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Biedermann-Leuzinger letters and diaries, 1839-1860, (bulk 1853-1855).
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Title:
Biedermann-Leuzinger letters and diaries, 1839-1860, (bulk 1853-1855)Creator/Contributor:
Biedermann, Heinrich., creatorCreator/Contributor:
Biedermann-Leuzinger, C.Creator/Contributor:
Baker, Robert G., collector.Abstract:
Consists of the correspondence between immigrant Heinrich Biedermann in San Francisco and Oakland and his wife C. Biedermann-Leuzinger
in Winterthur, Switzerland. Includes Heinrich's three diaries, correspondence between Heinrich and his children, as well as
with friends, a purchase agreement and transfer of the "Sierra Nevada", two passenger information cards, and a illustrated
China town wrapper. Oversize folder includes clippings from the California Democrat, German edition, 1854.
Date:
1853 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- e-sz---Biedermann, Heinrich -- Archives
Immigrants -- California -- History -- Sources
Transatlantic voyages -- Personal narratives
Voyages to the Pacific coast -- Personal narratives
Transatlantic voyages -- History -- 19th century
California -- History -- 1850-1950 -- Sources
Switzerland -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Note:
Biedermann-Leuzinger letters and diaries, BANC MSS 99/161 cz, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In Swiss-German.
Type:
Diaries.Physical Description:
print
1 box, 3 volumes, 1 oversize folder. (.6 linear ft.)
Language:
German