http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c83201k5 No online items James O'Meara letters Finding aid prepared by Brooke M. Black Manuscripts Department The Huntington Library 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California 91108 Phone: (626) 405-2191 Fax: (626) 449-5720 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.huntington.org © 2017 The Huntington Library. All rights reserved. James O'Meara letters mssO'Mearaletters 1 Descriptive Summary Title: James O'Meara letters Inclusive Dates: 1869-1886 Collection Call Number: mssO'Mearaletters Creator OR Collector: O'Meara, James, 1825-1903, addressee Extent: 173 items in two boxes Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.Manuscripts Department The Huntington Library 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California 91108 Phone: (626) 405-2191 Fax: (626) 449-5720 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.huntington.org Abstract: Personal and business correspondence of James O'Meara, newspaper editor and writer. Language of Material: The records are in English. Access Collection is open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services. Publication Rights The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], James O'Meara letters, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Acquisition Information Purchased through Nick Aretakis Americana at PBA Galleries, Sale 599, Lot 195, October 2016. Biographical Note James O'Meara was born in Williamsburg, New York in June 1825. In 1849, O'Meara sailed around Cape Horn, arriving in San Francisco in September. After a brief mining career, O'Meara returned to the newspaper business. Having worked at the "New York Herald" before coming west, O'Meara found work as the editor of the "San Francisco Herald." O'Meara moved to Oregon in 1857 and became a special writer for the "Oregonian" and later helped found the "Portland Bulletin" with Ben Holliday. O'Meara returned to San Francisco in 1876 and later served as editor of the "Chronicle" and then the "Evening Examiner." O'Meara eventually moved to Santa Rosa, where he edited the "Sonoma Democrat" and later the "Republican." Articles by O'Meara also appeared in "Overland Monthly," the "Argonaut," and many other influential publications of that era. O'Meara is also known for his 1887 pamphlet: "The Vigilance Committee of 1856. By a Pioneer California Journalist." He died in Santa Rosa, California in January 1903. Arrangement The collection is arranged alphabetically by author. Scope and Content The majority of the letters in this collection are written to James O'Meara. The authors include many prominent newspaper and railroad individuals from California, Oregon and Nevada, including: Andrew Jackson Bryant, James V. Coffey, Charles De Young, James William Denver, Stephen J. Field, Laura De Force Gordon, Barclay Henley, James McClatchy, James Willis Nesmith, Harrison Gray Otis, Philip A. Roach, William S. Rosecrans, and Talbot Howard Wallis. There is also one item about American politician John Whiteaker. Personal Names Bryant, Andrew Jackson, 1823-1888 Coffey, James V. (James Vincent), 1846-1919 De Young, Charles, 1845-1880 Denver, James William, 1817-1892 James O'Meara letters mssO'Mearaletters 2 Field, Stephen J. (Stephen Johnson), 1816-1899 Gordon, Laura De Force McClatchy, James, 1824-1883 Nesmith, James Willis, 1820-1885 O'Meara, James, 1825-1903, addressee Otis, Harrison Gray, 1837-1917 Roach, Philip A. (Philip Augustine), 1820-1889 Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898 Wallis, Talbot Howard Whiteaker, John, ǂd 1820-1902 Subjects Newspaper editors -- California Railroads -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources Geographic Areas California -- Newspapers Nevada -- Newspapers Oregon -- Newspapers Genre Letters (correspondence) -- United States -- 19th century Box 1 Allum - McClatchy Folder 1 Allum, L. W. Letter to Hiram Norton Byington, 1800-1887 (1882, June 19) 1 item. Folder 2 Anderson, -----. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1876, June 22) 1 item. Folder 3 Anderson, J. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1882, Aug. 8) 1 item. Folder 4 Ayers, James J., 1830-1897. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1882, May 17) 1 item. Folder 5 Berry, Campbell Polson, 1834-1901. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1882, Feb. 6) 1 item. Folder 6 Berry (?), M. D. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1883) 2 items. Includes card for Charles Amory. Folder 7 Bogg, L. W. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1882, Jan. 20) 1 item. Folder 8 Bowman, I. (?) H. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1886, Feb. 20) 1 item. Folder 9 Bowman, Margaret B. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1886, Feb. 1) 1 item. James O'Meara letters mssO'Mearaletters 3 Allum - McClatchy Folder 10 Briggs, H. H. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1885, Nov. 17) 1 item. Folder 11 Bryant, Andrew Jackson, 1823-1888. Letters to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1882-1886) 4 items. Folder 12 Bryant, Rosalind. