Vera B. Cornell collection on the Donner Party, 1956-1983.

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Vera B. Cornell collection on the Donner Party, 1956-1983.

Documents Vera B. Cornell's research on the Donner Party. Includes transcripts of letters from the Charles Fayette McGlashan papers and correspondence, ephemera, clippings, and miscellaneous materials relating to the Donner Party.

1 box (.4 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8180788

UC Berkeley Libraries

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McGlashan, C. F. (Charles Fayette), 1847-1931

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Biography Charles Fayette McGlashan was born in Wisconsin in 1847 and came overland with his father and sisters, arriving at Placerville in September 1854. He attended Sotoyme Institute, Healdsburg, California, from 1861 to 1865 and Williston Seminary in Massachusetts, 1868-1870. From 1872, McGlashan lived in Truckee almost continuously. Until 1874 he was principal of the public schools, resigning in October to go to Utah as corre...

Cornell, Vera B.

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