The Little Drummer Boy 1968 Internet Archive
Mariela Coxon
5 items relating to President Abraham Lincoln, some issued immediately after his assassination: a very small framed photograph of Lincoln attached to a ribbon, a card depicting the "Union Commanders," a memorial ribbon, a memorial handout issued by the San...
This collection is a handwritten abstract of Thomas A Sanchez's deposition on behalf of the land claims of Andres Pico to the Rancho San Fernando, as remembered, ca. 1868. The deponant's recollections of the early days of the Rancho San...
The George W. Nilsson collection contains a typed article (manuscript), "In, Through and Across the Grand Canyon," and photographs, which document Nilsson's trip across the Grand Canyon, August 28-30, 1921. Most of the photographs show scenes from the journey itself...
12 manuscript letters from Addison Newell of Sacramento, and later Pleasant Valley, California, to his brother Charles in Maine and in New York, speaking of mining, agriculture, a projected railroad project, the State Legislature, and general business conditions in California.
Majority of correspondence concerns the building of Sutro Tunnel. Includes newspapers seeking information and offering support on Tunnel project, contact with a manufacturing firm regarding building of mining railroad cars, etc. Last letter concerns excavation work being done on beach...
Letter dated December 26, 1904 from the law firm of Tabor and Tabor to J. G. Maithes, and his response on verso. Tabor and Tabor write to Maithes of Butcher's Ranch asking his opinion of the Adolph Weber murder case...
There are thirty items in the African Methodist Episcopal Church ephemera collection, including flyers, calling cards, tickets, etc. Some are annotated with names, dates and miscellaneous notes. Provenance of the collection is unknown but likely the collector was in some...
Commitment orders, and other materials relating to Agnews Asylum including biennial reports, property deeds, and photographs. The majority of the commitment orders date back to the 30 years before Agnews opened, and are likely those for patients originally committed to...
Pacheco Pass Wagon Road Company employed George H. Jones and William Price to complete a section of road. Jones and Price contracted with Ah Tem for laborers. Various parties went to court concerning payment of wages for those laborers.
The bulk of the collection consists of financial documents, primarily payment receipts, for the period ca. 1887-1911 and scattered later dates. The receipts document most aspects of the corporation: payroll, legal fees, purchases of building materials, advertising costs, etc. In...
This collection has been arranged into the following series: HAIKU MATERIALS: Correspondence with haiku poets; Writing -- haiku and tanka, renga (with Christopher Heron, Francine Porad), haibun, rengay (with John Thompson); Articles; Presentations; Awards; Correspondence as President of the Haiku...
2 Sentiment Books-Mental Photographs and Album of Beauty-belonging to Anna Houseman of San Francisco. The former consists of a questionnaire filled out by Anna's family and friends; the latter contains messages, signatures, a family tree, and the 1870 Girls' High...
Small diary written by an unknown serviceman from Bakersfield, CA who was apparently involved or acquainted with the U. S. Army's 54th Battalion, but at the time of this diary was a U. S. Navy Machinist's Mate. He maintained PT...
This collection consists of one letter, written at San Diego, April 17, 1908. The greeting is "Dear Father", the signature is "Yours, Henry." The letter contains a detailed description including small sketches of 4000 "bluejackets" (Navy) and 1000 marines formed...
Son of California Supreme Court Justice Jessie W. Carter, he was born in San Francisco and raised in Redding. In early years practiced law in Redding and spent eight years as State Senator for Shasta and Trinity counties. In 1950...
Scrapbook consists of newspaper and magazine clippings; postcards; typescript histories of sanatorium; original typescript and carbon copies of reports of board meetings, treasurer's reports, articles of incorporation, etc.; invitations to exhibitions of pottery; pamphlets and brochures advertising sanatorium; original checks;...
Two proposals documenting articles of agreement between financeers and prospective gold miners. The financeers agree to finance the would-be miners in return for a share of the profits from their mining activities once they reach the California gold fields. Neither...
