California -- History -- 1850-1950
Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf
Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from John
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 3197230324029]
Identifier: MSS SC 2472
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter dated 10 Jan. 1858 and signed with "John." The item was addressed to "Ezekiel & Ellison" and written in Calaveras County, California. John writes about his life in California. "It is a lovely climate ... pass the remainder of my days away out here among the mountains of California with a good mining claim." He comments on the Mormons and their difficulties with the federal government. "I had thought somewhat of joining the Mormons. ... What is your opinion of this...
Dates:
1858 January 10
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Letter to John H. Bell
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230243849]
Identifier: MSS SC 608
Scope and Contents
Holograph. The letter describes social conditions and experiences in the gold fields of early California. Mentions the use of a "Long Tom".
Dates:
1850
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
George and John Newell letters to Elizabeth C. Marr
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232488806]
Identifier: MSS 867
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letters from John and George Newell to their sister, Elizabeth C. Marr. The Newell brothers write about their lives and various activities in different mining camps in California.
Dates:
1855-1857
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Eric North diary
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230316041]
Identifier: MSS SC 1847
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diary for the year 1930. North lived in Salt Lake City, Utah and California and was active in the social life in both places.
Dates:
1930
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
A ramble over the American Sierra Nevada
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230320258]
Identifier: MSS SC 2218
Scope and Contents
Handwritten copy of an article originially published in the "Good Words and Sunday Magazine" pages 626 to 629 in October 1862. The item was hand copied by H. H. Evans in 1926. Pawling writes about his travels in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Also includes a photocopy of the item.
Dates:
1862
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Record book of Thompson Flat, California
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233294203]
Identifier: Vault MSS 686
Scope and Contents
Handwritten ledger recording land concessions and other legal matters concerning Thompson Flat, California.
Dates:
1855
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Ruby K. Smith correspondence and mementoes, approximately 1932-1949
Series — Box 5: Series 3; Series 4 [Barcode: 31197232484243]
Identifier: MSS 326 Series 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Contains diaries, book manuscripts, correspondence, scrapbooks, pioneer and family biographies, and photo albums. Smith's diaries cover the years from September 1921 to December 1941, and 1950 to 1964. Some of the correspondence is between Smith and her mother when Ruby served as a nutritionist for the Red Cross at San Francisco and Richmond, California from 1942 to 1944. The materials document Smith's activities, jobs, and writings. Smith worked as a "Home Demonstrating Agent" in Utah...
Dates:
approximately 1932-1949
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Ruby K. Smith papers
Ruby K. Smith diaries, 1921-1964
Series
Identifier: MSS 326 Series 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Contains diaries, book manuscripts, correspondence, scrapbooks, pioneer and family biographies, and photo albums. Smith's diaries cover the years from September 1921 to December 1941, and 1950 to 1964. Some of the correspondence is between Smith and her mother when Ruby served as a nutritionist for the Red Cross at San Francisco and Richmond, California from 1942 to 1944. The materials document Smith's activities, jobs, and writings. Smith worked as a "Home Demonstrating Agent" in Utah...
Dates:
1921-1964
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Ruby K. Smith papers
Ruby K. Smith photograph album, 1919-1929
Sub-Series — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197232484292]
Identifier: MSS 326 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Contains diaries, book manuscripts, correspondence, scrapbooks, pioneer and family biographies, and photo albums. Smith's diaries cover the years from September 1921 to December 1941, and 1950 to 1964. Some of the correspondence is between Smith and her mother when Ruby served as a nutritionist for the Red Cross at San Francisco and Richmond, California from 1942 to 1944. The materials document Smith's activities, jobs, and writings. Smith worked as a "Home Demonstrating Agent" in Utah...
Dates:
1919-1929
Ruby K. Smith photograph album, 1930-1949
Sub-Series — Box 2: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197232484284]
Identifier: MSS 326 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Contains diaries, book manuscripts, correspondence, scrapbooks, pioneer and family biographies, and photo albums. Smith's diaries cover the years from September 1921 to December 1941, and 1950 to 1964. Some of the correspondence is between Smith and her mother when Ruby served as a nutritionist for the Red Cross at San Francisco and Richmond, California from 1942 to 1944. The materials document Smith's activities, jobs, and writings. Smith worked as a "Home Demonstrating Agent" in Utah...
Dates:
1930-1949