Pleasants family papers, 1856-1973 (bulk 1860-1869, 1920-1940)

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Pleasants family papers, 1856-1973 (bulk 1860-1869, 1920-1940)

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf967nb619

This collection comprises the personal papers of J.E. Pleasants and his first and second wives, Mary Refugio Carpenter Pleasants and Adelina Pleasants, and includes diaries, correspondence, manuscripts, negatives, and photographic prints. J.E. Pleasants' long association with the Santa Ana Mountains and Santiago Canyon, cattle ranching, and beekeeping are all documented. The diaries and correspondence of Mary Refugio Carpenter Pleasants provide a glimpse into life in Southern California in the 1860s. Adelina Pleasants' work as a writer of Southern California and Orange County history in the early 20th century is also represented. The collection contains some tintypes, cabinet cards, and a carte-de-visite album documenting a number of Southern California pioneers, including members of the Carpenter and Wolfskill families.

2.9 linear feet; (8 boxes and 1 oversize folder); 231 digitized objects

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University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6666693

University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections

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Pleasants family

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Biographies J.E. Pleasants Joseph Edward Pleasants, known to his friends as Ed, was born in Missouri in 1839, the son of James and Lydia Pleasants. His mother died in 1848 and in 1849 he traveled with his father across the continent to the California gold fields. In 1851 the family moved to Solano County, settling in what is still known as Pleasants Valley. In 1856 J.E. moved to Los Angeles County to a...

Wolfskill family

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Pleasants, J. E., Mrs.

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Carpenter family

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Pleasants, Joseph E. (Joseph Edward), 1839-1934

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Pleasants, Mary Refugio Carpenter

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