Papers of Frank Hinckley, 1863-1898.

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Papers of Frank Hinckley, 1863-1898.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86129632

The collection consists of letters, diaries (29 volumes), two account books, and documents related to the life and professional activities of Frank Hinckley. Subject matter includes: life in San Francisco (1863-66), working for the Western Pacific Railroad Company as a surveyor (1863-90), and ranch life in both Hayward and Redlands, California. There are also some materials by additional Hinckley family members in the collection.

221 pieces.3 boxes.2 volumes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 8341391

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Hinckley family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6328s3b (family)

Western Pacific Railroad Company

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Incorporated 1916. From the description of Western Pacific Railroad Company train register volumes and stock certrificates, 1941, 1945-1953. (Nevada State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 74986194 Transcontinental railroad company operating in Nevada and other states; organized in 1903. From the description of Western Pacific Railroad Company train registers and stock certificates, 1941-1953. (Nevada State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 12394527...

Hinckley, Frank, 1838-1890.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63j45g4 (person)

Frank Hinckley was born in Rhode Island and came to California via the Isthmus of Panama in 1863 and became a civil engineer for the government in San Francisco. He worked as a surveyor for the Western Pacific Railroad in and around the Bay area until 1872, when he became foreman of the Meek Ranch in Hayward, California (which was owned by his father-in-law, William Meek). Hinckley and his family moved to a ranch near Redlands, California, in 1883, where he lived until his death in 1890. ...