Call Number:

C0954

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

• 1 box
• 0.8 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); John Daggett Collection, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1880s-1914 (inclusive)

Creator:

Daggett, John, 1833-1919

Form:

Cyanotypes (photographic prints) -- 19th century and Photographs -- 19th century.

Abstract:

The John Daggett Collection consists primarily of 41 photographs taken by Daggett documenting his mining life in the Black Bear, Siskiyou County, California, area in the late 1800s.

John Daggett was born in Newark, New York, May 9, 1833. He came to California around 1852, at age 19, with his brother David and was elected to the Assembly in 1858, and re-elected in 1859, and 1880. He bought into the Black Bear Mine in 1862, sold out in 1863, re-opened in 1866, and sold out again in 1872. He bought it again in 1884-85. Daggett was elected Lieutenant Governor in 1882. He was appointed Superintendent of the United States Mint in San Francisco in 1893, in which capacity he served for four years. He held interest in the Calico Mine in San Bernardino County. The city of Daggett, in this mining area, was named for him. He died August 30, 1919. [sketch from California State Library]

The collection consists primarily of 41 photographs (averaging 9.5x12 cm. and including 3 cyanotypes) taken by Daggett and documenting his life in the Black Bear, Siskiyou County, California, area: Daggett and his family, his home, mines, a quartz mill, Klamath River Indians, mountain scenery. The majority are annotated with Daggett's descriptive notes on the verso.‡b Also included is the letter (1914) Daggett sent to an unnamed cousin enclosing these photographs and a newspaper clipping announcing his selection as superintendent of the U.S. Mint in San Francisco in 1893.