ROBINSON (ELRIE) COLLECTION. CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
RESEARCH MATERIALS
(Mss. 1369)
Inventory
Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections
Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library
Louisiana State University Libraries
Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University
Reformatted 2003
Revised 2011
CONTENTS OF INVENTORY
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SUMMARY
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133 items and 10 printed volumes |
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Geographic locations. |
Jackson, Louisiana; Lima, Peru; San Francisco, Sonoma, California; |
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Inclusive dates. |
1844-1937 |
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Bulk dates. |
1848-1853 |
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Language. |
English |
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Summary. |
The collection contains research materials in the study of the California Gold Rush and Louisiana residents who participated. Manuscript and typescript copies of letters comment on travel, the economy, and life in California and the West. |
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Organization. |
Arranged chronologically. |
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Restrictions on access. |
If microfilm is available, photocopies must be made from microfilm. |
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Related collections. |
Elrie Robinson Collection. Feliciana Materials, Mss. 1353 Elrie Robinson Collection. James M. Bradford Printing Specimens, Mss. 1723 Elrie Robinson Collection. Type Specimens, Mss. 1440, 1722 |
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Copyright. |
Copyright of the original materials is retained by descendants of the creators in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
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Citation. |
Elrie Robinson Collection. California Gold Rush Research Materials, Mss. 1369, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, La. |
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Stack location(s). |
E:44, P:10, OS:R |
BIOLOGICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE
Elrie Robinson was born in Alvarado, Texas, and moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1906. He married May E. Leake, editor and publisher of the St. Francisville True Democrat. He served in the Red Cross during the First World War and continued as editor of the newspaper after his wife's death in 1925. He married Margaret Wood in 1927 and carried on his work as a journalist and historian, publishing several pamphlets on the history of West Feliciana, Louisiana.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
Collection consists of research materials gathered by Robinson in his study of the California Gold Rush and Louisiana residents who participated. Manuscript and typescript copies of letters (1844-1868), mostly to John McKowen, a merchant of Jackson, Louisiana, comment on travel, the economy, slave trade (including a copy of emancipation of a slave), and life in California and the West.
Correspondence of Elrie Robinson (1931-1937) concerns research on the Gold Rush and the Louisiana residents mentioned in the earlier letters. It provides biographical information on Louisiana migrants to California including Westley L. Burgess, Manassah Chandler, W. T. Rogillio, David O. Shattuck, Micajah McGehee, John Kernan, Henry B. Chase, Robert Perry, and Marion Munsen.
The collection also contains printed volumes relating to the Gold Rush in California. See container list for full description.
LETTER DESCRIPTIONS
(1844-1868)
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July 12, 1844 |
William Winans, Centreville, Amite County, Mississippi [Typescript only] |
Rev. David O. Shattuck |
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July 31, 1844 |
William Winans, Centreville, Amite County, Mississippi [Typescript only] |
Rev. David O. Shattuck |
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August 22, 1844 |
William Winans, Centreville, Amite County, Mississippi [Typescript only] |
Rev. David O. Shattuck |
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Jan. 12, 1848 |
Charles Camden, Lima, Peru |
John McKowen, Jackson, La. |
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Oct. 4, 1849 |
Harris Hill, Fayette, Miss. |
D. O. Shattuck, Centenary College, Jackson, La. |
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Nov. 10, 1849 |
E. Owen, Caribbean Sea, near Chagres |
John McKowen, Jackson, La. |
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Nov. 22, 1849 |
E. Owen, Panama |
John McKowen, Jackson, La. |
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Dec. 8, 1849 |
David Olcott Shattuck, New Grenada, Panama |
John McKowen, Jackson, La. |
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Dec. 18, 1849 |
D. O. Shattuck |
John Robinson & Co., New Orleans, La. |
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Jan. 18, 1850 |
John Robertson, New Orleans |
John McKowen, Jackson, La. |
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Jan. 25, 1850 [Apr. 13, 1849] |
Mortgage of D. O. Shattuck |
John C. Flynn, East Feliciana Parish |
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Feb. 27, 1850 |
E. Owen, San Francisco |
John McKowen, Jackson, La. |
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Apr. 22, 1850 |
