Manuscripts
Ferdinand J. Dreer papers, (bulk 1840-1890)
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J. W. Stow papers
Manuscripts
The collection consists primarily of letters and some documents related to the examination of quartz mines in Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, and Tuolumne counties, California, as well as several mines in Nevada. Many of the letters are addressed to Stow, but there are also a few addressed to Edward J. Pringle and others. The primary authors of the letters are W. A. Williams and Joseph Lee.
mssHM 64102-64141
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J. W. Stow papers
Manuscripts
The collection consists primarily of letters and some documents related to the examination of quartz mines in Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, and Tuolumne counties, California, as well as several mines in Nevada. Many of the letters are addressed to Stow, but there are also a few addressed to Edward J. Pringle and others. The primary authors of the letters are W.A. Williams and Joseph Lee.
mssHM 64102-64141
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Ferdinand Canning Scott Schiller papers
Manuscripts
A collection of approximately 390 items from 1887 to 1936, it consists of manuscripts of books and articles written by Ferdinand Canning Scott Schiller, including works on ethics, eugenics, science, and philosophy. Also included are book reviews written by Schiller and other authors.
mssSchiller
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Benson John Lossing papers, (bulk 1848-1890)
Manuscripts
A collection of material related to the life and work of Benson John Lossing. The collection includes his original manuscripts of published and unpublished works, travel notebooks, drawings, and sketches; also included are letters, chiefly addressed to Lossing, reflecting his literary interests and research methods. Many of the manuscripts include Lossing's notes, revisions, corrections, and additions. The published works include: The American Centenary (1876); The Empire State: A Compendious History of the Commonwealth of New York (1888); Our Countrymen, or, Brief Memoirs of Eminent Americans (1855); Pictorial Field Book of the Revolution (1850 to 1852); Pictorial Field Book of the War of 1812 (1868); Harper's Popular Cyclopedia of United States History (1881), and other works. The pocket notebooks were kept by Lossing during his travels to the battlefields of the Civil War from 1864 to 1866.
mssLS
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Frederick Ferdinand Low letter to an unknown recipient
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In this letter to an unknown recipient, Frederick Ferdinand Low expresses his happiness for recent state and national elections. He also states that the recent completion of the railroad will, in his estimation, balance the arrival of "rebels" displaced due to the recent elections. Letter is incomplete, being only the last page, and has neither addressee nor date.
mssHM 21314
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Theodore J. Lamoureaux papers
Manuscripts
A collection of approximately 4,370 items from 1843 to 1924; the collection includes letters (including 9 letter books), a diary, documents, account books, receipts, and maps related to the life and business affairs of Theodore J. Lamoureaux. The collection also includes some personal and family correspondence and business papers. The mining maps, bundle of receipts (1886 to 1902), and reports, from approximately 1888 to 1923, are mostly for California and Nevada, including Elko County, Goldfield, and Tonopah.
mssLamoureaux