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William A.Z. Edwards diaries and account books, 1843-1908.
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William A.Z. Edwards diaries and account books, 1843-1908Creator/Contributor:
Edwards, William A. Z., 1823-1908, creatorAbstract:
Cover his voyage from England to New York in 1844; visit to England and return to the United States (1851); voyage to California
via the Isthmus of Panama (1853); experiences gold mining in Tuolumne County and in vicinity of Nelson's Creek, Plumas County;
vigilance committee activities in the mines; ranching near Alviso, Santa Clara County; appointment as deputy assessor and
as collector in various townships in the county; election as county supervisor (1884). List of contents in Box 5, along with
W.A.Z. Edwards/Life Outline, as gathered from Diaries, Account Books ..., prepared by member of the family; genealogical information
about the Edwards family; and miscellaneous papers and clippings removed from the volumes.
Date:
1843 (issued)Subject:
ncpn--- -- n-us-ca -- n-us-nyVoyages and travels
Voyages to the Pacific coast -- Personal narratives
Gold mines and mining -- California
Vigilance committees -- California
Agriculture -- California
Voyages
Voyages vers la côte du Pacifique -- Récits personnels
Agriculture -- Californie
journeys
Agriculture
Economic history
Gold mines and mining
Politics and government
Vigilance committees
Voyages and travels
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Panama
California -- Economic conditions
Santa Clara County (Calif.)
California -- Politics and government -- 1850-1950
New York (N.Y.)
Panama, Isthmus of (Panama)
Tuolumne County (Calif.)
Nelson's Creek (Plumas County, Calif.)
Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.)
Californie -- Conditions économiques
Silicon Valley (Calif.)
Californie -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1850-1950
Panamá, Isthme de (Panamá)
California
California -- Santa Clara County
California -- Tuolumne County
New York (State) -- New York
Panama
Panama -- Isthmus of Panama
Edwards, William A. Z -- 1823-1908 -- Diaries
Edwards family
Edwards (Famille)
Edwards family
Note:
National Union Catalogue of Manuscript Collections
Diaries, v. 4, 6-15: Also available on microfilm with call number BANC FILM 2803.
Diaries, v. 16-20 (reel 1), v.27-29 (reel 2) and v.36-37 (reel 3): Also available on microfilm with call number BANC FILM
3183.
Diaries, v. 51, 62: Also available on microfilm with call number BANC FILM 3277.
In English.
Preferred citation: William A.Z. Edwards diaries and account books, BANC MSS 79/108 c, The Bancroft Library, University of
California, Berkeley.
Type:
Diaries.Personal narratives.
Overland journals-1853.
Account books.
Diaries.
Physical Description:
print
68 volumes, 1 box (2.8 linear ft.)
5 microfilm reels : negative and positive
Language:
English