Frémont Family Papers, circa 1839-1927

Summary

Creators:

Frémont Family

Abstract:

Part I: papers of John C. Fremont, his wife, Jessie, and their children, Elizabeth, Francis and John, including correspondence, memoirs, clippings, scrapbooks and miscellaneous items. Part II: notes, clippings and transcripts of papers collected by Allan Nevins in preparing his biography of Fremont; and letters to Nevins from Francis P. Fremont.

Extent:

Number of containers: 6 boxes, 1 oversize folder, 4 volumes; 3 linear feet.

Language:

Collection materials are in English

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists primarily of the Frémont family papers used by Allan Nevins in writing his biography of John Charles Frémont and presented by the family to the Bancroft Library in 1927, through the courtesy of Mr. Nevins. Some additional Frémont material was acquired with the T. W. Norris Collection purchased in 1954, through the gift of John Rosekrans, May 1957 (Agua Fria Mining Company lease and contract), and through the gift of The Friends of the Bancroft Library in January 1962 (the letters written to Nelly H. Browne, intimate friend of the family). The material is integrated in arrangement, but provenance of the additional material is indicated on folders. Several items have been added by gift or purchase. Sources are noted on the folders. Mr. Nevins also gave, in 1927, the notes, clippings and transcripts of Papers relating to Frémont which he had gathered in preparing the biography. This collateral material was made Part II of the collection.

The papers in Part I include letters written to and by John C. Frémont, his wife, Jessie, and their children, Elizabeth, John and Francis; the General's unpublished memoirs; memoirs of Mrs. Frémont and Elizabeth; scrapbooks, clippings; and miscellaneous papers. Photographs in the collection were placed in the portrait files and bear the numbers 708-712 and 988-992.

Acquisition information:

The Frémont Family Papers contain some items from the T. W. Norris Collection.

Physical location:

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Rules or conventions:

Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Location of this collection:

UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US

Contact:

510-642-6481

bancref-library@berkeley.edu

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