Manuscripts
Collections
Special Collections
- About Special Collections
- Print Collections
- Manuscript & Photograph Collections
- University Archives
- Services
- Research Projects
- Donations
- Contact Us
Find
Quick Links
- Use the
- Connect From Off Campus
- My Account/Renew Books
- Activate your Library Card
- For Faculty and Graduate Students
- For Undergraduate Students
- Copyright & Intellectual Property
- Scholarly Communication
Manuscript Collections
Burnett Family Papers
Collection Number: D-557
- Extent
- 0.8 linear feet
- Biography
- Lester Burnett (1804-1870) settled in Yuba County, California in 1850. His son Wellington Burnett (1829-1907) served as city and county attorney of San Francisco.
- Description
- The collection contains correspondence related to Lester, his wife Olive, and their son Wellington, as well as other Burnett family members. Also included in the collection are legal and financial documents connected to the family.
- Inclusive Dates
- 1825-1918.
- Subject
- California History
- Finding Aid on the Online Archive of California (http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c88916kk/)
- Access
- Many collections are stored offsite and need to be retrieved for your research visit. To begin the request process, researchers should e-mail speccoll@ucdavis.edu at least five business days before visiting. Please wait for confirmation that the collection is available before visiting.