Richard H. Dillon Collection of Photographs of San Francisco and the Mother Lode, 1900-1950

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Richard H. Dillon Collection of Photographs of San Francisco and the Mother Lode, 1900-1950

Richard Hugh Dillon (1924- ) was a librarian and the author of many articles and books on California, including (1961), (1966), (1967), (1970), and (1982). The collection consists of ca. 300 photographs of old and new San Francisco Chinatown and the Mother Lode country, as well as photostats, captions, and signed mounts. There are also illustrative photographs used in Richard H. Dillon's (1962). California trail herd The legend of Grizzly Adams Fool's gold: the biography of John Sutter Humbugs and heroes: a gallery of California pioneers Delta country Hatchet men

2 boxes (1.0 linear ft.)

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Stellman, Louis J. (Louis John), 1877-1961

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Louis J. Stellman was born on January 6, 1877 in Baltimore, Maryland. After briefly trying pharmacy, then telegraphy, he settled down at the turn of the century as a Los Angeles newspaperman. In 1902 he moved to San Francisco and worked as a reporter, then an editor, for the NEWS. He later became an editorial and feature writer for the BULLETIN. He wrote books and articles on the side and became a serious photographer. From the description of Louis J. Stellman Papers, 1910-1989. (Cal...

Dillon, Richard H.

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Richard Hugh Dillon was born Jan. 16, 1924 in Sausalito, CA; AB (1948), AM (1949), and BLS (1950), UC Berkeley; asst. librarian (1950-53) and librarian (1953-79), Sutro Library, San Francisco; author of many articles and books on California, including: California trail herd (1961), The legend of Grizzly Adams (1966), Fool's gold : the biography of John Sutter (1967), Humbugs and heroes : a gallery of California pioneers (1970), and Delta country (1982). From the description of Papers...