Two letters from Charles Aull to F.I. Vassault (addressed as F.J. in one letter), dated Aug. 28 and Aug. 29, 1890. Letters are on stationery with the letterhead: Office of the Warden, State Prison at Folsom. They are typescript copies...
Letters written by Lorain Bachtal and other family members in Nevada City, California to her sister, Mrs. Margaret Humbert in Green Spring, and, later, Elmore, Ohio. Other family members include Margaret's nieces Natilda Hecker, Lillie E. Hecker, Amanda Wagner, and...
The Banks of Wheatland Collection (c. 1870 1930) contains an assortment of wills, deeds, insurance policies, and mortgages done through, or for, The Farmers Bank of Wheatland and The Bank of Italy, Wheatland Branch. Alongside these documents are also a...
Seven letters to and from Billy & Nellie Barnum in Alpine County. Mostly family letters with some references to Mr. Barnum's job with the "Pacific Rural Press" of special interest. Also of note is a letter to Nellie from her...
During the years 1930 to 1948, Nellie Blair Greene corresponded with her friend, Mrs. Marshall Smith (Delia), in Jackson, Michigan. Mrs. Smith saved Nellie's letters and some years later they were given to Beverlee Calvert, who hoped to publish them...
This collection contains research by Elinor Wilson on the subject of James P. Beckwourth, the first African American pioneer and mountain man. The collection contains extensive correspondence between Wilson and various academic, libraries, and government agencies in pursuit of information...
Letters from the Overland Trail, St. Louis to Sweetwater, Wyoming written by Benjamin A. Watson; letters from California written by Benjamin A. Watson; letters from wife Emily Watson; 1 letter from James B. Powell (member of his overland Company); photocopy...
Seven letters from Pine Grove, Sierra County (postmarked Table Rock), dated from Dec. 21, 1854 to Dec. 29, 1865. They are addressed to the Solomon Bisbee family in Sumner, Maine and written by members of the family. Four are from...
28 letters, most of them are written to George H. Bixby from his mother Margaret Hathaway Bixby, his father Jotham Bixby, his brother Henry L. Bixby, and his grandfather George W. Hathaway, many sent while George attended boarding school in...
Four-page letter from Mary A.B. to "Dear Cousin", Charley's Ranch Sept. 1 /56. Accompanied by: Fragment of letter signed "From your undutiful niece Mary"; three-page letter to "Ely Black, Esq.", dated Kingsburg Sept. 16, 1856, from G.B. Underhill; three envelopes...
The Black Panther Party was founded in October 1966 by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale as an organization dedicated to protecting and uplifting the Black population of Oakland. As the organization grew this focus spread to the rest of...
Pacific Lighting Corporation, a holding company was founded in 1886 by C.O.G. Miller and Walter B. Cline in San Francisco. Based in San Francisco, its holdings (primarily gas and electric utility companies) were in southern California.
Miscellaneous collection of items relating to the pioneering family of Kezia and Bradner Curtis. Three bound journals: 1. Entries by both Kezia and Bradner documenting their trip to California around Cape Horn in 1850-1851. 2. Entries by Bradner covering the...
All but two letters, written by Jared to his father, Charles Brown. Describes voyage around South America; life in Coloma and in California; mentions the violence, politics, Know-Nothing party, 2nd Vigilance Committee's activities; mentions General Richardson, Senator Welles, James King...
The collection is composed of two letters regarding the transfer of property over to the Unevida Gold Mining Company; two maps of the Brunswick Consolidated mine; a description of the Alturas mine; a statement of receipts, disbursements and liabilities; statements...
Lowell Vernon Cary was born in Sacramento on December 10, 1936 and was raised in that city, where he acted in a number of stage productions during his high school years. He subsequently worked in radio in the San Francisco...
Career, clients, and cases at Morrison & Foerster; president Bar Association of San Francisco, State Bar of California, and American Bar Association. Interviews include recollections of Marshall L. Small, Peter J. Pfister, William Alsup, Preston Moore, Penelope A. Prevolos, Stanley...
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