Joseph Webb Winans papers, [ca. 1853-1887].

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Joseph Webb Winans papers, [ca. 1853-1887].

college class notes; drafts and clippings of speeches (some re Chinese immigration and the University of California), poems and editorials by him; and an agreement with David N. Hawley over disputed claim for a portion of Seal Rock Rancho in San Francisco, 1872. memorial tributes, 1887, from the Bar Association of San Francisco and the California Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children containing biographical information, and a diploma from the University of California, 1881, for his son.

1 carton, 1 portfolio.

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Winans, Joseph Webb, 1820-1887.

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