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Stirling City Lantern Slides

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-321

Scope and Contents

The collection of 11 Stirling City lantern slides depict scenes of the Butte County Railroad trains in Stirling City, lumber yard and engine room of the Diamond Match Company.

Dates

  • ca. 1900

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research without restriction.

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

Biographical / Historical

Diamond Match Company sawmill and railroad was built and used in Stirling City, Butte County, California in the early 1900’s to process and transport lumber. The Butte County Railroad linked Diamond Match’s sawmill and logging headquarters at Stirling City with its remanufacturing and match plants at Barber, a suburb of Chico. Stirling City Lantern Slides, MSS 321, Special Collections, Meriam Library, California State University, Chico.

Extent

1 box

Arrangement

Original order.

Publication Rights

The library can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claimants of literary property.

Custodial History

Gift.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

California State University, Chico. History Department

Related Materials

W.H. Hutchinson Diamond Match and Lumber Collection 1870-1958 Located in Special Collections. MSS 072

Alternate Form of Material

Digital images available in Chico Digital Collection.

Creator

Title
Stirling City Lantern Slides
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by: Leah Sidie and Leilani Silver 17 February 2012
Date
17 February 2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the California State University, Chico, Special Collections, Meriam Library Repository

Contact:
California State University Chico
400 West First Street
Chico CA 95929-0295 USA US