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California Society of Natural History documents, 1857-1859.
MANUSCRIPTSMCII : Box 31 : Folder 21
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Title:

California Society of Natural History documents, 1857-1859
California Society of Natural History

Creator/Contributor:

Gibbes, Charles Drayton, 1813-1893

Date:

1857 (issued)

Contents:

Stamped cover, letter, and circular pertaining to the California Society of Natural History in Stockton. The circular is the society's statement of purpose, and the letter asks for donations of specimens.

Subject:

n-us-ca
California Society of Natural History.
Stockton (Calif.)

Note:

The California Society of Natural History was formed in Stockton on January 7, 1857 for the purpose of collecting specimens and in other ways furthering the research of California's natural history. This organization was still active two years later but it is not known for how much longer.
California Society of Natural History.
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.

Physical Description:

print
1 file folder; 14 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.

Language:

English

Identifier:

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.