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Guide to the Lorenzo Gordin Yates Papers, 1852-1906

Collection Summary

Collection Title:
Lorenzo Gordin Yates Papers, 1852-1906

Collection Number:
BANC MSS C-B 472

Creator:
Yates, Lorenzo Gordin, 1837-1909

Extent:
Number of containers: 3 boxes, 1 carton, 1 oversize volume, 1 oversize folder
Linear feet: 2.5

Repository:
The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000

Physical Location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Abstract:
Letters written to him and by him; diary, 1871 and 1882; subject files with manuscripts of his writings, related notes and other material; catalogues of his shell and fossil collections; scrapbook of clippings and unmounted clippings of his articles. Relate primarily to his study of conchology, paleontology, mineralogy, flora, fauna, and other aspects of natural history and to his interest in the islands off the costs of Santa Barbara, California.

Languages Represented:
English