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Perkins, William, 1827-1893. Journal, 1849-1851.

Title: Journal, 1849-1851.

Journal chronicling three years residence in California. Typescript. Several letters in Spanish.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122571414 View

Allison, Samuel P., 1827-1857. Letter to John S. Claybrooke, 1843 October 8.

Title: Letter to John S. Claybrooke, 1843 October 8.

Allison, a student at the University of Virginia gives his impressions of professors Gessner Harrison and Edward H. Courtenay, and sends news of the Minor brothers and fellow student William Perkins.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56570326 View

Perkins, William, 1827-1893. El Campo de los Sonoraenses or Three Years Residence in California : ms., 1849-1852.

Title: El Campo de los Sonoraenses or Three Years Residence in California : ms., 1849-1852.

Account of journey from New Orleans via Mexico to California; descriptions of San Francisco and of fires there; experiences mining around Sonora; Indians, Mexicans, French and Chinese in California; crime and criminals and formation of Vigilance Committees; gamblers and gambling; a brief history of the discovery of gold in California; anecdotes concerning bears. The diary ends with return to New Orleans via Panama. Three drawings tipped in. Indexed.

ArchivalResource: Originals : [11] p., 274 leaves ; 30 cm.Copies : 1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 538:10) and positive.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26643483 View

Clapp, William Warland, Jr., 1826-1891. Correspondence, 1790-1891 (bulk 1840-1891)

Title: William Warland Clapp correspondence, 1790-1891 (inclusive), 1840-1891 (bulk)

Letters to American journalist and author William Warland Clapp Jr. from his friends, colleagues, and family. Also includes some other papers.

ArchivalResource: 11 boxes (4.5 linear feet)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01878/catalog View

Southern filibusters collection, 1851-1914 (bulk 1851-1858).

Title: Southern filibusters collection, 1851-1914 (bulk 1851-1858).

Collection comprises miscellaneous manuscript and printed items pertaining to the activities of southern expansionists in Latin America. Also known as southern filibusters, the expansionists hoped to bolster southern power and influence by acquiring Baja California, parts of Nicaragua, and Cuba as U.S. territories where slavery and the slave economy could be perpetuated. The collection includes a letter, dated 1855, to the editors of the Picayune by William Perkins, who describes life and the political situation in Greytown (also known as San Juan del Norte), a Nicaraguan city briefly controlled by William Walker, a filibuster who installed himself as president of Nicaragua before being ousted by U.S. troops; an anonymously written handwritten article describing a dangerous filibustering expedition to Cuba; several printed speeches on U.S. neutrality and slavery in U.S. territories by John A. Quitman, governor of Mississippi and later U.S. congressman, who was charged with violations of neutrality law for his efforts to assist filibustering operations in Cuba; and another printed speech by Pierre Soulé, a U.S. senator from Louisiana, arguing against President Franklin Pierce's policy of non-intervention in Caribbean affairs. Also included in the collection are issues of newspapers containing articles pertaining to filibustering in Cuba and Central America. They include an issue of El Independiente, the organ of a Cuban expatriate community in New Orleans, La., that supported U.S. filibustering efforts on the island; an issue of El Nicaragüense, an English language newspaper dating from the time of William Walker's rule; and an issue of the Central American, a newspaper based in Greytown, Nicaragua, during the period of American control. Some documents are in Spanish.

ArchivalResource: 18 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/287024960 View

The Chinese in California, 1850-1925

Title: The Chinese in California 1850-1925

The Chinese in California, 1850-1925 illustrates nineteenth and early twentieth century Chinese immigration to California through about 8,000 images and pages of primary source materials. Included are photographs, original art, cartoons and other illustrations; letters, excerpts from diaries, business records, and legal documents; as well as pamphlets, broadsides, speeches, sheet music, and other printed matter. These documents describe the experiences of Chinese immigrants in California, including the nature of inter-ethnic tensions. They also document the specific contributions of Chinese immigrants to commerce and business, architecture and art, agriculture and other industries, and cultural and social life in California. Chinatown in San Francisco receives special treatment as the oldest and largest community of Chinese in the United States. Also included is documentation of smaller Chinese communities throughout California, as well as material reflecting on the experiences of individuals. Although necessarily selective, such a large body of materials presents a full spectrum of representation and opinion. The materials in this online compilation are drawn from collections at The Bancroft Library, University of California Berkeley; The Ethnic Studies Library, University of California Berkeley; and The California Historical Society, San Francisco.

ArchivalResource: 2710 digital library objects (5349 items)

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