Occidental Hotel ledger
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1543
Scope and Contents
The Occidental Hotel ledger (1848) is from the Occidental Hotel and store located in Sonoma Valley, California. Information found in the ledger includes birth dates, death dates, and marriage records of early pioneers in the Sonoma Valley. Drafts of letters written by hotel employees and records of individual store accounts, including purchase lists and prices of goods as they were in 1848, are also in the ledger. Pages 150-157 are missing.
Dates
- 1848
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.
This folder contains a photocopied version for access purposes. The original item has been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the item if being used.
This folder contains a photocopied version for access purposes. The original item has been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the item if being used.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Occidental Hotel ledger (1848) is from the Occidental Hotel and store located in Sonoma Valley, California. Information found in the ledger includes birth dates, death dates, and marriage records of early pioneers in the Sonoma Valley. Drafts of letters written by hotel employees and records of individual store accounts, including purchase lists and prices of goods as they were in 1848, are also in the ledger.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transfer from the Marriott Library Rare Books Division in 1995.
Processing Information
Processed by Kristen Soderberg in 1996.
- Title
- Inventory of the Occidental Hotel ledger
- Author
- Finding aid created by Kristen Soderberg.
- Date
- 1996 (last modified: 2020)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu