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Brooks, George Jones, 1818-1885. George Jones Brooks letters : San Francisco, Calif. : ALS, 1869-1881.

Title: George Jones Brooks letters : San Francisco, Calif. : ALS, 1869-1881.

Ten letters to Brooks's niece, Nellie Goodhue, and one letter to his sister, Mary Brooks Goodhue. The first seven letters are written during a year-long trip to Calif. taken with another niece, also known as "Nellie," Ellen Brooks Goodhue. In these letters, Brooks describes their social life and lodgings in San Francisco, as well as shorter trips to San Raphael and Yosemite. The next three letters, written between Feb. 1871 and Feb. 1875, further describe Brooks's social engagements in San Francisco during subsequent stays. The letter (6 p.) to Brooks's sister, dated Jan. 2, 1881, describes a visit to Pancho Springs, Colo. where Nellie Goodhue was then living with her husband. Includes typed biographical sketch (2 leaves) supplied by the donor from a secondary source.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122544522 View

Brooks Memorial Library original building collection, 1885-1966.

Title: Brooks Memorial Library original building collection, 1885-1966.

Newspaper clipping, contracts, draft of opening address, architect's specifications for the building; letter describing the sale of the building to the U.S. Government for a parking lot for the post office; copy of will of George J. Brooks and copy of a document from his heirs transferring the property to the trustees of the library.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder (9 items) : ill. ; 24 x 30 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/773091788 View

Brooks, George J. (George Jones), 1818-1886. Inventory of real estate, stocks, and mortgages, 1882 Aug. 1.

Title: Inventory of real estate, stocks, and mortgages, 1882 Aug. 1.

Handwritten list of properties, stocks, etc., including number of shares and monetary value.

ArchivalResource: 1 leaf ; 29 x 22 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/773089732 View

Brooks, George J. (George Jones), 1818-1886. George J. Brooks dedication speech, 1886.

Title: George J. Brooks dedication speech, 1886.

Handwritten draft of the speech Brooks planned to give at the dedication of the Brooks Memorial Library. Written on the back of a page torn from an accounts book, with transactions from 1875.

ArchivalResource: 1 leaf ; 29 x 22 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/773038029 View