Sesquicentennial Exhibits, 1999-2000.

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Sesquicentennial Exhibits, 1999-2000.

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Correspondence and other documents relating to the sesquicentennial of the California State Library, most notably the "Rich, Rare & Curious" exhibit held at the Crocker Art Gallery in Sacramento but also including a daguerreotype exhibit, a book signing for J. S. Holliday's "Rush to Riches," a book titled "California 49," and contemporary fine printing keepsakes.

1 manuscript box; 15 1/2 x 12 x 3 in.

California state library

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California state library

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California state library

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History The Spanish settled in California in 1769. The first permanent settlement was started when soldiers and sailors established permanent residence in San Diego. San Jose de Guadalupe was the first pueblo in California. It was founded November 29, 1777 by five colonists who had come to California with explorer, Juan Baptista de Anza. From 1769 to 1822 California was under Spanish rule. In 1822, California declared independence...

Holliday, J. S

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Jaquelin Smith Holliday II was born on June 10, 1924 in Indianapolis, and served in the United States Navy during World War II. He graduated from Yale University in 1948 with a degree in history and was prepared to enter his family's steel business when noted rare book dealer Ed Eberstadt showed Holliday William Swain's 1849 diary of his journey to California, suggesting that it could be the basis of an important book. Holliday took Eberstadt's advice and began work on what was originally titled...

Starr, Kevin

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Dr. Kevin Starr is the University Professor of History at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. From 1994 to 2004 he served as the California State Librarian and was honored with the title of California State Librarian Emeritus upon his retirement. His writing has won a Guggenheim Fellowship and gold and silver medals from the Commonwealth Club of California. From the description of Kevin Starr papers, 1969- (California State Library). WorldCat record id: 57710357 ...

Kurutz, Gary F.

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Crocker Art Museum.

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