Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Centennial literary reunion at the residence of Horatio King
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Rare Books
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
Twenty-five (25) of the letters are written by Horatio Seymour from his home in Utica, New York. They are addressed to various New York politicians including five Governors of New York: John Thompson Hoffman, Samuel J. Tilden, Lucius Robinson, Grover Cleveland, and David B. Hill. Other recipients include President James Buchanan and Canal Commissioner Adin Thayer. The majority of the letters are recommendation letters written by Seymour for various people to obtain various government positions. There is some discussion of New York politics and a letter about charges brought against "Mr. Johnson the Canal Superintendent on this section of the Erie Canal." There is one letter by Senator Francis Kernan to Governor Robinson that includes a handwritten note by Seymour and a letter by John Baxter, Chief of Police of Utica, New York to Governor John Thompson Hoffman asking for a pardon for Thomas Rigney that has note by Horatio Seymour, William J. Bacon, and John F. Seymour. Two letters include notes by New York Congressmen Richard D. Davis and William Fiero Russell.
mssHM 69394-69420
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Manuscripts
The majority of the collection pertains to Joseph P. Loeb (1883-1974) and his attempts as an amateur book collector to procure editions of Horatio Alger's work. There are various letters to book dealers and collectors and numerous notecards on the provenance of individual Alger items. The collection contains around ninety letters written by Alger, the vast majority of which went to his friend, Irving Blake. Other addressees include Ernest Burks, Payson Smith, and William N. Washburn. Alger's correspondence addresses literary topics, his position with the New York tribune, and health and family matters. The collection also contains one manuscript poem by Alger: "Strive and Succeed! The world's temptations flee."
mssHM 32600-32688
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Manuscripts
The majority of the collection pertains to Joseph P. Loeb (1883-1974) and his attempts as an amateur book collector to procure editions of Horatio Alger's work. There are various letters to book dealers and collectors and numerous notecards on the provenance of individual Alger items. The collection contains around ninety letters written by Alger, the vast majority of which went to his friend, Irving Blake. Other addressees include Ernest Burks, Payson Smith, and William N. Washburn. Alger's correspondence addresses literary topics, his position with the New York tribune, and health and family matters. The collection also contains one manuscript poem by Alger: "Strive and Succeed! The world's temptations flee."
mssHM 32600-32688