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Williams, S. Wells (Samuel Wells), 1812-1884. Samuel Wells Williams family papers, 1809-1983 (inclusive), 1809-1941 (bulk).

Title: Samuel Wells Williams family papers, 1809-1983 (inclusive), 1809-1941 (bulk).

The papers include correspondence (comprising over half of the collection), journals, manuscripts of Samuel Wells Williams's Syllabic Dictionary of the Chinese Language, and an annotated copy of the 1848 edition of his The Middle Kingdom, themes and lecture notes by Frederick Wells Williams, diaries, newspaper clippings, articles on China, maps, and pictures. The bulk of the correspondence relates to S. W. Williams, missionary, diplomat, and sinologue. The period between 1845 and 1855 has extensive correspondence with missionaries and with James Dwight Dana and Matthew C. Perry, whom Williams accompanied on his mission to open Japan and on his return visit in 1854. Williams's letters to friends and family comment on progress made and their reception in Japan. In 1856 Williams became secretary and interpreter to the American Legation in China and many of the letters refer to Chinese problems of the following twenty years. His correspondents include, in addition to Dana and Perry, Anson Burlingame, Hamilton Fish, Asa Gray, Frederick Low, William Bradford Reed, and William Henry Seward. The remaining correspondence covers the period 1885 to 1939, encompassing the correspondence of F. W. Williams, Yale professor, and Wayland Wells Williams, writer.

ArchivalResource: 22.25 linear feet (33 boxes)

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Powell, Lawrence Clark, 1906-2001. Southwest classics reread / compiled by Lawrence Clark Powell.

Title: Southwest classics reread / compiled by Lawrence Clark Powell. 1971-1972.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 29 cm.

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Williams, S. Wells (Samuel Wells), 1812-1884. Samuel Wells Williams family papers, 1824-1936 (inclusive).

Title: Samuel Wells Williams family papers, 1824-1936 (inclusive).

The papers include correspondence (comprising over half of the collection), manuscripts of Samuel Wells Williams's Syllabic Dictionary of the Chinese Language, themes and lecture notes by Frederick Wells Williams, diaries, newspaper clippings, articles on China, maps, and pictures. The bulk of the correspondence relates to S.W. Williams, missionary, diplomat, and Sinologue. The period between 1845 and 1855 has extensive correspondence with missionaries and with James Dwight Dana and Matthew C. Perry, whom Williams accompanied on his mission to open Japan and on his return visit in 1854. Williams's letters to friends and family comment on progress made and their reception in Japan. In 1856 Williams became secretary and interpreter to the American Legation in China and many of the letters refer to Chinese problems of the following 20 years. His correspondents include, in addition to Dana and Perry, Anson Burlingame, Hamilton Fish, Asa Gray, Frederick Low, William Bradford Reed, and William Henry Seward. The remaining correspondence covers the period 1885 to 1939, encompassing the correspondence of F.W. Williams, Yale professor, and Wayland Wells Williams, writer.

ArchivalResource: 23.83 Linear Feet (36 boxes)

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Browne, J. Ross (John Ross), 1821-1875. J. Ross Browne papers, 1844-1863.

Title: J. Ross Browne papers, 1844-1863.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79452023 View

California Cornerstones: Selected Images from The Bancroft Library Pictorial Collection

Title: California Cornerstones: Selected Images from The Bancroft Library Pictorial Collection

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Browne, J. Ross (John Ross), 1821-1875. J. Ross Browne papers, circa 1840-1875.

Title: J. Ross Browne papers, circa 1840-1875.

Includes letters written to his wife and family describing his voyage to California in 1849 and his work as official reporter for the state constitutional convention, and some addressed to his publishers and business associates; letters to him, some as government agent and as minister to China; journal of his 1842 whaling cruise; manuscripts and printed copies of some of his writings, including those regarding his diplomatic career in China; miscellaneous papers regarding government appointments, land holdings, royalties, etc.; papers regarding his service as minister to China, 1868-1869. Also included: papers of his wife, Lucy, his son, Spencer, and his daughter-in-law, Lucy, including material on China; and papers of his grandson, Spencer C. Browne, Jr., and his wife, Lina Fergusson Browne.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes, 5 cartons, 6 oversize folders (5.5 linear ft.).Microfilm of portions of collection: 2 microfilm reels : negative and positive.

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Taylor, Alexander Smith, 1817-1876. Notes on the Indianology of Alaska ... : Santa Barbara, California : ms. S, 1867.

Title: Notes on the Indianology of Alaska ... : Santa Barbara, California : ms. S, 1867.

