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Langum, David J., 1940-. Papers, 1974-2001.

Title: Papers, 1974-2001.

Correspondence, research, manuscripts, revisions, reviews, and business papers related to the writing and publishing of five of his books. Correspondence includes that with his publishers at University of Oklahoma Press and University of Chicago Press, Harlan Hague, a co-author on one, and contributing authors to the issue of Journal of the west edited by Langum in 1985. Research material and copies of manuscripts with notes by selected readers and revisions. Business and financial papers related to each work. Copies of reviews on each book. Copies of articles, book chapters, and reviews written by Langum on works of others, with relating correspondence. Copies of speeches given by Lagum. A published copy of each book. Photographs.

ArchivalResource: 6.0 linear feet 5 boxes.

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Thomas O. Larkin papers, 1839-1856

Title: Thomas O. Larkin papers 1839-1856

The bulk of the collection consists of Larkin's correspondence concerning business, politics, consular affairs, and issues relating to the U.S. conquest of California.

ArchivalResource: Number of containers: 17 boxes; 1 oversize folder; Photocopies: 9 volumes in 28 parts; Linear feet: 7.1

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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.

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Thomas Oliver Larkin Account Books, 1827-1858

Title: Thomas Oliver Larkin Account Books, 1827-1858

C-E 1: C-E 2-25: Invoices of merchandise shipped and consigned to John A.C. Holmes for sale in California, 1827-29, and accounts with crew members on the brig, Maria Esther, 1829-31. Daybooks, journals, ledgers, cash book and miscellaneous accounts for his store in Monterey; accounts with U.S. Navy Dept. and quarterly returns compiled as U.S. naval agent and storekeeper, Monterey; accounts as U.S. Consul for care of destitute American seamen; copies of conveyances for property in San Francisco, Benicia and Monterey.

ArchivalResource: Number of containers: 25 volumes

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Cooper, Juan Bautista Rogers, 1791-1872. Documentos para la historia de California : Alviso family papers, 1817-1850.

Title: Documentos para la historia de California : Alviso family papers, 1817-1850.

Papers collected by H.H. Bancroft for his history of California. Primarily Alviso family documents relating to the sale of cattle, tallow and hides and to early government in San Jose. Also included are miscellaneous papers of Juan B.R. Cooper, M.G. Vallejo, Thomas O. Larkin and James McKinlay.

ArchivalResource: Originals : 1 box, 4 oversize folders (0.6 linear feet)Copies (paper copy from microfilm): 1 volume.Copies : partial microfilm reel (224 exp.) : negative (Rich. 88:2) and positive.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84658017 View

Hittell, John S. (John Shertzer), 1825-1901,. Papeles históricos de 1846.

Title: Papeles históricos de 1846.

A group of documents (drafts, originals, copies and/or translations) relating to official Califorian protest over John C. Frémont's unauthorized presence in California, March, 1846. Includes letters from Manuel Castro, José Castro, Frémont, Thomas O. Larkin, Manuel Díaz and Dolores Pacheco.

ArchivalResource: 1 portfolio.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/215028605 View

Leidesdorff, William A. (William Alexander), 1810-1848. Papers of William A. Leidesdorff, 1840-1867.

Title: Papers of William A. Leidesdorff, 1840-1867.

The collection consists of letters, mostly received by Leidesdorff in the 1840s, concerning coastal trade and life in the mercantile business in San Francisco. There are also materials related to the Bear Flag revolt (1846) and the American occupation and establishment of American government in California.

ArchivalResource: 502 pieces.6 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122593650 View

Jacob P. Leese papers, 1837-1862

Title: Jacob P. Leese papers 1837-1862

Consists of personal and business correspondence, indentures, legal documents, ship's papers, accounts, inventories, and maps, documenting the activities, business interests, and land holdings of early California merchant Jacob P. Leese, his wife Rosalia Vallejo de Leese, and his partner Thomas O. Larkin, between the years 1837 to 1862. Items of note include indentures for three Chinese servants transported to California from Hong Kong in 1849; accounts for the brig , on which Leese traveled to China to engage in trade (1849); a signed account statement of John C. Fremont for the United States Army (1847); accounts with Hudson's Bay Company (1841); and deeds and other legal documents for land holdings in San Francisco, Monterey, and Sonoma, including Rancho Sausal. The collection also contains three manuscript maps depicting Rancho Sotoyome (surveyed by Jasper O'Farrell, 1844); lots 327 and 328 at Broad Way and Battery in San Francisco (surveyed by William M. Eddy, 1850); and lots in Monterey belonging to Thomas Larkin and others prior to 1848 (1849). Eveline

ArchivalResource: 1 oversize box; (2 linear feet)

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Larkin, Thomas Oliver, 1802-1858. Letter to José Castro : Monterey : ALS, 1845 June 14.

