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Curtin, Robert Andrew Letters to Margaret E. Schlichtmann : and related papers, [ca. 1949-1957].
BANC MSS C-R 57LOCAL
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Title:
Letters to Margaret E. Schlichtmann: and related papers, [ca. 1949-1957]Creator/Contributor:
Curtin, Robert Andrew, 1876-1958, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Schlichtmann, Margaret.Abstract:
Letters, answers to Mrs. Schlichtmann's questionnaires, and extended recollections, in which he comments, as a long-time resident
of Tuolumne County, on mining towns, stage drivers, freighters and teamsters, stage routes, pioneer families, Yosemite National
Park, the "cattle war" of the 1890's, famous criminals (including Black Bart and Joaquín Murrieta), etc. Included also are
his sketch maps of various sections of the Big Oak Flat Road and Mrs. Schlichtmann's notes taken from the letters and questionnaires.
Date:
1949 (issued)Subject:
Transportation -- California -- HistoryCriminals -- California -- History -- 19th century
Criminels -- Californie -- Histoire -- 19e siècle
Criminals
Transportation
Tuolumne County (Calif.) -- History
Yosemite National Park (Calif.)
Big Oak Flat Road (Calif.)
Yosemite National Park (Calif.)
California
California -- Tuolumne County
California -- Yosemite National Park
Type:
History.Autobiographies.
Maps.
Physical Description:
1 box.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS C-R 57LOCAL