Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Some letters of William Vaughn Moody
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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
Manuscript letters from William Vaughn Moody to Harriet Brainard, 1901 to 1909, and a scrapbook of letters to Brainard. Also a scrapbook of clippings and letters (1935 to 1936) to Edith S. Kellogg relating to the publication Letters to Harriet, published by Houghton Mifflin Co. in 1935.
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![Years in the sheaf: the autobiography of William Alfred Moody [microform] : 1959](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4DKJT8W%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
Manuscripts
Microfilm of the William Alfred Moody's typed autobiography Years in the Sheaf. The autobiography covers Mood's ancestry and family history; life in Eagle Valley; his childhood in Deseret; his move to Arizona and life in the Gila Valley; a bout with amnesia; his trip to Mexico and work on the John W. Young Railroad; his dealings with the "influence of profane associates;" his mission trip to Samoa; his activities in Utah, including those surrounding his family, Church, and as school superintendent; presiding over the Samoan mission and his second mission trip from 1908-1910; the reestablishment of the Tonga mission; his time in the state legislature; his meeting with Theodore Roosevelt and doing the "Hopi Snake Dance;" and his work in Arizona real estate. Includes a table of contents.
MSS MFilm 00429