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1881, Jan. 29) 1 item. Folder 13 Cameron, William Scott. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1883, Apr. 16) 1 item. Folder 14 Cary (?), J. P. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1885, May 7) 1 item. Folder 15 Cassidy (?), Samuel. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1882, July 7) 1 item. Folder 16 Chapman, James A. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1884, Feb. 27) 1 item. Folder 17 Clark, Fred L. Letters to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1882-[1885]) 2 items. Folder 18 Coffey, James V. (James Vincent), 1846-1919. Letters to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1883-1886) 2 items. Folder 19 Cooper, Sarah H. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1885, May 15) 1 item. Folder 20 Crumpton, H. J. (Hezekiah John), 1828-. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1885, Mar. 2) 1 item. Folder 21 Cushing, E. Letters to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1886) 3 items. Folder 22 Daily & Weekly Times-Telephone Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1884, Sep. 15) 1 item. Incomplete. Folder 23 Dargie, William E. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1884, Aug. 22) 1 item. Folder 24 Dawson, C. D. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1882, May 30) 1 item. Folder 25 De Young, Charles, 1845-1880. Letters to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1881-1883) 2 items. Folder 26 Deal, Samuel. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1881, July 23) 1 item. James O'Meara letters mssO'Mearaletters 4 Allum - McClatchy Folder 27 deLacey, Steve W. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1884, Feb. 12) 1 item. Folder 28 Denny, O. N. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1884, Jan. 12) 1 item. Folder 29 Denver, James William, 1817-1892. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1882, Feb. 17) 1 item. Folder 30 Dinsmore, William A. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1884, Nov. 19) 1 item. Folder 31 Donovan, John. Letters to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1884-1885) 3 items. Folder 32 Dozers, Lou (?) Letter to Nannie Robinson Light [1869] 1 item. Incomplete. Folder 33 DuBois, A. E., Mrs. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1885, Jan. 18) 1 item. Folder 34 Field, Stephen J. (Stephen Johnson), 1816-1899. Letters to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1884-1885) 9 items. Folder 35 Fiske, Henry M. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1882, Feb. 21) 1 item. Folder 36 Frost, William P. Letters to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1883) 2 items. Folder 37 George, Henry, 1839-1897. Letters to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1881) 2 items. Folder 38 Gordon, Laura De Force. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 [undated] 1 item. Folder 39 Gray, Thomas. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1882, Apr. 14) 1 item. Folder 40 Green, William Semple, 1832-1905. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1884, Jan. 9) 1 item. Folder 41 Hager, John S. (John Sharpenstein), 1818-1890. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1882, June 6) 1 item. Folder 42 Hay, J. S. (John Smith), 1833-1893. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 [undated] 1 item. Folder 43 Henley, Barclay, 1843-1914. Letters to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1881) 2 items. James O'Meara letters mssO'Mearaletters 5 Allum - McClatchy Folder 44 Holway, -----, Mrs. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 [undated] 1 item. Folder 45 January, William A. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1881, Oct. 25) 1 item. Clipping glued onto letter. Folder 46 Johnston, F. E. Letters to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1884) 2 items. Folder 47 Jordan, Leslie A. Letters to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1882-1883) 3 items. Folder 48 Kane, Michael. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1883, Dec. 14) 1 item. Folder 49 Kearny, E. I. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1884, July 14) 1 item. Folder 50 Knight, Benjamin, 1835-1905. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1884, Dec. 7) 1 item. Folder 51 Lamont, Daniel Scott, 1851-1905. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1886, Jan. 2) 1 item. Folder 52 Light, Eugene H. Letters to Nannie Robinson Light (1869-1874) 10 items. Folder 53 Lutrelle, -----. Letter to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1884, Oct. 26) 1 item. Folder 54 Magnard (?), J. C. Letters to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1885) 2 items. Folder 55 McClatchy, James, 1824-1883. Letters to James O'Meara, 1825-1903 (1881-1884) 6 items. Box 2 McKing - Yarnell and Unknown authors, ephemera Folder 1 McKing, William W.