Addressed to J. Ross Browne. Notes on the ethnology, linguistics, and natural history of Alaska.

ArchivalResource: Originals : 27 leaves ; 34 cm.Copies : 1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 850:5)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26080521 View

Browne, J. Ross (John Ross), 1821-1875. Report in relation to the official transactions of Willis A. Gorman..., 1855 April 6.

Title: Report in relation to the official transactions of Willis A. Gorman..., 1855 April 6.

Report by Browne to Robert McClelland, U.S. secretary of the interior, of his investigation of charges that Willis A. Gorman had misappropriated Indian annuities and other public funds while serving in the dual capacity of governor and superintendent of Indian affairs in Minnesota Territory. Browne concluded that the charges were not substantiated, but recommended that a separate superintendent of Indian affairs be appointed for Minnesota.

ArchivalResource: 21 p.

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Shumate, Albert C. J. Ross Browne collection, 1851-1965.

Title: J. Ross Browne collection, 1851-1965.

Box 1 contains miscellaneous articles by and papers signed by J. Ross Browne. Box 2 contains copies of "Harper's New Monthly Magazine" (1860-1865) that features articles by Browne. Series 1 contains biographical material; Series 2 contains correspondence; Series 3 contains publications concerning mining, irrigation, California history and Native American affairs.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes (0.25 linear ft.)

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Hyde, William Birelie, 1842-1882. William Birelie Hyde papers, 1861-1896.

Title: William Birelie Hyde papers, 1861-1896.

Correspondence, notebooks, maps, etc. relating to railroad and enginering ventures in California and the West, 1864-1879. Major correspondents include Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, C.P. Huntington, U.S. Grant, and J. Ross Browne.

ArchivalResource: 3.5 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122585739 View

Crosby, Elisha Oscar, 1818-1895. Elisha Oscar Crosby papers, 1849-1886.

Title: Elisha Oscar Crosby papers, 1849-1886.

Letter from J. Ross Browne re position as official reporter of Constitutional Convention, 1849; draft of report on Committee on Finance of Convention; letters from H.W. Halleck and W.G. Marcy; certificate of membership in San Francisco Committee of Vigilance, reminiscences of the Monterey Convention, and other documents.

ArchivalResource: 10 folders.Materials relating to John Ross Brown : partial microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 119:7) and positive (X-X 7 FILM)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/215389567 View

Autograph File, B, ca.1500-1982

Title: Autograph File, B, ca.1500-1982

The Autograph File is an alphabetically arranged collection of single letters, manuscripts, and drawings received from various sources at various times. Additions continue to be made.

ArchivalResource: 18.5 linear feet (37 boxes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01425/catalog View

William Sharswood papers, 1865-1867, 1865-1867

Title: William Sharswood papers, 1865-1867 1865-1867

These papers pertain to minerals and mining, publications, his play "The Betrothed," St. John's College in Maryland, and Reconstruction in South Carolina.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 Linear feet, Ca. 100 items

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.Sh35-ead.xml View

Craven, Nina Florence Browne. Reminiscences of city & country life in China, ca. 1900 / [Nina Florence Browne Craven]

Title: Reminiscences of city & country life in China, ca. 1900 / [Nina Florence Browne Craven]

Craven accompanied her father John Ross Browne (1821-1875) to China in 1868 upon Browne's appointment as the United States Minister to China. Thirty years later she reminiscences about their trip from San Francisco to China and what she observed about life in China during their stay (1868-1869), especially in the cities of Peking and Shangai.

ArchivalResource: 47 leaves ; 26 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/65432115 View

William Sharswood papers, 1865-1867, 1865-1867

Title: William Sharswood papers, 1865-1867 1865-1867

These papers pertain to minerals and mining, publications, his play "The Betrothed," St. John's College in Maryland, and Reconstruction in South Carolina.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 Linear feet, Ca. 100 items

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.Sh35-ead.xml View

J. Ross (John Ross) Browne Papers, [ca. 1840-1875]

Title: J. Ross (John Ross) Browne Papers, [ca. 1840-1875]

Include letters written by him to his wife and family describing his voyage to California in 1849 and his work as official reporter for the state constitutional convention, and some addressed to his publishers and business associates; letters to him, some as government agent and as minister to China; journal of his 1842 whaling cruise; manuscripts and printed copies of some of his writings, including those re his diplomatic career in China; miscellaneous papers re government appointments, land holdings, royalties, etc.; papers re his service as minister to China, 1868-1869. Also included: papers of his wife, Lucy, his son, Spencer, and his daughter-in-law, Lucy, including material on China; and papers of his grandson, Spencer C. Browne, Jr., and his wife, Lina Fergusson Browne.

