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Baja California Government Documents Collection
- Municipal and government documents relating to official policies, civil matters, contracts, litigation, war, and state infrastructure development in Baja California, including Santo Tomas, Rosarito, Mexicali, Tecate, Tijuana, and other towns and cities.
- Date: 1831-1982 (bulk 1900-1925)
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Alfred North Correspondence and Other Documents
- Correspondence and a journal from the papers of Alfred North (1807-1869), an American Presbyterian minister who served on international and domestic missions.
- Date: 1832-1869
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Ephraim W. Morse Family Papers
- The Ephraim W. Morse Family Papers includes correspondence documenting 19th century life in New England and California. It includes letters from many promient San Diegians, including: Alonzo Horton, Joseph Judson Ames, Manuelito Cota, Rufus King Porter, Judge James Robinson, Jonathan T. Warner, and Thomas Whaley, as well as family members.
- Date: 1838-1907
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Ephraim Morse Papers
- Documents from the Ephraim W. Morse Papers, San Diego pioneer, businessman, and civic leader. Materials include financial records for Morse's Old Town and New Town stores; correspondence; cased daguerreotypes and an ambrotype; and scrapbooks.
- Date: 1839-1884
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Elisha Oscar Crosby Papers
- Autobiographical essays, documents, and correspondence regarding Elisha Oscar Crosby, an early (1849-1895) California settler, lawyer, politician, diplomat, and civil servant.
- Date: 1849-1895
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History of Oceanography and Marine Science
- Selections from archival collections held by the UC San Diego Library that document the history and activities of Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
- Access: Some items restricted
- Date: circa 1850 to 2010
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Steve Turner Collection of African-Americana
- The Turner Collection comprises more than 300 items that help document the lives and contributions of American Blacks, largely through original photographic images.
- Access: Some items restricted
- Date: 1850-1979
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George Fearing Hollis Papers
- Papers of George Fearing Hollis, Union Naval officer and United States Consul to Cape Town, South Africa from 1888-1893. The collection consists mainly of Civil War-era correspondence, manuscript memoirs, and documents regarding Hollis's tenure in Cape Town.
- Date: 1852-1903
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Ex-Mission of Santa Catarina Legal File
- Correspondence, legal documents, expense statements, and sales agreements compiled to demonstrate rightful ownership of the lands deriving from the Ex-Mission of Santa Catarina, a large tract of land in northern Baja California originally the possession of the Catholic Church.
- Date: 1856 - 1916
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New Rosario Silver Mining Company Records
- Records of the New Rosario Silver Mining Company, including business correspondence, articles of agreement, receipts, and reports meant to entice potential stockholders. Includes articles of agreement for other ventures, including the Morro da Gloria Gold Mining Company.
- Date: between 1858 and 1870