Manuscripts

The true history of the first discovery of gold in California in 1842 and a short biography of Francisco López, the discoverer : together with a reminiscence, a speech, a letter, an affidavit, a deposition, and an apostrophe to "The Oak of Golden Dreams"

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Description: Seven typescripts (3 signed) relating to California's first documented discovery of gold in Placerita Canyon in the Santa Clarita Valley and the subsequent dedication of the Oak of the Golden Dream in Placerita Canyon on March 9, 1930.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1930, January 20-June 5.
Call number: mssHM 4376-4382
Creator: Belderrain, Francisca López de(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Francisca López de Belderrain, November 20, 1930.
Dimensions: 28-33 cm
Associated people: McNaughton, James.; Rivera, Adolfo G.; Wilson, John J.,
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