Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
California Chinese chatter
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
A mimeographed newsletter covering various social aspects of the Los Angeles Chinese community. Front page is devoted to Peter SooHoo's life, passing and funeral.
mssSooHoo
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Manuscripts
Letters, manuscripts, and documents relating to the affairs of Zachary Macaulay and his family; Hannah More, Clapham Sect, especially Henry Thornton and his family; the antislavery movement, including the affairs of the Sierra Leone Colony, Anti-Slavery society, and activities of William Wilberforce, Thomas Clarkson, and other abolitionists. Of particular importance is Macaulay's journal kept while governor of the Sierra Leone colony. Totaling 1,014 pieces.
MY 954
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Visual Materials
The C.C. Pierce collection constitutes one of the most important collections of historical photographs of early California and Los Angeles extant. The collection of 10,100 prints was assembled by Charles C. Pierce, a photographer and long-time operator of a thriving Los Angeles photographic business. The collection is divided into nine topical headings devised by Pierce; these include Los Angeles Historical; Indians; Missions; California cities, counties, etc.; Industries and Agriculture; Transportation; Natural History; Art and Architecture; and Miscellaneous Scenery. Within these large sections are smaller categories that focus on the history, landscape, people, civic and cultural events, built environment, and development of Southern California and the Southwest from approximately 1845-1930. Of particular interest are the various Indian tribes depicted as well as all twenty-one of the California Missions.
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