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Some early recollections of A. A. Bancroft by Azariah Ashley Bancroft (diary)
Item
Identifier: SC-2019-12
Scope and Contents
Diary consists of one letter-sized volume with a leather cover. Rare Books collection inventory number is M-223. In a prefatory note the author states, "This book should be considered the property of H.H. Bancroft, as he furnished the blank, and was writtten at his urgent request". This manuscript was used extensively in H.H. Bancroft's autobiography, "Literary industries". The book "The golden wedding" by A.A. Bancroft was actually written by H.H. Bancroft based on A.A....
Dates:
1880 - 1884
Early California Letters
Collection
Identifier: LH-28-4
Scope and Contents
This collection contains original correspondence in California from the nineteenth century. Approximately one hundred letters dispersed between two document boxes represent sixty years of early California history (1834-1894). Many of the letters surround the rancho based society that made up Southern California during this period, as well as letters that provide insight into the lives of early Californians. Of special note are six letters written to or from Pio Pico, a successful...
Dates:
1834 - 1894
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