Reminiscences of John De Laittre : ms., 1910 Jan.

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Reminiscences of John De Laittre : ms., 1910 Jan.

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Typed extracts. Comments on experiences mining in vicinity of Murphys; discovery of big trees in Calaveras Grove; work in a saw-mill near Murphys and business ventures in the town; road building, etc. Included also is an account of being lost in a snow storm in the mountains.

22 leaves ; 28 cm.

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De Laittre, John

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John De Laittre was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 7, 1907. He was the son of Karl (1874-1957) and Rosamond (Little) De Laittre, and a grandson of lumberman John De Laittre (1832-1912). The elder De Laittre was a partner in the Bovey-De Laittre Lumber Company, and a trustee and president of Farmers & Mechanics Savings Bank (Minneapolis). Karl De Laittre was a lumberman, state legislator, and president of the Minneapolis City Council. De Laittre attended ...

Calaveras Grove of Big Trees.

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Farquhar, Francis Peloubet, 1887-1974

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Farquhar was born on Dec. 31, 1887 in Newton, MA; AB, Harvard Univ., 1909; became public accountant in Boston and San Francisco, 1909-59; also served as an accountant with the US National Park Service, 1922-25; president of the California Academy of Sciences, and California Historical Society; president of the Sierra Club, and editor of the Bulletin, 1926-46; president, California State Board of Accountancy, 1953-54; recipient of the John Muir award for conservation, 1965; made expeditions to Mt...