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Charles Butters papers, 1865-1933.
BANC MSS C-B 748LOCAL
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Title:
Charles Butters papers, 1865-1933History of science and technology collection
Creator/Contributor:
Butters, Charles, 1854-1933, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Charles and Jessie Butters Memorial CollectionAbstract:
Scrapbooks, biographical sketches, letters, invitations and memorabilia designated: The Charles and Jessie Butters Memorial
Collection. Pertaining primarily to his career as an international mining engineer and metallurgist. Papers and many news
clippings relating to his experiences in South Africa, including association with the Reform Committee of the Transvaal and
Sir L.S. Jameson. Newspaper clippings concerning Nicaraguan insurgent, Augusto Calderon Sandino, and U.S. intervention. A
few items relating to mining interests in California and Mexico and to the University of California and Class of 1879.
Date:
1865 (issued)Subject:
ncnq--- -- fs-----Mines and mineral resources
Mines and mineral resources
Nicaragua -- History -- Sources
South Africa -- History -- Sources
Mexico
Afrique du Sud -- Histoire -- Sources
South Africa
Nicaragua
Mexico
University of California (1868-1952)
University of California (1868-1952)
Sir -- Jameson, L. S. (Leander Starr) -- 1853-1917
Butters, Jessica Hertz -- 1866?-1955
Note:
Included in: History of Science and Technology Collections.
Portraits transferred to the Pictorial Collections of the Bancroft Library (BANC PIC 1956.003--POR) See also: Charles Butters
photographs in the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library. (Classified as 1989.056--PIC).
Type:
Sources.History.
Scrapbooks.
Physical Description:
1 box, 2 volumes (.5 linear ft.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS C-B 748LOCAL