William Edward Colby Papers, 1892-1964

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William Edward Colby Papers, 1892-1964

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Letters; manuscripts of his writings; notes; reprints and copies of articles; diaries; newspaper clippings, and photographs, relating to the Sierra Club; John Muir; conservation (including material on the recession of Yosemite and the Hetch Hetchy controversy); mining law; his Chinese art collection; and genealogy. Included also: letters (typed transcripts) written by John Muir, mainly to his daughter Helen.

Number of containers: 2 boxes, 3 cartons, and 1 oversize folder

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Bancroft Library

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Colby, William Edward, 1875-1964

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Biographical Sketch William Edward Colby was born in Benicia, California, in 1875. His mother, Caroline Amelia (Smith) Colby, had been a teacher in the Young Ladies Seminary, and his father, Gilbert Winslow Colby, was a `49er, merchant, state assemblyman and state senator. After attending public schools in Benicia and Berkeley, Colby was graduated from the Hastings College of Law in 1898. He began his practice in San Francisco and soon specia...