W. H. Selby, Deer Creek, California |
M. A. Scott |
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June 30, 1850 |
E. Owen, “O’Neal Bar” |
John McKowen, Jackson, La. |
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July 8, 1850 |
John McKowen, New Orleans |
D. O. Shattuck |
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July 31, 1850 |
D. O. Shattuck, San Francisco |
John McKowen, Jackson, La. |
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Aug. 24, 1850 |
E. Owen, Big Bar of the Muckalliamy River |
John McKowen, Jackson, La. |
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Nov. 30, 1850 |
D. O. Shattuck, San Francisco |
John McKowen, Jackson, La. |
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Jan. 7, 1851 |
I. R. Richards, Yazoo City, Miss. |
T.F. Noone |
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Feb. 10, 1851 |
E. Owen, Big Bar, Muckalliamy River, Calaberay Co., Ca. |
John McKowen |
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Feb 22, 1851 |
E. McIlhenny & Co., St. Francisville, La. |
John McKowen, Jackson, La. |
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Mar. 1, 1851 |
D. O. Shattuck, San Francisco |
John McKowen |
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April 22, 1851 |
E. Owen, Mokulumne Hill, Calaberas Co., Ca. |
John McKowen |
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Aug. 16, 1851 |
Robertson & McKougall, New Orleans |
John McKowen |
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Sept. 14, 1851 |
D. O. Shattuck, San Francisco |
John McKowen |
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Sept. 16, 1851 |
Robinson Layton, Sacramento, Ca. |
John McKowen |
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Oct. 13, 1851 |
D. O. Shattuck, San Francisco |
Mrs. D. O. Shattuck, Jackson, La. |
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Oct. 16, 1851 |
I. R. Richards, Port Hudson, La. |
John McKowen |
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Nov. 18, 1851 |
Manumission of Robinson Layton |
John McKowen, Jackson, La. |
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Dec. 20, 1851 |
[Typescript only] Sale of slave of John McKowen |
Almarion G. Miller |
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Jan 3, 1852 |
A. T. Simmons |
John McKowen |
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May 8, 1852 |
D. O. Shattuck, Sonoma, Ca. |
John McKowen |
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Sept. 10, 1852 |
D. O. Shattuck, Sonoma, Ca. |
John McKowen |
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Aug. 28, 1853 |
Eben Owen, Sacramento, Ca. |
John McKowen |
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June 1, 1868 |
Charles Camden, Shasta County, Ca. |
John McKowen |
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INDEX TERMS
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California--Description and travel.
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California--Gold discoveries.
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California--History--1846-1950.
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Journalists--Louisiana.
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McKowen, John, 1812-1871.
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Migration, Internal--California.
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Migration, Internal--Louisiana.
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Overland journeys to the Pacific. |
CONTAINER LIST
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E:44 |
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1-2 |
Correspondence (1844-1868) |
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3-4 |
Correspondence (1931-1937) |
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Newspaper clippings (1932, undated) |
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P:10 |
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Printed Volumes: |
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Volume 1 Borthwick, J. D. The Gold Hunters. The Macmillan Co., New York. 1924. |
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Volumes 2-5 Century Magazine. The Century Co., New York. |
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Vol. 40, new series vol. 18. May 1890 to Oct. 1890. Vol. 41, new series vol. 19. Nov 1890 to Apr. 1891. Vol. 42, new series vol. 20. May 1891 to Oct. 1891. Vol. 43, new series vol. 21. Nov. 1891 to Apr. 1892. |
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Volume 6 Evans, Robert Frank. Notes on Land and Sea, 1850. Richard G. Badger, The Gorham Press, Boston. 1931. |
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Volume 7 Hulbert, Archer Butler. Forty-Niners: The Chronicle of the California Trail. Little, Brown, and Co., Boston. 1931. |
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Volume 8 Shuck, Oscar T. Bench and Bar in California. The Occident Printing House, San Francisco. 1889. |
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Volume 9 Soule, Frank, and John H. Gihon and James Nisbet. The Annals of San Francisco; . . . D. Appleton and Co., New York, 1855. |
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Volume 10 Upham, Charles Wentworth. Life, Explorations, and Public Services of John Charles Fremont. Ticknor and Fields, Boston. 1856. |
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Printed materials: unidentified newspaper clipping and magazine article |