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James S. Brown, "California Gold: An Authentic History of the First Find", 1894

 File — Box: 187, Folder: 13

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The Edwin Brown Firmage papers (1780-2013) consist of speeches, essays, articles, book drafts, notes, correspondence, news letters, pamphlets, and reports, among other papers, surrounding Firmage's vast interests. Although much of the collection deals with international and constitutional law, Firmage also wrote and collected articles and essays on religion, the MX missile, women's rights, sexuality, war, race, and culture. The collection also includes family papers that extensively list his genealogy and relationship with a number of prominent members and leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) including his grandfather, Hugh B. Brown; LDS Church prophets Brigham Young; and Joseph Smith.

Dates

  • 1894

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Extent

From the Collection: 137 Linear Feet (217 boxes and 1 oversize map case folder)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Polish

From the Collection: Spanish; Castilian

From the Collection: German

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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