Milton D. Eisner papers, 1854-1961 (bulk 1933-1958).

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Milton D. Eisner papers, 1854-1961 (bulk 1933-1958).

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Consists of papers from the Eisner/Reinstein family and subject files collected by Eisner regarding postal and express services in early California and the West, philatelic and numismatic materials, miscellaneous materials relating to San Francisco and the Bay Area, Californiana, and Americana. Also includes transcript of a radio interview with Eisner about express mail pioneer Pilsbury "Chips" Hodgkins and a biographical sketch of Hodgkins. Formats include: printed ephemera, clippings, publications, and correspondence.

2 cartons, 1 box, 4 oversize folders (3.1 linear ft.)

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Eisner, Milton Daniel, 1886-1959.

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Biographical Sketch Milton Daniel Eisner was born in San Francisco on July 15, 1886. His father, Milton S. Eisner was a prominent San Francisco attorney, his mother, Lena Reinstein Eisner was a member of a prominent San Francisco family, her brother Jacob B. Reinstein, having served as a Regent of the University of California at the turn of the century. Both of Eisner's parents were native Californians. He obtained his primary education in th...

Eisner, Milton S.

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Eisner family.

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Hodgkins, Pilsbury, 1825-1892.

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Born in Nobleboro, Maine on 1825 Feb. 17. At age sixteen, Hodgkins went to Boston and was apprenticed to Dolbeare and Sons, Shipwrights and Caulkers. He earned passage to the goldfields as a ship's carpenter, earning the name "Chips". He spent a few years in partnership as a miner and blacksmith in Tuolumne Co., but is known primarily as the most famous express messenger in early California. From the description of "Chips": an autobiography : photocopied typescript, [after 1892?]. (U...

Eisner, Lena Reinstein.

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