Scrapbook of Charles A. Murdock, 1842-1921.

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Scrapbook of Charles A. Murdock, 1842-1921.

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Chiefly material relating to Murdock's printing business, the First Unitarian Church, local politics, and his family. Includes event programs and annual reports of the First Unitarian Church; annual reports of the Boys and Girls Aid Society; personal letters; a document about Arcata land lots (1858); a typescript listing participants in an 1862 "battle with the Indians" on Little River; original pencil sketches; calling cards. Photographs include: portraits of members of the Murdock and Stebbins families; and a cyanotype of the "Starr King" church. Newspaper clippings include: a biography of Albert Hamilton Murdock; a column titled "Our San Francisco Letter"; articles written by Murdock; articles on the 1861 Sacramento State Fair, on the Unitarian Church, and on local politics.

1 v. (189 p.) : ill. ; 29 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8322751

California historical society

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First Unitarian Church (San Francisco, Calif.)

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Murdock, Charles A. (Charles Albert), 1841-1928

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Charles A. Murdock was a San Francisco printer, active in the Unitarian Church, local politics, and civic groups. From the description of Scrapbook of Charles A. Murdock, 1842-1921. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 84548022 Sergeant from West Boylston, Massachusetts serving in the 25th Massachusetts Infantry, Company K. Enlisted as Private and was promoted to Corporal and then Sergeant. Parents were David C. and Adaline Murdock. From the descr...