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Spear family papers
Nutting, L.H. To J.S. Boyd

Manuscripts

Nutting, L.H. To J.S. Boyd

Description: The collection consists of the papers of three generations of the Spear family: Alexander Fulton Spear (1800-1853), Alexander Fulton Spear (1827-1900), and Lewis Eugene Spear (1867-1953). It includes the Gold Rush journal of Alexander Fulton Spear (1800-1853), which documents his ocean journey from Maine to California aboard the ship "Perfect" and mining near Coloma, California. There are also papers regarding the marine service of Alexander Fulton Spear (1827-1900) and a few business papers pertaining to Lewis Eugene Spear (1867-1953), the Pacific Steel & Wire Co., and the Pacific Wire Rope Co. Two noteworthy items in the collection are a photograph album showing Southern California, Monterey, and a trip to Alaska (1900-02) and a diary of a trip from San Francisco to Coquille, Oregon, on the steam schooner "Chico" which includes 25 photographs (1903). The addenda consists of ephemera, genealogy material, and photographs related to the Spear and Whitney families.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1907, Dec. 11
Call number: HM 48750

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Spear (Family)(Opens in new tab)

Provenance

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Spear, June 1980.

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Spear, September 1980.

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Spear, April 1988.

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Associated people

Spear, Alexander Fulton, (1800-1853.)

Spear, Alexander Fulton, (1827-1900.)

Spear, Clara Whitney. (1867-1953.)

Spear, Lewis Eugene,

Associated organizations

Pacific Steel & Wire Rope Co. (San Francisco, Calif.)

Pacific Wire Rope Co. (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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