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Gregory family papers, 1813-1921 (bulk 1850-1921).
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Gregory family papers, 1813-1921 (bulk 1850-1921)Creator/Contributor:
Gregory (Family, creator, creator.Creator/Contributor:
Gregory, Donald, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Gregory, Sadie, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Gregory, Platt, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Gregory, Munson, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Gregory, Gilbert, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Gregory, Sarah Hardy, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Hardy, Mary McLean, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Gregory, Herbert Munson, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Gregory, Herbert, 1838-1863, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Gregory, Warren, 1864-1927, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Gregory, Laura, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Hardy (Family), creator.Abstract:
Contains correspondence, diaries, notebooks, and related material. Includes diary of Munson Gregory, 1850-1851; notebook and
reminiscences of Mary McLean Hardy; correspondence between Warren Gregory and his mother, 1893-1895; and Civil War letters
of Herbert Munson Gregory. Typed transcripts of some materials included.
Contains 121 letters, dated December 24, 1917-November 19, 1918, sent to Donald Gregory, mostly from his mother and father,
Sadie and Warren Gregory, and other family members and acquaintances. The letters cover the period from when Donald Gregory
left Berkeley for military training early in 1918 to the end of the year when the war with Europe was coming to an end. He
trained at Camp Kearney in San Diego, California, and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the 145th Artillery, which was formed
out of the Utah National Guard detachment. Includes a small number of cancelled checks signed by Gregory. Also includes an
unrelated photocopy of the General Order of General Pershing, dated February 28, 1919, addressed to the American Expeditionary
Force soldiers after the war ended and they were being disbanded. Chronological arrangement.
Date:
1813 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caGregory family -- Archives
Gregory family -- Correspondence
Hardy family -- Archives
Hardy family -- Correspondence
Gregory, Donald -- Correspondence
Gregory, Sadie -- Correspondence
Gregory, Platt -- Correspondence
Gregory, Munson -- Correspondence
Gregory, Gilbert -- Correspondence
Gregory, Sarah Hardy -- Correspondence
Hardy, Mary McLean -- Correspondence
Gregory, Herbert Munson -- Correspondence
Gregory, Herbert -- 1838-1863 -- Correspondence
Gregory, Warren -- 1864-1927 -- Correspondence
Gregory, Laura -- Correspondence
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
Note:
Box 1: EXTREMELY FRAGILE ORIGINALS. USE PHOTOCOPIES AND TRANSCRIPTS IN BOX 1. Inquiries regarding use of these materials should
be directed, in writing, to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library.
Gregory family papers, BANC MSS 90/131 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Photographs transferred to the Pictorial Collections of the Bancroft Library (BANC PIC 1990.042--AX).
Related collection: Warren Gregory papers (BANC MSS 91/3 c).
Related collection: Pamela Platt Gregory papers (BANC MSS 2009/141).
Munson Gregory and his wife, Laura Knox Gregory, were pioneer farmers in Ygnacio Valley, Contra Costa County, Calif. Other
family members were: their son, attorney and UC Regent Warren B. Gregory; their daughter, nurse Frances Gregory; Munson's
brother Platt Gregory; Warren's wife Sarah Hardy Gregory and her family; and Herbert Munson Gregory.
In English.
Type:
Diaries.Family papers.
Physical Description:
print
1.4 (4
Language:
English
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
Box 1: EXTREMELY FRAGILE ORIGINALS. USE PHOTOCOPIES AND TRANSCRIPTS IN BOX 1. Inquiries regarding use of these materials should
be directed, in writing, to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library.