| title | Spaulding Family papers, circa 1824-1961 (bulk 1849-1936) |
repository | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| description | Correspondence, journals, ledgers, logbooks, photographs and other material relating to the Spaulding family of Boston who, later (1929-1931), also maintained a home in Santa Barbara. Of particular interest is the 1849 California gold rush era diary of Mahlon Day Spaulding (1827-1888), who joined 149 other men from New England, formed a mutual stock company, bought a ship, and traveled around the Horn to California. With the money earned in California, he successfully invested in the wholesale grocery business and the later in the sugar refinery business. After his death, his two sons, William S. Spaulding and John T. Spaulding, took over the sugar company and later sold it to the United Fruit Company. The Spauldings became socially prominent Bostonians and were some of the most important art collectors in the United States. |
| extent | 1.2 linear feet |
| formats | Journals Correspondence Business Papers Photographs |
| access | n/a |
| record link | https://oac.cdlib.org/search?style=oac4;Institution=UC%20Santa%20Barbara::Special%20Collections;idT=990041322530203776 |
| finding aid | n/a |
| acquisition information | No place, unknown, or undetermined. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:53 |
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