Letters concerning Hetch Hetchy, 1908-1910

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Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Colby, William Edward Muir, John Chamberlain, Allen Mitchell, John E. Goethe, C. M. (Charles Matthias) Sierra Club
Extent:
1 box (.2 linear ft.)
Language:
Collection materials are in English

Background

Scope and content:

Consists chiefly of letters to William Colby regarding his work as secretary of the Sierra Club, mostly concerning actions to prevent the flooding of the Hetch Hetchy Valley by the city of San Francisco. Includes some letters addressed to other individuals, most notably John Muir.

Rules or conventions:
Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Note:

Removed from the Francis P. Farquhar papers (BANC MSS C-B 517).

Access and use

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
510-642-6481