Title: Letter to José Castro : Monterey : ALS, 1845 June 14.

Letter offering the aid of U.S. authorities in the recovery of horses taken from Arce and his men.

ArchivalResource: Originals : [1] leaf ; 31 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 92:7-20) and positive.

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Worden, Perry (Perry James), 1866-1945. Gleanings from History 1937-1945, clippings.

Title: Gleanings from History 1937-1945, clippings.

Consists of 62 newspaper columns by Perry Worden, plus two articles by Worden and one book review on a biography of George Bancroft, by Daniel Wood. All materials were published in the Pasadena Star News from 1937-1945. All the columns are about California history, and several pertain to figures prominent in Monterey history; e.g. John Lorimer Worden, Thomas O. Larkin, Charles Warren Stoddard, Charles Rollo Peters, Robert Louis Stevenson, and a two-part review of Anne B. Fisher's "The Salinas Upside Down River."

ArchivalResource: 1 document box: 71 items; 39 x 30 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/123081893 View

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868. Letters to John Black and Thomas O. Larkin [facsimiles], 1845, October 27.

Title: Letters to John Black and Thomas O. Larkin [facsimiles], 1845, October 27.

Negative photostats of two letters sent from James Buchanan in the U.S. State Department to John Black and Thomas O. Larkin. The letter to Larkin was sent along with a package for John Charles Frémont, and the letter addressed to Black originally accompanied a communication for Larkin. The letters appear to have been copied by hand, probably by Josiah Royce, who also included notes on the Larkin letter.

ArchivalResource: 2 facsimilies.

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Green, Talbot H., 1810-1889. Letter to Juan Abaya : Monterey, Calif. : ALS, 1849 July 22.

Title: Letter to Juan Abaya : Monterey, Calif. : ALS, 1849 July 22.

References to José Limantour and Thomas O. Larkin.

ArchivalResource: 1 leaf ; 25 cm.

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Buchanan, James, 1791-1868. Letter : Washington, D.C., to Thomas O. Larkin, [Monterey, Calif.], 1847 Jan. 13.

Title: Letter : Washington, D.C., to Thomas O. Larkin, [Monterey, Calif.], 1847 Jan. 13.

Autograph letter signed. Relates to raising troops for the war against Mexico.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 26 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52246152 View

Faxon Dean Atherton Papers, 1831-1932

Title: Faxon Dean Atherton Papers 1831-1932

ArchivalResource: 9 boxes and 2 oversize boxes; (4.5 linear feet)

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Leese, Jacob P. (Jacob Primer), 1809-1892. Jacob P. Leese papers, 1836-1863.

Title: Jacob P. Leese papers, 1836-1863.

Consists of personal and business correspondence of Leese and his partner Thomas Oliver Larkin regarding their ownership of the U.S.S. Eveline; Leese's personal and legal correspondence, including his naturalization papers; indentures for three Chinese workers; and documents pertaining to Leese's role in Monterey as City Treasurer and stockholder in the Monterey Wharf Company. Correspondents include: Faxon Dean Atherton; W.F. Conrad; John Cooper; Joseph B. Eaton; Rafael Garcia; Jesus Moreno, and Henry Mellus. Items of note include a signed account statement of John C. Fremont for the U.S. Army, ca. 1847, and an account of gold dust sales in 1849. Also contains correspondence and legal documents regarding Leese v. U.S. Government, a land claim for Punto de Pinos in Monterey County, Calif.; a deed for Rancho Sausal from Mariano G. Vallejo to his sister, Rosalia, and her heirs; and three manuscript maps: Rancho Satoyme [Sotoyome], 20 Sept. 1844 by Jasper O'Farrell; Battery Street between Broadway and Green [San Francisco], 12 July 185[0] by William M. Eddy; and lots in Monterey, prior to 1848, drawn by Lt. Davis, Oct. 1849.

ArchivalResource: 1 oversize box (1.5 linear ft.)

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Rainsford, John. Títulos de propiedad en Monterey, 1835-1859.

Title: Títulos de propiedad en Monterey, 1835-1859.

