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Adolph Sutro Papers, 1853-1915

July 23, 2014
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Inventor Name

Sutro, Adolph

Repository

The Bancroft Library
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
510-642-6481
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/

Physical Description

44 boxes, 2 cartons, 1 oversize carton and 1 oversize roll

Summary

The collection consists of correspondence, much of it relating to the Sutro Tunnel Company and some to the Funding Bill; papers of the Sutro Tunnel Company; accounts, 1858-1898; papers relating to property in San Francisco, Alameda, San Mateo and Napa Counties; payrolls and reports for the Cliff House, Sutro Railroad, etc.; papers as Mayor; papers relating to the Sutro Estate; letterbooks, 1870-1890; cipher books, and account books. Miscellany in Box 43 includes clippings re Sutro; Anti-Funding Bill literature; miscellaneous articles written about Sutro, Sutro Baths, etc.; papers relating to the estate of Leah Sutro; miscellaneous legal papers, 1861-1897; letters relating to  inventions  (wave machines, street car fenders, etc.); invitations, tickets and other miscellany.

Finding Aid

http://findaid.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf2p3002p0

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