San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

William C. McElroy Letter

 Collection
Identifier: NC494
Abstract

Autobiographical sketch of the author and his wife Harriet L. Shober McElroy; discussion of the causes of the Civil War; and a history of San Francisco, the California gold rush, and Chinese immigration. The letter appears to have been intended for deposit in a time capsule inside the walls of the McElroy's San Francisco house.

Dates: 1861
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / William C. McElroy Letter

Rollan D. Melton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-28
Scope and Contents

Includes materials relating to his time in journalism, especially with the Gannett newspaper corporation in Reno, Nevada; files relating to his oral history; speeches and writings; volumes of the University of Nevada, Reno's yearbooks; and miscellaneous items of historical interest given to him by various people. Includes some 1856 San Francisco items. Preliminary inventory available in the department.

Dates: 1960s-2010
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Rollan D. Melton Papers