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Perkins family papers, 1855-approximately 1863.
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Perkins family papers, 1855-approximately 1863School pioneer (Foresthill, Calif.)
Weekly gazette (Todd Valley, Calif.)
Creator/Contributor:
Perkins (Family, Placer County, Calif.), creator, creator.Creator/Contributor:
Perkins, Edith.Abstract:
Invitations and programs for cotillions and balls in Todd Valley, Michigan Bluff, Forest Hill and nearby communities in Placer
County, California, including: Dedication Ball, Long Island House, Todd's Valley, May 3, 1855; Social Ball, Long Island House,
Todd's Valley, March 29, 1859 and May 31, 1860; Cotillion Party, Forest House, Forest Hill, August 27, 1858 (with envelope);
Dedication Ball, I.O.O.F. Hall (Placer Lodge no. 38), Iowa Hill, April 26, 1860 (with envelope); and Independence Ball, Globe
Hotel, Michigan Bluff, July 4, 1860 (with envelope); chiefly addressed to Miss Edith Perkins. Also includes single issues
of 2 manuscript newspapers, possibly in the hand of a younger sister: The Weekly Gazette, Todds Valley, Cal., Vol. 1, no.
1 [undated]; and, The School Pioneer, Forest Hill, Vol. 1, no. 2 [1863?].
Date:
1855 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caPerkins family -- Archives
Independent Order of Odd Fellows. -- Placer Lodge No. 38 (Iowa Hill, Calif.)
Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Balls (Parties) -- California -- Placer County
Fourth of July celebrations -- California -- Placer County
Manners and customs
Placer County (Calif.) -- Social life and customs
California -- Social life and customs
Todd Valley (Calif.)
Michigan Bluff (Calif.)
Foresthill (Calif.)
Iowa Hill (Calif.)
California
California -- Foresthill
California -- Placer County
Note:
Perkins family papers, BANC MSS C-B 530, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.
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Family papers.Physical Description:
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Language:
English