Description
Collection includes his personal and business records, appointment book, 1873, clippings
from newspapers for which JWD wrote; personal and business records of William Worthington
Chipman; original survey and land transaction for the Encinal San Antonio, later to become
the city of Alameda; newspaper clippings pertaining to provision of city water, 1877.
Background
Collected papers of prominent San Francisco lawyer, legislator and settler of 1849. Among
his achievements while residing in California he was mayor of Oakland, a correspondent for
the Daily Evening Bulletin, a founder and later regent of the University of California,
Berkeley, and a state legislator.
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to The North Baker Research Library. All requests for
permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the
Library Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The North Baker
Research Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or
imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Availability
CHS is not taking appointments for research at this time. Please check the Library's website updates:
https://californiahistoricalsociety.org/collections/north-baker-research-library/