Sargent, Shirley

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Historian, author and publisher. Best known for books about Yosemite. Has lived near park since 1961. Founder and operator of Flying Spur Press. Weekly column for "Mariposa Gazette." Books include: "Pioneers in Petticoats" (1966); "John Muir in Yosemite" (1972); and, "Yosemite, the First Hundred Years, 1890-1990" (1988).

From the description of Shirley Sargent papers, 1950- (University of the Pacific). WorldCat record id: 35157943

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creatorOf Sargent, Shirley. Shirley Sargent papers, 1950- University of the Pacific, William Knox Holt Memorial Library
creatorOf Reid, Christine L., d. 1990. Christine L. Reid papers, 1940-1985. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Gregory E. Montes urban history and travel collection, 1798-1960. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
creatorOf Sargent, Shirley. Camp Curry, 1899-1974 : pictorial story / Shirley Sargent. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Sargent, Shirley. Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1970. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
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associatedWith Montes, Gregory E. person
associatedWith Muir, John, 1838-1914. person
associatedWith Reid, Christine L., d. 1990. person
associatedWith Yosemite Park and Curry Co. corporateBody
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California
California--Yosemite National Park
Camp Curry
Yosemite National Park (Calif.)
Yosemite National Park (Calif.)
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American literature
Authors, American
Hotels
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Birth 1927

Death 2004

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