Manuscripts

Correspondence and business papers

Description: Includes personal and business correspondence, business papers, account books and records, and printed material.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1859-undated
Call number: mssChapman
Creator: Chapman, Solon Maxley (1834-1928)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Goldie Starr, August 1939.; Gift of George M. Chapman, June 1940.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Solon Maxley Chapman papers and addenda

Manuscripts

A collection of approximately 600 items from 1859 to 1928; it consists of 85 diaries, letters, manuscripts, documents, and 2 account books. The material reflects the day-to-day life of a bank president and businessman in Napa, California. The collection also includes original and typewritten copies of a memoir entitled, Reminiscences. Much of the correspondence is related to Chapman's business activities, although there is also some personal correspondence. The original gift included boxes 1-3 and the addenda comprised boxes 4-6.

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Diaries

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Diaries

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Account books and Reminiscences

Manuscripts

Includes two account books (1877-1926) and original and typewritten copies of Reminiscences (1897).

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Diaries and miscellaneous letters

Manuscripts

Includes diaries (1884-1900, 1907) and miscellaneous letters (1900-1907).

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Correspondence and business papers

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