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Sada Davis Cornwall papers, [ca.1880-1920].
BANC MSS 92/760 cLOCAL
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Title:
Sada Davis Cornwall papers, [ca.1880-1920]Creator/Contributor:
Cornwall, Sada Davis., creatorCreator/Contributor:
Cornwall, Bruce., CorrespondentAbstract:
Bulk of the collection is correspondence (outgoing and ingoing), though represented also are a few essays, speeches, poetry,
and 5 journals. Also included are printed certificates, receipts, programs, other ephemera, and clippings. Included is correspondence
with Bruce and Helen Cornwall, Sada's son and daughter-in-law; and single letters from Phoebe Apperson Hearst and Jane Stanford.
Date:
1880 (issued)Subject:
Cornwall, Pierre Barlow -- 1821-1904Hearst, Phoebe Apperson -- 1842-1919 -- Correspondent
Stanford, Jane Lathrop -- 1828-1905 -- Correspondent
Note:
32 items transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library (BANC PIC 1992.037--PIC)
Sada Davis Cornwall was a founding member and one-time president of the Century Club of California. She was married to Pierre
Cornwall, who died in 1904. and she had one son, Bruce Cornwall.
Physical Description:
3 boxes, 1 oversize folder (1 linear ft.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 92/760 cLOCAL