Benjamin Parke Avery miscellany, 1867-1885.

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Benjamin Parke Avery miscellany, 1867-1885.

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Consists of personal papers pertaining to Benjamin Parke Avery, including a two-page letter to his wife, Mary A. Fuller Avery, in which he describes a train ride taken on the unfinished Central Pacific Railroad with friends Charles Crocker and Leland Stanford. Contains material relating to his death, including a typescript of a poem by Ina Coolbrith, an account of Avery's funeral, and funeral remembrance cards. Includes published articles by and about Avery, along with biographical research on him, which include notes from the National Archives written by Alice L.W. Erickson, Jan. 1948.

2 folders (0.5 linear ft.)

California historical society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6759044

California historical society

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Avery, Benjamin Parke, 1828-1875

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Avery was a prominent Calif. newspaperman and pioneer born in New York City. He established and ran the Hydraulic Press and, with a partner, the Appeal. He served as state printer, 1861-1863. He was the editor of the San Francisco Evening Bulletin, and of the Overland Monthly, 1872-1874. He also served as United States Minister to the Chinese Imperial Court, 1874-1875. From the description of Benjamin Parke Avery miscellany, 1867-1885. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record...

Crocker, Charles, 1797-1861

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Erickson, Alice L. W.

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Central Pacific Railroad Company

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Signed by Leland Stanford, President of the C.P.R.R. Co. and E.H. Miller, Jr., Secretary of the C.P.R.R. Co. From the description of Land sale document to Samuel Manning, 1870 Aug. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754864271 California Central Railroad Company (CPRR); inc. 21 Apr. 1857; located at Folsom, Sacramento County; sold to Central Pacific Railroad, Nov. 10, 1864; in 1885 the Central Pacific Railroad was leased by the Southern Pacific Company (reorganized 1899 as Ce...

Stanford, Leland G. (Leland Ghent)

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Coolbrith, Ina D. (Ina Donna), 1842?-1928

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Kenney is a Mormon author and historian. From the guide to the Scott G. Kenney research materials, 1820-1984, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Ina Coolbrith was born as Josephine Donna Smith (niece of Mormon Church founder Joseph Smith) in Nauvoo, Illinois in 1841or 1842 (accounts differ). Following her father's death, which roughly coincided with the Mormons' expulsion from Illinois, Josephine's mother took her to St. Louis and married William Pickett. In 1850 the family ...