Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Descriptive Summary
Title: Lobner Family Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1906-1980
Collection number: Mss215
Creator:
Hope Lobner Cahill & Joyce E. Lobner
Extent: 0.5 linear ft.
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
Shelf location: For current information on the location of these
materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Lobner Family Collection, Mss215, Holt-Atherton Department of
Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library
Biography
The Lobner family came to California during the Gold Rush and settled in Colfax, Placer
County, California, where they operated a general merchandise store. Principal family
names, in addition to Lobner, include: Perkins, Soule and Harmon. Morris Lobner
(1849-1917) was married to Jeannie Perkins (b. 1867). He was in San Francisco at the time
of the Earthquake and Fire (1906) and wrote letters to his wife about the experience.
These letters were published in the Pacific Historian 4:2 (May 1960). Other family
information is contained in reminiscences and genealogical materials collected by Hope
Lobner Cahill (b. 1894) and her sister, Joyce E. Lobner (b. 1891) through interviews with
family members.
Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence, taped reminiscences, notes, photographs and
genealogies pertaining to the Lobner family.