Joseph Cummings Rowell papers, 1884-1937.

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Joseph Cummings Rowell papers, 1884-1937.

Correspondence as Librarian, University of California, relating to the acquisition of the Bancroft Library, to the search for Kaweah Colony material and for the papers of E.R. Sill; papers relating to his library classification system and to his activities in the California Library Association; notes, clippings, and related materials on other libraries. With this: Correspondence with William A.L. Knowles James J. Martin, John H. Redstone and others concerning acquisition of Kaweah Cooperative Colony material for the University of California Library. (9 folders). Also, letter from Josiah Royce.

Originals: 3 boxesMicrofilm copies of selected items : 2 microfilm reels : negative and positive.

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California Library Association

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Bancroft Library

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Royce, Josiah, 1855-1916

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Josiah Royce was born in Grass Valley, California, on November 20, 1855. He received a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1885 and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Johns Hopkins University in 1878. Royce taught English and philosophy at both Berkeley and Harvard, and was also active in the study of the American West. He spent a significant amount of time from 1883 to 1891 writing both histories and novels relating to California history. Royce Hall at UCLA and the Grass Valley Library...

Sill, Edward Rowland, 1841-1887

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"Andrew Hedbrooke" is a pseudonym of Edward Rowland Sill. From the description of Andrew Hedbrooke poems in "A Nest of Lyrics" [manuscript], no date. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 420535324 Confederate soldier, adjutant of the 2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment; from Flat Rock (Kershaw District), S.C. From the description of Letters, 1862-1864. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154270931 From the description of Letters, 186...

Martin, J. J. (James John)

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J. J. Martin was co-founder of the Kaweah Cooperative Colony of California, a short-lived cooperative society in Tulare County, California, 1885-1991, which ended when the government denied their claim to the land and established Sequoia National Park. Martin was subsequently a commission salesman in Victoria, British Columbia during the Klondike Gold Rush, then became involved in an attempt to establish a colony in Tasmania, and later helped organize the Merchant Service Guild of C...

Redstone, John H.,

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University of California, Berkeley. Library

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Rowell, Joseph Cummings, 1853-1938

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Kaweah Colony

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The Kaweah Cooperative Colony, established in 1886 and inspired by Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward, was a short-lived utopian community organized in Tulare County, California. From the description of Kaweah Cooperative Colony papers, 1886-1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127629 ...

Knowles, William (Composer)

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Online Archive of California

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