William C. Hendricks papers, 1849-1929.

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William C. Hendricks papers, 1849-1929.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122381646

Consists of personal and business correspondence, diaries, and legal documents relating to mining claims in Butte County, Calif., together with political correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other papers pertaining to Hendricks's terms as State Senator (1873-1877), State Prison Director (1883-1887), and Secretary of State of the State of Calif. (1887-1889). Includes correspondence and clippings pertaining to prison reform, as well as legislation on the preservation of trees, and letters from John Muir. A small amount of material, particularly obituary clippings, relatesto other members of the Hendricks family.

5 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)

California historical society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6697216

California historical society

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Morris Ravine Mining Company.

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California. Secretary of State

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California. Director of Prisons

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Oregon Gulch Mining Company.

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Hendricks, William C. (William Chalmers), 1825-1892

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Miner and state government official, who came to California from Indiana in 1849. From the description of Papers, 1849-1891. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 28419751 Hendricks was a miner and state government official who came to Calif. from Indiana in 1849. He settled in Butte County, where he organinzed the Oregon Gulch Mining Company with his younger brother, Thomas P. In the late 1870s, they established the Morris Ravine Mining Company. Hendricks als...