Truman, Benjamin Cummings, 1835-1916
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Journalist and author.
From the description of Manuscripts, 1874-1969. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122377029
Rhode Island born journalist who wrote for the New York Times and San Francisco Bulletin before becoming editor of the Los Angeles Evening Express and owner of the Los Angeles Star (1837-77). He became a press agent for the Southern Pacific Railroad Company in 1879. (Hart, Companion to California, p. 528).
From the description of Scrapbooks 1875-1885. (Natural History Museum Foundation, Los Angeles County). WorldCat record id: 18673010
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| referencedIn | Andrew Johnson Papers, 1783-1947, (bulk 1865-1869) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Battle, Jane Hyde Hall Liddell, 1866-1952,. Jane Hyde Hall Liddell Battle papers, 1693-1930. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Orndorff, James W., d. 1923. Extracts from Jim Orndorff's Scrap Book, n.d. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| creatorOf | Shorb, James De Barth. Papers of James De Barth Shorb, 1794-1957 (bulk) 1870-1910. | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens | |
| creatorOf | Truman, Benjamin Cummings, 1835-1916. Manuscripts, 1874-1969. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Truman, Benjamin Cummings, 1835-1916. Scrapbooks 1875-1885. | Natural History Museum Los Angeles County Foundation, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County |
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| associatedWith | Battle, Jane Hyde Hall Liddell, 1866-1952, |
| associatedWith | Central Pacific Railroad Company. |
| correspondedWith | Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875. |
| associatedWith | Orndorff, James W., d. 1923. |
| associatedWith | Shorb, James De Barth. |
| associatedWith | Southern Pacific Railroad Company. |
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Birth 1835-10-25
Death 1916-07-18
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