Title	Finding aid for Papers of Georgia Willis Read, 1849-1951 (bulk 1932-1951).
Creator	Read, Georgia Willis.
Extent	Approximately 4,000 items. 15 boxes and three oversize folders.
Biographical Note	Georgia Willis Read, historian and author, was the daughter of Dr. George Willis Read, who led a company across the plains in 1850 to California. Georgia attended Smith College and served with the Smith College Relief Unit in France during World War I. She published Médoc in the Moor in 1914 and edited A pioneer of 1850: George Willis Read, 1819-1880: the record of a journey overland from Independence, Missouri to Hangtown, California in 1927. In 1944, she and Ruth Gaines edited Gold rush: the journals, drawings, and other papers of J. Goldsborough Bruff.
Scope and Content	The research material includes the material that Read and Gaines collected for their publication of the Bruff journal. The majority of it is arranged alphabetically by topic. This series is made up mostly of research notes by Read and Gaines. The research material also includes copies of the book's acknowledgement, bibliography, introduction, and index as well as Read and Gaines' correspondence with Columbia University Press. There are a few folders of material organized by type: miscellaneous notes (4 folders) and research notebooks (7 items, one of which is in oversize). Correspondence by Read and Gaines are mostly their retained, unsigned, copies. The correspondence is chiefly letters written between them and research libraries or other scholars to obtain information for or to obtain permission to publish material in their book. Notable participants are: Herbert Eugene Bolton, Frederick Coykendall, Edward Eberstadt, Francis Farquhar, Max Farrand, Frederick Webb Hodge, C. Hart Merriam, Herbert Priestley, the Bancroft Library, California Historical Society, California State Library, Henry E. Huntington Library, Library of Congress, United States National Archives, the Newberry Library, Smithsonian Institution, Southwest Museum and Yale University Library. The ephemera contains scholarly publications, clippings, maps, index cards, an oversize sheet with copies of several of Bruff's sketches, and several photostats. The photostats include 19th century newspapers (including two Native American publications: Cherokee advocate and Vinita leader), maps (including all four parts of the "Map of the Emigrant Road from Independence, Mo. To S. Francisco" by T. H. Jefferson), and Bruff's journal. Many of the photostats are rolled. Subjects covered by the collection are: Hubert Howe Bancroft, Joseph Goldsborough Bruff, Bruff's journey, camp, sketches and journal, Edwin Bryant, Alonzo Delano, John Charles Frémont, Peter Lassen, John Muir, Fort Hall (Idaho), frontier and pioneer life in early California, Indians in North America, overland journeys to the Pacific, the California Trail, the Lassen cutoff and National Park, and California history including the Gold Rush.
Notes	All inquiries about this collection should be directed to the H. Russell Smith Foundation Curator, Western American Manuscripts.
Date	1849-1951.
Provenance	Gift of Philip N. Cronenwett, Dartmouth College Library, September 16, 1980.
Subject	Bancroft, Hubert Howe, 1832-1918. Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough, 1804-1889. Bryant, Edwin, 1805-1869. Delano, Alonzo, 1806-1874. Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890. Lassen, Peter, 1800-1859. Muir, John, 1838-1914. Read, Georgia Willis -- Archives. Read, Georgia Willis. Gold rush : the journals, drawing, and other papers of J. Goldsborough Bruff, captain, Washington City and California Mining Association, April 2, 1849-July 20, 1851. Frontier and pioneer life -- California. Indians of North America. Overland journeys to the Pacific. California -- Gold discoveries. California -- History -- 19th century. California National Historic Trail. Fort Hall (Idaho) Lassen Volcanic National Park (Calif.)
Form/Genre	Ephemera United States 20th century. (aat) Letters (correspondence) United States 20th century. (aat) Manuscripts United States 20th century. (aat) Maps United States 19th century. (aat) Maps United States 20th century. (aat) Research notes United States 20th century. (aat)
Contributors	Bolton, Herbert Eugene, 1870-1953. Coykendall, Frederick, 1872-1954. Eberstadt, Edward, 1883-1958. Farquhar, Francis Peloubet, 1887-1974. Farrand, Max, 1869-1945. Gaines, Ruth, 1877-1952. Hodge, Frederick Webb, 1864-1956. Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart), 1855-1942. Priestley, Herbert Ingram, 1875-1944. Bancroft Library. California Historical Society. California State Library. Columbia University. Press. Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Library of Congress. National Archives (U.S.) Newberry Library. Smithsonian Institution. Society of California Pioneers. Southwest Museum (Los Angeles, Calif.) Yale University. Library.
Department	Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Manuscripts Department.
Call Number	mssRead papers
Accession Number	mss 00797.
Physical Collection	Georgia Willis Read Papers.
Digital Collection	Finding Aids, Huntington Digital Library
Physical Description	18 p.
Digitization Specifications	Original finding aid converted into PDF document by B. Black, 2011-12-10.
Date Digital	2011-12-10.
DCMI Type	text
Digital Format	pdf
Original Finding Aid	Finding aid prepared by Brooke M. Black, December 29, 2010.
Citation Information	Finding aid for Georgia Willis Read Papers, Huntington Digital Library, San Marino, California.
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Cataloging Notes	The collection is organized in the following manner: Boxes 1-6: Research Material; Boxes 7-8: Correspondence; Boxes 9-10: Ephemera; Boxes 11-12: Index Cards; and Boxes 13-15: Oversize.