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McLean collection

Owning Institution: UC Merced, Library and Special Collections

About this Collection

In 1849, Hosea Dudley, ancestor of Walter Doyle McLean, sailed around Cape Hope in his journey from Boston to San Francisco. He later settled in the Coulterville area near what is now Yosemite National Park. Dudley Ranch became a stagecoach stop for travelers visiting the Yosemite Valley and surrounding region. The family collection includes a register of guests with the signatures of John Muir and Thomas Edison; journals; Miwok Indian baskets; mining nuggets; and other Gold Rush era artifacts.

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35 items found in this collection

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California Mining Company Stock Certificate - 15 shares
Diary [1879?]
Diary of Alice Chase Dudley (April 17, 1874 - January 7, 1877)
Diary of Alice Chase Dudley (January 9, 1877 - June 29, 1880)
Diary of Hosea Dudley (January 1856-January 29, 1863)
Diary of Walter H. Dudley (January 1, 1877-August 1880)
Dudley and Hubbard Hotel Register (May 18, 1873-September 30, 1876)
Dudley Hotel Register (April 4, 1877-October 27, 1893)
Journal of Hosea Dudley, Forty-niner (February 2nd, 1849 - August 21st, 1853)
Miwok bottleneck basket
Miwok bowl basket
Miwok bowl basket
Miwok bowl basket
Miwok bowl basket
Miwok burden basket
Miwok burden basket
Miwok cooking basket
Miwok cup-shaped basket
Miwok seed beater basket
Miwok sifting basket
Miwok sifting basket
Miwok sifting basket
Miwok soaproot brush
Miwok stirring stick
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