Treat, Archibald J. (Archibald Jennings), 1864-1949
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Lawyer, of San Francisco, Calif., who was also a banker, photographer, sportsman, and author.
From the description of Papers, 1887-1948. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 28420526
Treat was a San Francisco lawyer, banker, and amateur sportsman and photographer. He was a founding member of the Pacific Coast Amateur Photographic Association, which later became the California Camera Club. He was also a public speaker, as well as editor and/or contributor to several newspapers and magazines, including the Sausalito Advocate, Western Field, Sunset Magazine, and Camera Craft. He was married in 1892 to Helen Augusta Bosqui, daughter of the printer Edward Bosqui. They had two children, Laura and Van Allen Treat.
From the description of Archibald J. Treat papers, 1884-1960. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122642319
Working his way up from office boy for the Central Pacific Railroad office to secretary to Stephen T. Gage, assistant to Railroad president Leland Stanford, Treat was admitted to the California bar in 1897.
From the description of Archibald J. Treat photograph collection, 1887-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122500382
Treat was a San Francisco lawyer, sportsman, and amateur photographer, born in Virginia City, Nev. He passed the Calif. Bar Exam in 1895, served as Director of the Olympic Club, and helped to found the Pacific Coast Amateur Photographic Association, which later became the California Camera Club. He married Helen Bosqui, daughter of Edward Bosqui, and had two children, Laura and Van Allen Treat.
From the description of Archibald J. Treat correspondence : ALS, 1888-[1930] (bulk 1888-1906). (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122509294
Archibald J. Treat was employed by the Central Pacific Rail Road in 1879 as an office boy and telegraph operator. He worked his way up to become secretary to Stephen T. Gage, who was assistant to Leland Stanford when Stanford was president of the CPRR. During the construction of Stanford University, Treat took photographs of the work in progress that were sent to Leland Stanford to keep him informed.
From the description of Archibald J. Treat papers, 1883-1961 (inclusive), 1883-1941 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702345644
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Working his way up from office boy for the Central Pacific Railroad office to secretary to Stephen T. Gage, assistant to Railroad president Leland Stanford, Treat was admitted to the California bar in 1897.
From the guide to the Archibald J. Treat photograph collection, 1887-1891, (Department of Special Collections and University Archives)
BIOGRAPHY
Archibald J. Treat was employed by the Central Pacific Rail Road in 1879 as an office boy and telegraph operator. He worked his way up to become secretary to Stephen T. Gage, who was assistant to Leland Stanford when Stanford was president of the CPRR. Treat also studied law while working for CPRR and was admitted to the California Bar in 1897. During the construction of Stanford University, Treat took photographs of the work in progress that were regularly sent to Leland Stanford to keep him informed.
From the guide to the Archibald J. Treat Papers, 1883-1961, (Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.)
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Subjects:
- Artists
- Banks and banking
- Earthquakes
- Fires
- Photography
- Photography
- Practice of law
- San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906
- San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906
- Sculptors
- Sports
- Sports
Occupations:
- Authors, American
- Authors, American
- Bankers
- Lawyers
- Photographers
- Photographers
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- California--San Francisco (as recorded)
- California (as recorded)
- San Francisco (Calif.) (as recorded)
- California (as recorded)
- California (as recorded)
- California--San Francisco (as recorded)
- California (as recorded)
