Papers of Joseph Pownall, 1840-1926.

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Papers of Joseph Pownall, 1840-1926.

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The collection consists of letters, manuscripts (including 5 journals) 30 bound volumes, and 4 maps related to the life and activities of Dr. Joseph Pownall and the Pownall family. There is material concerning the town of Columbia, CA, and the Southern mines; business papers of the Tuolumne County Water Company; a narrative of an overland journey from Louisiana to Mariposa, CA, in 1849; high schools in San Francisco, CA, in the 1870s; and information about the University of California in the 1880s. Family members represented in the collection include: Mary C. Harrison Newell Pownall, Joseph Benjamin Pownall, and Lucy Alice Harrison Pownall Senger.

Approx. 1,775 pieces.14 boxes.30 volumes.2 large folders.1 map.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6736950

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Pownall, Joseph, 1818-1890.

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Dr. Joseph Pownall made an overland journey from Louisiana to California seeking gold in 1849. After working the Mariposa diggings, he went to Columbia in 1852 and bought stock in the Tuolumne County Water Company, where he served as a company officer until his death. Dr. Pownall married Mary C. Harrison Newall, the widow of William Henry Newell, who had been one of the founders of the Tuolumne County Water Company in 1851. From the description of Papers of Joseph Pownall, 1840-1926....

Tuolumne County Water Company

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Pownall, Mary c. (Mrs. Joseph Pownall)

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Senger, Lucy Pownall.

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Pownall, Joseph Benjamin, 1858-

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University of California (1868-1952)

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