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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
"R. L. S." : An essay
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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
Professional and personal papers of Edward Griffin Beckwith including his journals, ledgers, accounts, military records, and personal and official correspondence, chiefly related to his post-Mexican War service. His journals were kept during his service in California and his letters to his wife recount his life in the West, including details of the death of John Williams Gunnison and his encounters with Mormons. Also included are two annotated maps of New Mexico Territory, California, and Utah, Beckwith's records of spiritualistic seances from 1860 to 1872, and some photographs. The collection also contains letters of John Laurence Fox to his parents, wife, and son written between 1837 and 1864. Included are letters dealing with the Exploring Expedition, the mission to the Mediterranean, slave trade in West Africa, Matthew C. Perry's mission to Japan, foreign intervention in China, Taiping Rebellion, and the American Civil War. This portion of the collection also contains his surgeon's commission in 1847, and newspapers clippings related to the death of Charles Eben Fox.
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Manuscripts
The collection of approximately 1,030 items consists primarily of personal correspondence written by and to members of the Dane family. Many of the letters discuss family matters, and the largest group of letters were written by Ada Nutting Baker in Decatur, Michigan. There are also letters (1863-64) by James W. Nutting which discuss the Civil War. The collection also includes notes and source material used by George Ezra Dane in editing "Sketches of old block" and "Sojurn with royalty."
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