Henry Lebbeus Oak papers, 1884-1905.

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Henry Lebbeus Oak papers, 1884-1905.

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Part I: Mostly letters from Josiah Royce concerning his attempts to obtain information from John C. Frémont and Jessie Benton Fremont about the conquest of California, 1884-1901; include notes corrected by Jessie Benton Frémont. Part II: Miscellaneous correspondence and papers, mainly relative to Oak's authorship of Bancroft's works, 1882-1904. Part III: Correspondence of George R. Williams concerning Oak's estate, 1906-1928; three letters from Ora Oak included.

Originals: 1 box (0.2 linear feet)9 letters from Josiah Royce: partial microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 560:13) and positive.

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