Parker (Paul Percy) Collection on Monterey County history, 1782-1936
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Paul Percy Parker Collection on Monterey County History
- Dates:
- 1782-1936
- Creators:
- Parker, Paul Percy
- Extent:
- 0.75 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
- Language:
- Multiple languages
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item] Paul Percy Parker Collection, M066, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Parker Collection of Californiana contains official documents (many in Spanish), legal and financial papers, manuscripts of narratives and memoirs, printed material and clippings relative to California history. The major bulk of the papers are dated prior to 1900 and the total span is from 1782 to 1936. They deal primarily with the Monterey area, the Salinas Valley, Salinas, San Jose, and the lower Peninsula area.
The Spanish and Mexican California documents are of special interest and include the signatures of José de Zuñiga, José Figueroa, Simeon Castro, David Spence, Luis del Castillo Negrete and an unsigned letter by Manuel Micheltorena. The William S. Johnson material contains a number of papers concerning land grant property and there are some other title papers and transfers on this subject. There are a few documents by Walter Colton and a lot of material on the Salinas Lettuce Strike of 1936.
- Biographical / historical:
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Paul Percy Parker was a newspaperman in California'a Salinas Valley.
- Custodial history:
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Gift of Paul P. Parker, 1963.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Monterey County (Calif.) -- History.
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-10-06 10:32:43 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
- Terms of access:
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While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. Much of these materials are believed to be in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use of public domain materials.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item] Paul Percy Parker Collection, M066, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Department of Special Collections, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6004, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022