Oroville (Calif.) -- History.

Abstract

The collection consists of a five page report on the Frontier Mining Property, “Blue Hog Channel”, in Butte County, California, dated October 26, 1933.

Abstract

The ledger contains customer account records from 1858-1859 from J. J. Joseph who operated a tobacco store in Oroville, Ca.

Scope and Contents Included in this collection are drafts of Mildred Forester’s book on the lost city of Hamilton entitled: The Feather River Bust and draft of Roy Pence’s book on George Lovelock entitled Square Nail Town Smith. Also included is a draft of a book on Peter Lassen written by his grandson Rene Lassen entitled Life of the American Pioneer. Research done for both of these books is included. Additional research on the early history of Paradise and Oroville is also included. In this collection are...

Scope and Contents

The research project examines six Northern California cemeteries of Cherokee, Coutolenc, Marysville, Nimshew, Oroville Pioneer and Thompson Flat. The project documents gravestones of the cemeteries with photographs. A typology was created of material, marker type, design, membership symbols, epitaph, age, and family position for each of the gravestones.