Paul Percy Parker collection of historical documents pertaining to Monterey County, California, 1782-1936.

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Paul Percy Parker collection of historical documents pertaining to Monterey County, California, 1782-1936.

Correspondence, manuscripts of narratives and memoirs, official documents, and clippings dealing predominantly with the Monterey and Salinas Valley areas before 1900. Includes documents signed by officials and pioneers in California such as Jose Figueroa, Mexican Governor of California (1833-1835), and David Spence, an early pioneer. Includes early Spanish and Mexican documents and 1936 Salinas lettuce strike.

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Soto, José M.

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Figueroa, José Manuel

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Quixano, Manuel.

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Colton, Walter, 1797-1851

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Conveyed as alcalde of Monterey. Seals of alcalde's office affixed to the documents. From the description of Grants to William D. Robinson for building lots in Monterey, Calif., [1848 July 10 and July 29]. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 25616384 ...

Castillo Negrete, Luis del.

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Monterey Home Guard.

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Micheltorena, Manuel, 1802-1853

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Brigadier General of the Mexican Army, Adjutant General of the Mexican Army, Commandant-General and Inspector of the Department of the Californias, [13th Mexican Governor of Alta, California]. From the description of Proclamation, 1844 Dec. 16. (Natural History Museum Foundation, Los Angeles County). WorldCat record id: 23250422 ...

Castro, Simeon.

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Pinta, Rafael.

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Diasy Garcia, Manuel.

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Estrada, Jose Ramon.

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Villegas, Ygnacio Pedro, 1840-1914

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Butron, Nicolas.

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Monterey Union League.

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Bernal, Josefina

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Soto, Joaquín

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Spence, David L.

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When WW II cut off the United States supply of natural rubber it became imperative that synthetic substitutes be produced. The Rubber Reserve Company was created for this purpose. Two different approaches were pursued: one sought to cultivate natural rubber substitutes, the other sought a wholly synthetic substitute. David Spence was a leading specialist in the production of rubber and had already been involved in an earlier attempt to produce rubber from the guayule shrub during the period 1926...

Munras, Estevan.

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Jacks, David, 1795-1882

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Pacheco, Tomás 1825-1914

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Feliz, Federico Ponciano.

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Castro, Manuel António de, fl. 1814-1862

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Woodside, Preston K.

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Forbes, J. Alexander.

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Zu~niga, José de.

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Escamilla, J. S.

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Parker, Paul Percy,

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Paul Percy Parker was a newspaperman in California'a Salinas Valley. From the description of Paul Percy Parker collection of historical documents pertaining to Monterey County, California, 1782-1936. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122546293 ...

Johnson, William Stacy.

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Soldier from South Carolina serving in the Palmetto Regiment during the Mexican War. From the description of William S. Johnson papers, 1847-1848. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 30819356 Johnson, professor of chemistry at Stanford University, was generally regarded as one of the major figures in 20th-century organic chemistry. He served as head of Stanford's chemistry department from 1960 to 1969, and after resigning that post, was appointed the Jackson-...

Basso, Cirillo.

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Martin, Daniel R. (Daniel Richard)

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Espinosa, Salvadore de, 1728-

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Estrada, José Manuel 1842-1894

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Mac Dougall, Frederick A.

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Ackerman, John D., 1804-1881

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Sailor. From the description of Statement of John D. Ackerman, Sr., of his first trip to California : Kona, Territory of Hawaii : typed transcript, 1901 Oct. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122508918 ...

Merriam, Frank Finley, 1865-1955

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Educator, newspaperman, assemblyman, senator, Lieutenant Governor and 28th Governor of California from 1934-1939. From the description of Frank Finley Merriam papers, 1867-1953 (bulk 1925-1935) (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 26754728 From the description of Frank F. Merriam papers : additions, 1934-1938. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 25664621 ...

Castro, Juan de.

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