Name/Title
Mary E. Davis Bucknall LettersEntry/Object ID
2022.11.1Scope and Content
Letters of Mary Davis Bucknall, consisting of 196 handwitten letters between 1860 and 1929. Mary Davis was the granddaughter of George Yount, born in San Francisco in 1846 to Yount’s daughter Elizabeth Ann and John C. Davis, a British shipbuilder. Many of the letters are written to George Bucknall who was Mary's fiance at the time, and her half-sister Georgina Sullivan.
These letters have been scanned and transcribed and are available for access by request.Collection
Mary E. Davis Bucknall LettersAcquisition
Accession
2022.11Source or Donor
Ric B. JohnsonAcquisition Method
DonationLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
LetterNomenclature Primary Object Term
CorrespondenceNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Women, TravelArchive Details
Creator
Bucknall, Mary E. DavisDate(s) of Creation
1860 - 1929Archive Size/Extent
196 lettersPrimary Language
EnglishCreate Date
April 16, 2026Update Date
April 16, 2026