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Various letters to and from Robert C. Turner

Description: The collection consists of letters, documents (including five volumes of accounts, by-laws, etc.), and three letter books related to the Brunswick Consolidated Gold Mining Company and mining enterprises in California and the West. Correspondents include: R.H. Countiss, C.H. Mallen, Harvey Seeley Mudd, Seeley Wintersmith Mudd, and W.H. Oscanyan.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1887-1921.
Call number: mssTurner
Creator: Turner, Robert Chester(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Grahame H. Hardy, July 1953.
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Robert Chester Turner papers

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The collection consists of letters, documents (including five volumes of accounts, by-laws, etc.), and three letter books related to the Brunswick Consolidated Gold Mining Company and mining enterprises in California and the West. Correspondents include: R.H. Countiss, C.H. Mallen, Harvey Seeley Mudd, Seeley Wintersmith Mudd, and W.H. Oscanyan.

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Robert R. Proudfit letter to H.W. Turner

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Letter from Robert R. Proudfit in Pasadena, California, to H.W. Turner. Proudfit is writing in reply to a letter from Turner, and notes that he was glad to hear that turned had started a night school, even though attendance was low.The letter is on "From the Rooms of the Bureau of Information" letterhead, and includes a three-sided printed sheet with information on the Los Angeles area, including a map of Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties.

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Letters to and from various persons (1956-1964). 37 items

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This small collection chiefly relates to the Civil War Centennial Commission and all of its related activities especially in California. There are also pieces related to the Civil War Round Table, a national organization; the California Heritage Preservation Association; the Confederate Research Club; and the Pen Club, an organization headed by Allan Nevins and which celebrated both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln with annual luncheons attended by prominent historians such as Nevins and Ray Billington. There are seven letters from Edmund Gerald Brown, former governor of California, addressed to Justin Turner and other letters from historians. All are related to the Civil War Centennial. There are 624 letters of which 339 of these letters are written by Turner. In addition to this there is a group of form letters, printed announcements, memos, and drafts that number 217 pieces. There are 23 copies of speeches and memos and 56 pieces of ephemera. There are nine items regarding the Washington/Lincoln luncheons. There are several items that pertain to the history of Jewish people in the United States and the American Jewish Historical Society.

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Various letters to and from Robert C. Turner

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