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    Diary

    Manuscripts

    Detailed notes about personal and work appointments, weather. Very few skipped days.

    mssSinclair papers

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    Diary

    Manuscripts

    Opening page, handwritten in pencil - "Record of trip on Kern and Kaweah rivers, July 1899..." Notes range from stream flow measurements to comments about hikes and fishing.

    mssSinclair papers

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    Notebook

    Manuscripts

    Working notes with dates, times, comments and measurements. Names of people and places, appointment notations. Chico and possibly Oroville mentioned in notes.

    mssSinclair papers

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    Diary

    Manuscripts

    Early months consist of diary-type entries, general comments on Sinclair's movements and activities. Later in spring, entries largely dollar amounts, expenditures on items. July - September largely blank.

    mssSinclair papers

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    Diary

    Manuscripts

    Includes notations for most days from Jan. until early Dec., when Dec. 12, when notation reads, "left for S.A."

    mssSinclair papers

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    Notebooks, Diaries, and Ledgers

    Manuscripts

    The Henry H. Sinclair Papers number more than 1,600 items, including diaries, journals, newspaper clippings, ledgers, and extensive personal and business correspondence. The complete date range is 1802-1937 (bulk dates 1909-1914). Subject matter includes business matters of the Great Western Power Company, Palmer Oil Company, Mt. Hood Railway and Power Company, etc.; diaries and notebooks concerning power plant inspection trips, mostly to the Kern River in California; the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association; and the California to Honolulu yacht races. The collection also includes his son's papers pertaining to California Delta Farms, Inc.

    mssSinclair papers