John Bidwell letters, 1895-1899.
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Hunt, Rockwell Dennis, 1868-
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Historian, educator. Ph. D., Johns Hopkins University (1895). Taught at University of the Pacific, San Jose, Calif. (1896-1902). Principal, San Jose High School (1902-1908). Professor of Economics (1908-1920) and Dean of Graduate School (1920-1945) at University of Southern California. Director of California History Foundation at University of the Pacific, Stockton, Calif. (1946-1954). Author of numerous books and pamphlets on various aspects of California history, including "California and Cali...
Bidwell, John, 1819-1900
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Bidwell was a noted early Calif. pioneer, landowner, and statesman. He helped form the Western Immigration Society in 1840, which led to the formation of the Bidwell-Bartleson wagon train, the first emigrant train to Calif. He travelled through Utah in 1841, then forged the Calif. immigrant trail. In 1846 he wrote the Bear Flag platform. In 1848, he began buying his ranch, Rancho de Arroyo Chico, also known as Rancho Chico. From the description of Rancho de Arroyo Chico ledger and re...
