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Bancroft, Hubert Howe, 1832-1918. History of the life of John G. Downey : and material for its preparation, 1886-1889.

Title: History of the life of John G. Downey : and material for its preparation, 1886-1889.

Typescript of statement dictated by Downey; short biographical sketches (one, copy of article by O.T. Shuck, San Francisco Alta, Feb. 6, 1886); draft (chiefly in Bancroft's handwriting) and proof sheets approved by Downey, Also, letters concerning the work from Edwin W. Fowler and Lionel A. Sheldon. Chiefly concerning Downey's early life and arrival in California, via the Isthmus, 1849; his interest in the development of Southern California; record as governor; his veto of the "Bulkhead Bill," fostered by the San Francisco Dock and Wharf Company.

ArchivalResource: Originals : 7 folders in portfolio.Copies : partial microfilm reel (43 exposures) : negative (Rich. 98:3) and positive.

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Shuck, Oscar T. (Oscar Tully), 1843-1905. Research materials on California senator Samuel Bell, 1901.

Title: Research materials on California senator Samuel Bell, 1901.

Collection of letters, receipts, and notes relating to Oscar Shuck's research on California state senator Samuel Bell, compiled at the request of Bell's son Harmon. Includes a bound volume of notes on Samuel Bell's time in the California state senate as a representative of Alameda and Santa Clara counties (1857-1858) and the California state assembly (1862), as well as his involvement in the founding of the College of California (U.C. Berkeley). Also includes two letters relating to the Presbytery of San Francisco and the Congregational Association of America.

ArchivalResource: 7 items.

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