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California

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:

An octogenarian's childhood on the western frontier

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2895
Abstract

Collection consists of Elizabeth Reed Brent's reminiscences of her childhood in Picard, California, now called Dorris, from the late 1890s to 1906. Brent's family moved from Iowa to Keno, Oregon, in 1891, and she was born in Keno in 1895. From there, the family moved to Picard and later to Chico, California.

Dates: 1980

Pendleton and Klamath-area photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1406
Abstract

Collection comprises five black-and-white photographs, including aerial views of both Pendleton and Klamath Falls, Oregon, circa 1900, as well as the Klamath Hot Springs Hotel, in Beswick, Siskiyou County, California.

Dates: Circa 1900

Hayes Perkins diaries

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 496
Abstract

Typescript copies of diaries of Hayes Perkins, titled "Here And There." Entries from 1928 to 1936 detail Hayes's work at San Simeon. Also includes typescript memoir, "Hayes Perkins' last journeys: across the Sahara (1952) and around South America (1955)," and biographical information.

Dates: 1897-2002; Majority of material found within 1897-1936

Plans for residence no. 172R

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3162
Abstract

Blueprint plans, elevations, details and sections on 10 sheets of an unidentified residence, by Los Angeles architect Henry A. Wilson.

Dates: circa 1920-1950

Robb family letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2336
Abstract

Collection includes manuscript correspondence to James R. Robb and Elizabeth Ellen Robb from friends and family in California.

Dates: 1859-1860

Cleveland Rockwell papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2163
Abstract Small collection consisting primarily of pencil and watercolor drawings and sketches made by Cleveland Rockwell (1837-1907), a cartographer and Oregon artist. The bulk of the sketches depict landscape scenes in Oregon, Washington, California, and Alaska, as well as British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. The collection also includes a significant number of watercolor drawings of Pacific Northwest and California wildflowers, some of them made by Cornelia F. Rockwell (née Russell, 1856-1922),...
Dates: 1862-circa 1965; Majority of material found within 1862-1905

John P. Rogers letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 962
Abstract

Manuscript correspondence of John P. Rogers, written from California mines, mostly to his wife, Elizabeth, of Oregon City, Oregon. Also included is one letter from his father.

Dates: 1848-1849

Joseph S. Ruckel papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 989
Abstract

Papers of Joseph S. Ruckel, who was part owner of the Oregon Transportation Line and director of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company, include legal documents, some relating to the Cascades portage railroad; receipts; and promissory notes.

Dates: 1847-1865

San Francisco photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1110
Abstract

Twenty-seven black and white photographs and 27 negatives of views of San Francisco, California.

Dates: circa 1900

Santa Cruz photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 365
Abstract

Album of black and white photographs primarily depicting scenes in California, particularly in Santa Cruz. Subjects include houses, the pier, the beach, trains, and the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. Also depicted are unidentified battleships and boats. Other locations include Monterey, Del Monte, and San Francisco, California. A small number of photographs depict scenes in Walsenburg, Colorado, primarily trains and groups of people.

Dates: 1908-1930