Eduard Bergner papers, 1926-1954.

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Eduard Bergner papers, 1926-1954.

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Business papers pertaining to cases handled by Bergner, most of which concern the estate of Mark Hopkins, one of the investors in the Central Pacific Railroad; and a contest over the will of Frank G. Weber, a wealthy farmer of Broderick in Yolo County, Calif. Hopkins material consists chiefly of correspondence between Bergner and the law firms of Pillsbury, Madison, ? along with legal documents, a report giving Hopkins' family history and biography, and photocopies of documents and letters written by Hopkins. Weber material consists of correspondence (1950-1954) between Bergner and John F. Downey of Downey, Brand, Seymour, and Rohwer, attorneys in Sacramento; with related correspondence and reports concerned with Bergner's investigation of the Weber case, notes on witnesses and prospective jurors, and newspaper clippings. Other papers include correspondence and notes dealing with Bergner's investigation, on behalf of Alaskan salmon fisheries, of Haida Indian land and fishing rights in Alaska; and a typescript of Bergner's short story, Roses of Jericho, written under the pseudonym of Kurt Bergner.

3 boxes (1.0 linear ft.)

California historical society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6697232

California historical society

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Bergner, Eduard, 1887-1963.

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Bergner was a private investigator, of San Francisco, Calif. From the description of Eduard Bergner papers, 1926-1954. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122381682 ...

Hopkins, Mark, 1813-1878

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Mark Hopkins was one of the "Big Four" in the Central Pacific Railroad. From the description of Mark Hopkins letter : Sacramento, Calif. to William N. Seet, Gold Hill, Nev. : ALS, 1865 Nov 1. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 52394361 ...

Ropes, Gray Boyden, and Perkins.

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Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, 1979

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Downey, John F. (John Florin), 1846-

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John Florin Downey, who served as a drummer boy with the Union forces in the Civil war, came to the University of Minnesota as professor of mathematics in 1880, and was Dean of the College of Science, Literature, and the Arts from 1903 until his retirement in 1915. From 1916 to 1919 he taught in universities at Nanking and Peking, China. From the description of John F. Downey papers, 1864-1936. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63314360 John Florin ...

Weber, Frank G. d. 1949

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