Pringle family papers, 1803-1961 (bulk 1842-1961) | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Primarily correspondence of the extended families of Edward J. Pringle and his wife, Cornelia C. Johnson Pringle. Edward J. Pringle materials include his letters from Harvard, 1844-1845, and journals kept during his trip to Europe during 1847-1848. Much of the family correspondence is between Cornelia Johnson Pringle and their daughter, Cornelia Covington Pringle and her six siblings: Edward J., William Bull, Sidney J., E. Covington, Hess, Mary Motte, and Charles Alston. Notable among her other correspondents are Louis Janin, Ynés Mexía, and the Cooper Ornithological Club. Also includes letters her father, Sidney Law Johnson, wrote from San Francisco in the 1860s. The papers of Charles Alston Pringle contain correspondence and manuscripts of his writings, many relating to Mexico, along with various business papers concerning his mining interests. Papers of the Pringle family also include legal documents relating to Central Pacific Railroad litigation, 1882-1890, as well as genealogical and various property records, wills, scrapbooks, and clippings