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Description: A collection of 72 items from 1854 to 1886, it consists of letters, documents and two bound volumes related to the personal and business activities of Samuel McCullough. The majority of the material relates to the construction of federal buildings in San Francisco from 1873 to 1878. There is also material about the Sutter New Helvetia title and a trip to the Fraser River mines in Canada; correspondents include Alfred Bult Mullett and Aaron Augustus Sargent.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1854-1886
Call number: mssMcCullough
Creator: McCullough, Samuel (1826-)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Edwin Grabhorn, January 1945.

Samuel McCullough papers

Manuscripts

A collection of 72 items from 1854 to 1886, it consists of letters, documents and two bound volumes related to the personal and business activities of Samuel McCullough. The majority of the material relates to the construction of federal buildings in San Francisco from 1873 to 1878. There is also material about the Sutter New Helvetia title and a trip to the Fraser River mines in Canada; correspondents include Alfred Bult Mullett and Aaron Augustus Sargent.

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Day book and blotter of Oriental Hotel, San Francisco

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Letter book

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mssMcCullough

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Business papers; General correspondence

Manuscripts

A collection of approximately 4000 items from 1928 to 1956, it consists of the research files of Clyde H. Porter and Mae Reed Porter; the collection also contains biographical material, business papers, correspondence, manuscripts, two tins of microfilm, three rolls of duplicates, and ephemera. There are research notes for the book, Ruxton of the Rockies (1950) and other books concerning the Rocky Mountain region. There is also secondary source material pertaining to German immigration to Texas and to various fur traders and adventurers, including Toussaint Charbonneau, August Chouteau, and George Ruxton.

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Correspondence and business papers

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mssChapman

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Correspondence and Business Papers

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The collection consists of letters, manuscripts (including 4 diaries and 3 notebooks), documents and photographs related to the life and business interests of Matthew Keller. Subject matter in the collection includes Los Angeles from 1851-1880, particularly reflected in deeds and land papers for the Los Angeles area (a few relate to petroleum development) and the wine industry. There are also photographs of the Los Angeles area at the turn of the century and biographical information on Matthew Keller and Henry Workman Keller. In addition to the Keller family, other persons represented in the collection include Isaias William Hellman (14 pieces), Pío Pico (1 piece) and James De Barth Shorb (1 piece).

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