Rare Books
Report of a geological reconnaissance in California : made in connection with the expedition to survey routes in California, to connect with the surveys of routes for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, under the command of Lieut. R. S. Williamson, Corps Top. Eng'rs, in 1853
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Benicia, California. Drawing by Lieut. R.S. Williamson, about 1853
Visual Materials
Photograph of a drawing of the harbor at Benecia, California.
photCL Pierce 08013
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Southern California, U. S. Geological Survey
Manuscripts
The collection contains letters, documents, manuscripts, maps, clippings and photographs related to California history, especially that of the San Bernardino County region. There are also materials related to Mormon pioneers in the San Bernardino Valley and education in the Philippine Islands. Most of the items in the collection are secondary source materials gathered by the Beatties in the course of their research on California history.
mssBeattie papers
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Pettee, William Henry & others in California State Geological Survey
Manuscripts
The collection consists primarily of letters, some of which were written by William Henry Pettee from California (Yuba and Feather River areas and San Francisco, 1870-71), from Colorado (South Park Topographical Expedition, 1869), and from Freiberg while studying at the Royal Academy of Mining (1865-68).
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