ArchivalResource: Number of containers: 3 boxes, 5 cartons, 6 oversize folders

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Murray, William Pitt, 1827-1910. William Pitt Murray and family papers, 1836-1944.

Title: William Pitt Murray and family papers, 1836-1944.

Correspondence, articles and addresses, assorted historical data, and other materials of Murray, a St. Paul (Minn.) lawyer, territorial and state legislator (various years), member of the St. Paul city council (1861-1879), and city attorney (1876-1889).

ArchivalResource: 2.25 cu. ft. (5 boxes, incl. 6 volumes; 7 oversize items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122568811 View

Browne, J. Ross (John Ross), 1821-1875. John Ross Browne documents microfilmed from various Bancroft Library collections [microform].

Title: John Ross Browne documents microfilmed from various Bancroft Library collections [microform].

Material from C-B 637, Elisha Oscar Crosby papers; C-B 466, George D. Roberts correspondence; C-B 678, J. Ross Browne letters.

ArchivalResource: 1 microfilm reel : negative (Box 119:7) and positive.

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Roberts, George D. George D. Roberts correspondence, 1871-1877.

Title: George D. Roberts correspondence, 1871-1877.

Chiefly concerning mining properties in the West. Letters from M.G. Gillette (Pioche Silver Mining Company), Wm. H. Parks (Marysville, Calif.) J. Ross Browne and others.

ArchivalResource: Originals : 11 folders (15 items) in portfolio.Copies : 1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 395:2 and positive.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26544841 View

Browne, J. Ross (John Ross), 1821-1875. J. Ross Browne letters, 1849-1859.

Title: J. Ross Browne letters, 1849-1859.

Describe California in 1849 and concern property in Oakland; some to J.W. Denver re the condition of California Indians. Also photocopy of letter to James A. Garfield, protesting the liquor tax.

ArchivalResource: 1 portfolio.Parts 1-2 : partial microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 119:7) and positive (X-X 7 FILM)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/215389415 View

Sharswood, William, 1836-1905. Papers, 1865-1867.

Title: Papers, 1865-1867.

These papers pertain to minerals and mining, publications, his play "The Betrothed," St. John's College in Maryland, and Reconstruction in South Carolina.

ArchivalResource: ca. 100 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122540840 View

Samuel Wells Williams family papers, 1809-1983, 1809-1941

Title: Samuel Wells Williams family papers 1809-1983 1809-1941

The papers include correspondence (comprising over half of the collection), manuscripts of Samuel Wells Williams's , themes and lecture notes by Frederick Wells Williams, diaries, newspaper clippings, articles on China, maps, and pictures. The bulk of the correspondence relates to S.W. Williams, missionary, diplomat, and sinologue. The period between 1845 and 1855 has extensive correspondence with missionaries and with James Dwight Dana and Matthew C. Perry, whom Williams accompanied on his mission to open Japan and on his return visit in 1854. Williams's letters to friends and family comment on progress made and their reception in Japan. In 1856 Williams became secretary and interpreter to the American Legation in China and many of the letters refer to Chinese problems of the following 20 years. His correspondents include, in addition to Dana and Perry, Anson Burlingame, Hamilton Fish, Asa Gray, Frederick Low, William Bradford Reed, and William Henry Seward. The remaining correspondence covers the period 1885 to 1939, encompassing the correspondence of F.W. Williams, Yale professor, and Wayland Wells Williams, writer. Syllabic Dictionary of the Chinese Language

ArchivalResource: 22.25 linear feet (33 boxes)

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.0547 View

Browne, J. Ross (John Ross), 1821-1875. J. Ross Browne family photographs, ca. 1850-ca. 1900.

Title: J. Ross Browne family photographs, ca. 1850-ca. 1900.

Photographs from ca. 1850-ca. 1900 of J. Ross Browne and his family. Includes photographs of his wife, Lucy Mitchell Browne, and their children, including Nina Florence Browne Craven.

ArchivalResource: 10 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/66530052 View

Browne, J. Ross, 1821-1875 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material].

Title: Browne, J. Ross, 1821-1875 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material].

The folder may include clippings, announcements, small exhibition catalogs, and other ephemeral items.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/197940049 View

Pauly, Thomas H. J. Ross Browne: An Opportunity and a Bottle of Wine : ms., 1967 Dec. 10.

Title: J. Ross Browne: An Opportunity and a Bottle of Wine : ms., 1967 Dec. 10.