Includes Expediente relativo a un solar en Monterey (file concerning a lot in Monterey), 1835-1843, including petition of John Rainsford and other documents; another Expediente relativo a un solar in Monterey, 1836-1850, including transfer of title from María Victoria Beltrán to Patricio Estrada and others; deed from Thomas O. Larkin to James McKinlay for a house and lot in Monterey, 1849; and court documents relating to the case of Francisco Perez Pacheco vs. mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, 1859.

ArchivalResource: 4 folders in portfolio.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26760357 View

Atherton, Faxon Dean, 1815-1877. Faxon Dean Atherton papers, 1852-1934 (bulk 1852-1881).

Title: Faxon Dean Atherton papers, 1852-1934 (bulk 1852-1881).

Contains correspondence from Atherton's business associates including partner George H. Bowen, his San Francisco agent Alexander B. Grogan, Samuel D. Crane and Thomas O. Larkin, among others. The letters describe business and trade prospects in San Francisco, Califorina, Valparaíso, Chile and Europe for flour, oil, lumber, mining, speculation and real estate, and dealings with Charles Loring in Boston, Castro at Rancho San Lorenzo, and Alsop & Co., among others. The letters also describe farming and ranching in California, fires in Sacramento, San Francisco and Marysville, streets and sidewalks in San Francisco, and life in Chile. Also includes bills of lading, financial, real estate and legal documents.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (0.2 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/85257902 View

Kelsey, Rayner Wickersham, 1879-1934. Rayner Wickersham Kelsey papers, 1908-1916.

Title: Rayner Wickersham Kelsey papers, 1908-1916.

Correspondence, chiefly with Alfred Otis Larkin and Sampson Tams, and notes concerning Thomas Oliver Larkin and the Larkin Family. Data obtained from Samuel Hopkins Willey is included. With the above: Extract from a letter, July 5, 1846, from Captain Blake, H.M.S. Juno, to the Admiralty; copies of the Larkin memorial resolution, Oct. 30, 1858, by the Society of California Pioneers, and the biographies of Mr. & Mrs. Larkin by Mrs. F.H. Day from the Hesperian, Apr.-May, 1859. (3 folders)

ArchivalResource: 17 folders in portfolio.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26760373 View

Thompson, Alpheus B. (Alpheus Basil), 1797-1869. Alpheus B. Thompson papers, 1825-1864.

Title: Alpheus B. Thompson papers, 1825-1864.

Contains 147 items of correspondence, legal documents and shipping documents concerning early California history. Following is a list of persons, ships and subjects related to the collection.

ArchivalResource: 2 volumes, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder, 1 tube (1 linear foot)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84653505 View

Monterey Public Library. California History Room. Biography clippings : GROUP folder 1883-2003.

Title: Biography clippings : GROUP folder 1883-2003.

ArchivalResource: 3 folders.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/636770817 View

Monterey Public Library. California History Room. Biography clippings : LARKIN, Thomas Oliver 1898-1992.

Title: Biography clippings : LARKIN, Thomas Oliver 1898-1992.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/636771446 View

Leese, Jacob P. (Jacob Primer), 1809-1892. Papers, 1836-1863.

Title: Papers, 1836-1863.

Personal and business correspondence of Leese and his partner, Thomas Oliver Larkin; legal documents, including indentures, deeds, and naturalization papers; and other papers, including maps.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28419813 View

Atherton, George H. B. Faxon Dean Atherton papers, 1831-1932.

Title: Faxon Dean Atherton papers, 1831-1932.

Comprises business records and correspondence documenting Atherton's mercantile relationships and activities in Boston, California, Hawaii, and Valparaiso; correspondence, deeds, and other documents relating to Atherton's real estate investments in California, including San Lorenzo Ranch in Alameda County and Valparaiso Park in San Mateo County; and legal documents and other papers concerning Atherton's estate after his death. Proclamations and correspondence in English and Spanish (1845-1848) document escalating tensions between the United States and Mexico in California in the 1840s, culminating in the Mexican War. The collection also contains Atherton's diary for the years 1836 to 1839, which he kept while he lived in California, as well as business letters and receipts created by Atherton's sons, George H.B. Atherton and Faxon D. Atherton, Jr., and letters concerning the Atherton family genealogy. Correspondents include Thomas O. Larkin, José Castro, Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, Alpheus B. Thompson, Nathan Spear, George Henry Bowen, and Alexander B. Grogan.

ArchivalResource: 11 boxes (4.5 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122394834 View