Crocker, Edwin B. 1818-1875
Variant namesBrother of Charles Crocker. Briefly a State Supreme Court Justice and long legal counsel for Central Pacific Railroad Company. He and wife acquired large collection of European art that formed basis of Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento (1870). Letter expresses concern over timber being cut at Crystal Peak, Lake Tahoe. Asks W.N. Lut to act as agent for railroad to prevent further cutting.
From the description of Edwin Bryant Crocker letter, 1865. (University of the Pacific). WorldCat record id: 34919040
Archival Resources
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| referencedIn | Bates, Alfred. Biographical sketches of Edwin Bryant Crocker., [ca. 1888]. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| referencedIn | California Judges [graphic - album]: Photographs from the Papers of J. Edward Johnson, 19-- | Bancroft Library | |
| referencedIn | Collis Potter Huntington Papers, 1797-1904 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| creatorOf | Crocker, Edwin Bryant, 1818-1875. Edwin Bryant Crocker letter, 1865. | University of the Pacific, William Knox Holt Memorial Library | |
| creatorOf | Huntington, Collis Potter, 1821-1900. The Collis P. Huntington papers, 1856-1901. | UC Berkeley Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Central Pacific Railroad Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Huntington, Collis Potter, 1821-1900. | person |
| associatedWith | Johnson, J. Edward, b. 1890 | person |
| associatedWith | Lut, W. N. | person |
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| Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.) | |||
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| Conservation of natural resources |
| Railroads |
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Birth 1818-04-26
Death 1875-06-24
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