Paper written for Professor James D. Hart's English 250 class, based on a letter, June 20, 1866, from J. Ross Browne to James A. Garfield, in the Library of Congress. Includes a copy of the letter, which transmitted some bottles of California wine, on behalf of the California wine producers, to protest a tax on alcohol; and a commentary on Browne's connection with California, his association with Agoston Haraszthy and the organization of the California Wine Growers Association. Footnotes, bibliography and a copy of a letter, Apr. 15, 1866, to B.D. Wilson, the the Huntington Library, also included.

ArchivalResource: [45] leaves. 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25729961 View

Browne, J. Ross (John Ross), 1821-1875. Letter, 1868.

Title: Letter, 1868.

Handwritten and signed letter to a colleague thanking him for tickets to a lecture.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 leaf).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122367767 View

Sketches from the collection of the Thomas Gilcrease Institute

Title: Sketches from the collection of the Thomas Gilcrease Institute

Sketches by various 19th and early 20th century artists mainly relating to life on the western frontier.

ArchivalResource:

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Browne, J. Ross (John Ross), 1821-1875. J. Ross Browne gold rush letter, 1858 Oct. 14.

Title: J. Ross Browne gold rush letter, 1858 Oct. 14.

Letter from J. Ross Browne to Gen. J.W. Denver discussing the treatment of Indians in California.

ArchivalResource: 1 letter, 15 3/4 x 10 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/156915775 View

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. DS, 1861 April 8 : Washington, D.C.

Title: DS, 1861 April 8 : Washington, D.C.

Appointment of Oscar Macy as Collector of the Customs, San Pedro, California.

ArchivalResource: 1 p. ; 28 x 43 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17295441 View

Browne, J. Ross (John Ross), 1821-1875. Letter to Harper & Brothers, 1853 March 29.

Title: Letter to Harper & Brothers, 1853 March 29.

Browne discusses sending some sketches regarding Italy for possible publication as an advertisement for "Yusuf" and his forthcoming book on Italy. He is sending copies of the book to Washington publications. He also mentions the "Republic's" attack on his California appointment and a possible diplomatic appointment by Pierce.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52128935 View

Browne, J. Ross (John Ross), 1821-1875. Letter : to [William Gwin?] / by John Ross Browne, 1857 Nov. 4.

Title: Letter : to [William Gwin?] / by John Ross Browne, 1857 Nov. 4.

Defends himself against charges of involvement in corrupt practices at the San Francisco mint and discusses the involvement of other officials in embezzlement.

ArchivalResource: 8 p ; 36 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702127344 View

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874

Title: Charles Sumner correspondence, 1829-1874

Letters to Charles Sumner, lawyer, Republican senator from Massachusetts, and anti-slavery campaigner; with a smaller number of letters from Sumner to others.

ArchivalResource: 33 cartons (43.1 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00232/catalog View

Harte, Bret, 1836-1902. Bret Harte correspondence on microfilm.

Title: Bret Harte correspondence on microfilm.

Microfilm of letters of Bret Harte from various collections held in The Bancroft Library as of November 1993. Contains letters from eight Bret Harte collections (BANC MSS C-H 57; 76/192 c; 77/166 c; 79/47 c; 88/181 c; 88/34 c; 88/146 c; 91/55 c); from the papers of George Davidson (BANC MSS C-B 490), Ina Donna Coolbrith (BANC MSS C-H 23), Charles Warren Stoddard (BANC MSS C-H 53), the Overland Monthly (BANC MSS C-H 97), J. Ross Browne (BANC MSS 78/163 c); and from the Mark Twain Papers.

ArchivalResource: 2 microfilm reels : Negative (BNEG Box 1665:1-2) and positive.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/214941883 View

Cleveland, Daniel. Manuscripts of Daniel Cleveland, 1868-1929.

Title: Manuscripts of Daniel Cleveland, 1868-1929.

The three items include: a 19-page letter by Cleveland to J. Ross Browne, US Minister to China, regarding the Chinese in California (1868, July 27); a 476-page handwritten manuscript entitled "The Chinese in California," written in 1868-1869; and a typed manuscript entitled "San Diego Sixty Years Ago" written circa 1929. Both the letter and manuscript regarding Chinese in California are about the history of Chinese immigration to California, their social and domestic lives, their religion, education, missionaries work with the Chinese, their role in the California Gold Rush and the building of railroads and the various California laws regarding Chinese immigrants and Chinese women. The manuscript about San Diego covers the history of San Diego after its settlement. Cleveland talks about "Old Town," San Diego founder Alonzo Horton, the city's development, the landscape of the area, and the native peoples in the vicinity.

ArchivalResource: 3 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/631296241 View