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Bernard Goldsmith dictations and biographical materials, 1889.
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Title:

Bernard Goldsmith dictations and biographical materials, 1889
Hubert Howe Bancroft collection

Creator/Contributor:

Goldsmith, Bernard, 1832-, creator

Creator/Contributor:

Deady, Matthew P. (Matthew Paul), 1824-1893

Creator/Contributor:

Sessions, David R.

Abstract:

Contains dictation concerning immigration to America from Germany in 1848 and to California via the Isthmus in 1850; business interests and Indian fighting in California; and political and mercantile activities after move to Portland in 1861; dictation by M.P. Deady concerning Goldsmith's business acumen and character; and drafts of the biographical sketch, with revisions by D.R. Sessions.

Date:

1889 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-or -- ncpn--- -- n-us-ca
Voyages to the Pacific coast -- Personal narratives
Merchants -- California
Indians of North America -- Warfare -- California
Merchants -- Oregon -- Portland
Voyages vers la côte du Pacifique -- Récits personnels
Commerçants -- Californie
Commerçants -- Oregon -- Portland
Indians of North America -- Warfare
Merchants
Politics and government
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Portland (Or.)
Panama, Isthmus of (Panama)
Portland (Or.) -- Politics and government
Panamá, Isthme de (Panamá)
California
Oregon -- Portland
Panama -- Isthmus of Panama
Goldsmith, Bernard -- 1832- -- Archives

Note:

Prepared for Chronicles of the Builders.
Also available on microfilm.
Forms part of the Hubert Howe Bancroft Collection.
In English.
Preferred citation: Bernard Goldsmith dictations and biographical materials, BANC MSS P-A 157, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Type:

Archives.
Personal narratives.
Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

print
1 portfolio
partial microfilm reel (23 exposures) : negative (Rich. 106:2) and positive (Film P-A, reel 18)

Language:

English

Origin:

United States