818-1892
Creator/Contributor:
Robinson, Lester Ludyah, 1824-
Creator/Contributor:
Sargent, A. A. (Aaron Augustus), 1827-1887
Creator/Contributor:
Rankin, Ira Packard, 1817-
Creator/Contributor:
Clement, L. M.
Creator/Contributor:
Victor, Frances Fuller, 1826-1902
Creator/Contributor:
Bates, Alfred.
Creator/Contributor:
Morrison, George Howard.
Abstract:
Contents: copies of Crocker's statement; Mrs. Crocker's letter of thanks for the original; recollections of G.B.V. DeLamater
concerning overland journey (1850) with Crocker; Rev. J.A. Benton's draft of his eulogy of Crocker (portion on verso of a
letter from Ira P. Rankin); copies of letters (1865) from L.L. Robinson and A.A. Sargent concerning T.D. Judah and the railroad;
dictation from L.M. Clement; notes by Frances F. Victor; drafts of biography by Alfred Bates and others; notes from Bancroft,
G.H. Morrison and other History Company staff; copy of tribute by "A Sacramento Pioneer" and newspaper articles concerning
Mr. and Mrs. Crocker.
Date:
1865 (issued)
Contents:
Copies of Crocker's statement; Mrs. Crocker's letter of thanks for the original; recollections of G.B.V. DeLamater concerning
overland journey (1850) with Crocker; Rev. J.A. Benton's draft of his eulogy of Crocker (portion on verso of a letter from
Ira P. Rankin); copies of letters (1865) from L.L. Robinson and A.A. Sargent concerning T.D. Judah and the railroad; dictation
from L.M. Clement; notes by Frances F. Victor; drafts of biography by Alfred Bates and others; notes from Bancroft, G.H. Morrison
and other History Company staff; copy of tribute by "A Sacramento Pioneer" and newspaper articles concerning Mr. and Mrs.
Crocker.
Subject:
n-us-ca
Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Personal narratives
Railroads -- California
Voyages par terre jusqu'au Pacifique -- Récits personnels
Commerce
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Railroads
Sacramento (Calif.) -- Commerce
California
California -- Sacramento
Central Pacific Railroad Company.
Central Pacific Railroad Company.
Judah, Theodore D. (Theodore Dehone) -- 1826-1863
Judah, Theodore D. (Theodore Dehone) -- 1826-1863
Note:
Also available on microfilm.
Forms part of the Hubert Howe Bancroft Collection.
Type:
manuscripts for publication.
Personal narratives.
Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Eulogies.
Clippings.
Physical Description:
print
19 folders in box.
partial microfilm reel (404 exposures) : negative (Rich. 98:3) and positive.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS C-D 764LOCAL
Origin:
California