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McWane, Frederick William, 1889-. Papers : of Frederick William McWane, 1912-1961.

Title: Papers : of Frederick William McWane, 1912-1961.

Political material comprises the bulk of the collection. McWane's efforts for the Republican party on a local, state, and national basis are reflected in correspondence with the Republican National Committee, the Republican National Finance Committee, the Virginia Republican State Central Committee, various Republican county committees, the National Taft for President Committee, 1948, and the Committee, 1952. There is correspondence with numerous state and civic improvement organizations including the Virginia Advisory Council on the Virginia Economy, the Lynchburg, Va. City Council, the Lynchburg, Va. Sesquicentennial, the Lynchburg, Va. Citizens Downtown and Parking Committee, the Lynchburg, Va. Board of Zoning Appeals, and the Newcomen Society of the United States. Also, the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce Committee for Cooperation in Post War Construction, the Society of Virginians, and the Virginia World War II History Commission. Correspondents include Lloyd C. Bird, Ted Dalton, Charles P. Gillespie, Greene H. Lawson, Edward Leonard Bacher, Robert Alphonso Taft, Richard Harding Poff, Earl Lutz, Herbert Hoover, Carroll Reece, and Henry Alexander Wise.

ArchivalResource: 6800 items (5 ft.)

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Berry, Charles G. Abstract of title to portion of block 230, Western Addition : San Francisco, Calif., 1850-1884.

Title: Abstract of title to portion of block 230, Western Addition : San Francisco, Calif., 1850-1884.

Abstract of title (285 p.) which shows the history of ownership of the portion of block 230 bordered on the south by O'Farrell Street and on the east by Laguna Street. Consists mostly of deeds and mortgages, but also includes accounts of legal actions, as well as a sketch map of the property.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (.1 linear ft.)

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Brown, John Henry, 1810-1905. John Henry Brown City Hotel lease agreement : ms., 1848.

Title: John Henry Brown City Hotel lease agreement : ms., 1848.

Agreement (June 28, 1848) of W.D.M. Howard (as administrator of Leidesdorff's estate) with Robert A. Parker with a guaranty by Brown; witnessed by W.R. Basham, J.C. Leighton and C.V. Gillespie. With an inventory also signed by Parker.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Reid, James. Poem commemorating retirement of Charles Gillespie, gardener, Chanonry Lodge, Old Aberdeen, 1982.

Title: Poem commemorating retirement of Charles Gillespie, gardener, Chanonry Lodge, Old Aberdeen, 1982.

ArchivalResource: 1 leaf; 30 cm.

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Brannan, Sam, 1819-1889. Sam Brannan receipted bill : San Francisco : DS, 1848 Sept. 8.

Title: Sam Brannan receipted bill : San Francisco : DS, 1848 Sept. 8.

Bill for auction notices and advertising. Witnessed by C.V. Gillespie.

ArchivalResource: 1 leaf ; 25 cm.

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Ward, Marcus L. (Marcus Lawrence), 1812-1884. Papers, 1683-1912.

Title: Papers, 1683-1912.

Correspondence, letter books, speeches, financial records, and other papers, documenting Ward's business and political careers, philanthropic and reform efforts, and patronage of artists. Other correspondents include Charles Gillespie, Horace Greeley, George A. Halsey, John Hay, Joseph Henry, Abram S. Hewitt, William R. Hillyer, Sanford B. Hunt, Anthony Q. Keasbey, John C. Littell, Thomas Longworth, H.W. Low, James McCosh, Thomas Nast, William A. Newell, Charles S. Olden, Adaline Oliver, Cortlandt Parker, Joel Parker, William Paterson (1817-1899), William Pennington, William A. Richardson, George M. Robeson, F.W. Seward, John Sherman, W.C.H. Sherman, Charles Sitgreaves, Edwin M. Stanton, John F. Starr, Thaddeus Stevens, John P. Stockton, Robert Field Stockton, William S. Stryker, John C. Ten Eyck, Samuel Tuttle, John C. Underwood, Eugene Vanderpool, Marcus L. Ward, Jr., Gideon Wells, William A. Whitehead, and Edward S. Wilde.

