George and Phoebe Apperson Hearst papers
Contributors: Hearst, Phoebe Apperson, 1842-1919; Hearst family; Online Archive of California
Published: 1849
Language: eng
Number of pages: 131
Subjects: National Congress of Mothers (U.S.); Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.); Mines and mineral resources; Kindergarten; Archives; Hearst Egyptian Expedition; Phoebe Hearst Architectural Plan for the University of California; San Luis Mining Company; George Washington Memorial Association; University of California (1868-1952); Collectors and collecting; University of Pennsylvania. Dept. of Archaeology; University of Pennsylvania; United States. Congress. Senate; University of California (1868-1952). Dept. of Anthropology; United States; University of California (1868-1952). Regents; History; Miscellanea; Charities; Homestake Mining Company; Homes and haunts; National Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associations (U.S.); Lux School of Industrial Training (San Francisco, Calif.)
Description: Contains personal and business papers of George Hearst and his wife, Phoebe Apperson Hearst. George Hearst's papers include correspondence, illustrated mining notes and reports, bills of sale, and other material related to mines and ranches primarily in the West and Mexico. The bulk of the collection concerns the philanthropic, charitable and social activities of Phoebe Apperson Hearst. Her papers include family and personal correspondence, mining and property files, material related to her work as regent, and files on philanthropy, charity, collecting, and household management.
Notes: RESTRICTED ORIGINAL. USE MICROFILM COPY WITH CALL NUMBER BANC FILM 2718. Use of original only by permission of the appropriate curator. Inquiries concerning these materials should be directed, in writing, to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library.

ORIGINALS STORED OFF-SITE : Advance notice required for use.

National Union Catalogue of Manuscript Collection.

Preferred citation: George and Phoebe Apperson Hearst papers. BANC MSS 72/204 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Photographs transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library (BANC PIC 1972.015).

George Hearst was a rancher, mining tycoon, and politician. In 1887 he acquired the San Francisco Examiner as payment for a gambling debt. He later turned over control of the newspaper to his son, William Randolph Hearst.

Phoebe Apperson Hearst was a philanthropist and collector of art and antiquities. She also served as the first female Regent or the University of California (1897-1919) and was a major benefactress of the University and other institutions.

Finding aid available in the library and online.

BANC; BANC MSS 72/204 c: Lists of furniture at Hacienda, 1906, also available on microfilm. 1 microfilm reel : negative (BNEG Box 1283)

BANC; BANC FILM 2718: Positive microfilm

ANEG; Box 3002: Archival film.

BNEG; Box 3002: Printing master.