Content Description

Collection consists of materials collected by Laurence L. Shaw on the controversy of the brass plate, supposedly left by Francis Drake, found in San Francisco Bay, California, in 1936. The collection includes: a copy of the book “The Plate of Brass: Evidence of the Visit of Francis Drake to California in the Year 1579 ” by California Historical Society, 1953; a paperback book “The Plate of Brass Reexamined 1977”: a report issued by the Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley; an issue of California Historical Quarterly Vol. LIII, Fall 1974, No. 3: Special Issue on Francis Drake Controversy; folders: 1. Stapled pages from California Historical Quarterly, Sept. 1962, titled “Drake Landed in San Francisco Bay in 1579. The Testimony of the Plate of Brass” by Walter A. Starr. 2. Stapled pages from California Historical Quarterly, June 1964: “Francis Drake and Nova Albion” by Captain Adolph S. Oko. 3. Newspaper clipping from Christian Science Monitor, Sept. 8, 1977: “Sir Francis Drake’s Plate – A Brazen Fake”, and other materials with only short paragraphs mentioning Drake. Some of the materials have Shaw's comments in pencil

Acquisition Type

Gift

Restrictions Apply

No