ArchivalResource: 16 ft.

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OAC Review Index. Macdonald : a weekend at Belfountain, OAC Review, v.39, no. 3, Nov. 1926, p.141.

Title: Macdonald : a weekend at Belfountain, OAC Review, v.39, no. 3, Nov. 1926, p.141. 1926.

ArchivalResource: 3 p.

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Gillespie, Charles V. Russ House and Russ Building papers : San Francisco, 1863-1945.

Title: Russ House and Russ Building papers : San Francisco, 1863-1945.

Russ House, menu, 1863, and blueprints, 1st and 2d floor plans; Brooks & Rouleau, Abstract of title (1869) 50 vara lot 263; C.V. Gillespie, Abstract of title (1881) 100 vara lot, 230; Joseph Clement, Abstract of title (1878; continued to 1888 by C.V. Gillespie and Simpson & Miller) 50 vara lots 256-257; Prospectus, Russ Building Company debentures, 1945.

ArchivalResource: 7 items in box.

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Thompson, De Witt C. (De Witt Clinton), b. 1826. DeWitt Clinton Thompson deeds, 1849.

Title: DeWitt Clinton Thompson deeds, 1849.

Includes 2 deeds from Samuel Brannan, May, 1849 for lots in Stanislaus, and one from Charles V. Gillespie to Thompson and Frederick Billings for a lot in Benicia, June 1, 1849.

ArchivalResource: 1 portfolio (3 items).

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Gillespie, Charles V. Deed for sale of lot in Benicia, Calif., 1849 June 1.

Title: Deed for sale of lot in Benicia, Calif., 1849 June 1.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Gillespie, Charles V. Vigilance Committee : ms., 1875.

Title: Vigilance Committee : ms., 1875.

Arrival at San Francisco, 1848; activities as member of Vigilance Committee, 1851, and as member of Executive Committee of Vigilance Committee, 1856.

ArchivalResource: Originals : 10 p. ; 31 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (7 exposures) : negative (Rich. 395:6) and positive.

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Larkin, Thomas Oliver, 1802-1858. Thomas O. Larkin papers, 1831-1859.

Title: Thomas O. Larkin papers, 1831-1859.

Pt. I, vol. 1: Record prints of letters to Abel Stearns, 1833-1858, regarding business and activities as U.S. consul at Monterey. Vol. 2: Letters from Pío Pico, J.P. Leese, James Buchanan, John Forsyth and others; petitions; bonds; accounts and vouchers regarding business and activities as U.S. consul at Monterey; deeds to lots in Benicia sold to C.V. Gillespie and others; photocopy of last will and testament of Alice (Larkin) Toulmin; two letters from Larkin to Leidesdorff, 1843, 1846. Oversize folder: deeds to lots in Benicia sold to S.C. Bigelow; map of Flugge Rancho (Butte Co.) showing property owned by Larkin. Pt. II: Microfilm of letters from W.A. Leidesdorff, Stephen Smith, J.C. Calhoun, Daniel Webster, James Buchanan and others, and letters to Abel Stearns, J.A. Sutter, H.E. Hale, J.Y. Mason, J.P. Leese, G.C. Yount and others relating mainly to activities as U.S. Consul and as Naval Agent at Monterey. Part III: Larkin letters, 1842-1849: microfilm of selected letters from the following U.S. National Archives record groups: Naval Records (RG 45). Letters received by the Secretary of the Navy from Navy Agents, 1847-1849.

ArchivalResource: Paper copies from microfilm of letters to Abel Stearns, 1833-1858 : 2 v.Deeds to lots in Benecia and map of Flugge Rancho : 2 oversize folders.1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 533:1) and positive.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122333324 View