Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- A letter written by Myron Angel to the Society of California Pioneers president thanking him for reinstatement as a member to the society.
- Extent:
- 1 folder
- Language:
- Languages represented in the collection: English
- Preferred citation:
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Myron Angel Papers, 1827-1911. The Society of California Pioneers.
Background
- Scope and content:
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A four page, handwritten letter from Myron Angel addressed to the Society of California Pioneers' president W.W. Hobart in appreciation for his re-admittance into the Society of California Pioneers. The letter, dated September 24, 1906,also provides Mr. Hobart with an account of Mr. Angel's life and work during the years prior to the date of the letter and gives the names of newspapers he worked for as well as titles of books he authored.
- Biographical / historical:
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Myron Angel (1827-1911) was a pioneer, journalist and author who traveled the west, settling in California and Nevada. He edited Thompson and West's History of Nevada and wrote, with the assistance of M.D. Fairchild, The History of Placer County(1882), The History of San Luis Obispo County(1883) and The History of Tulare County(1891). He is also attributed to be the driving force behind the founding of California Polytechnic School in San Luis Obispo.
Date Event 1827/1911 Myron Angel Papers, 1827-1911 - Physical location:
- Stored on-site at the Society of California Pioneers
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open by appointment for research.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights reside with The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to reproduce or publish must be submitted in writing to the Librarian.
- Preferred citation:
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Myron Angel Papers, 1827-1911. The Society of California Pioneers.
- Location of this collection:
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300 Fourth StreetSan Francisco, CA 94107, US
- Contact:
- (415) 957-1849 ext. 160