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William B. Lake journal and related material, 1852-1899.
BANC MSS C-F 64LOCAL
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Title:

William B. Lake journal and related material, 1852-1899

Creator/Contributor:

Lake, William B., 1833-ca.1914, creator

Abstract:

begun, Aug. 12, 1852, in Maine; last entry a poem, 1899, written in San Francisco. Records trip to California, 1853 via Panama; association with his father, Jefferson Lake, in saw mill near Sacramento; events in Sacramento in the 1850s and 1860s; experiences in Aurora, Nevada; life in San Francisco.
Roster, constitution, minutes of meetings, Sept. 5 - Oct. 10, 1860, of the Sutterville Republican Club, of which Lake was secretary. Portfolio also contains loose items from volumes.

Date:

1852 (issued)

Contents:

Aug. 1852-Dec. 1854 (v. 1) -- Mar. 1856- Jan. 1858 (v. 2) -- Aug. 1858-Sept. 1861 (v. 3) -- Oct. 1861-Apr. 1865 (v. 4) -- Jan. 1865-Apr. 1897 (v. 5).

Subject:

n-us-ca
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Lumbering -- California
Voyages vers la côte du Pacifique
Forêts -- Exploitation -- Californie
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Travel
Lumbering
Panama, Isthmus of (Panama)
Sacramento (Calif.) -- History
Aurora (Nev.) -- Description and travel
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Description and travel
Panamá, Isthme de (Panamá)
Panama -- Isthmus of Panama
Nevada -- Aurora
California -- San Francisco
California -- Sacramento
California
Sutterville Republican Club.
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ). -- California -- History
Lake, Jefferson -- 1804?-

Note:

Journal: Fragile: Use microfilm instead of originals.
Originals: STORED OFF SITE. Advance notice required for use.
Journal (vols. 1-5): also available on microfilm.

Type:

Minutes.
History.

Physical Description:

5 v., 1 portfolio.
2

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS C-F 64LOCAL

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

Journal: Fragile: Use microfilm instead of originals.
Originals: STORED OFF SITE. Advance notice required for use.