Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Californie tot 31 December 1850
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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
Personal and professional papers Ward Hill Lamon. The collection contains source materials for biography of Lincoln, including three volumes of materials purchased from William Henry Hendon in 1869 and the correspondence related to the purchase; unpublished typescript of Lamon's history of the Lincoln administration, and other papers relating to his historical work, including items that concern the controversy over the Life of Abraham Lincoln. Also included are papers that cover Lamon's own life and career: numerous letters addressed to Lamon seeking Lincoln's patronage; papers relating to the his attempt to organize a brigade of Unionist Virginians in 1861, the office of the U.S. Marshal of the District of Columbia (1861-1865); a political attack on Lamon in 1862 by abolitionist senators over the continued enforcement of the fugitive slave law; Lamon family and finances (including wartime speculation and dealings in Colorado mining properties); Illinois political news, etc.
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Manuscripts
The collection contains 96 drawings, 14 original letters, and 39 facsimiles of letters and manuscripts.
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Manuscripts
The collection consists of letters and documents related to the government of the municipality of Monterey, primarily during the period 1828-54. The collection also includes minute books, election results, and records of disbursements of funds and of ordinances passed. Most of the documents are in Spanish until 1846, and in English thereafter.
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Manuscripts
The collection consists of letters, manuscripts, one letter book, a photograph album, and ephemera related to the life and activities of John Wesley North and his wife, Ann Loomis North. Subject matter includes the early history and settlement of Minneapolis and Northfield, Minnesota from 1849 to 1861; pioneer life in Nevada from 1861 to 1865; southern reconstruction in Tennessee from 1865 to 1869; the promotion and settlement of Riverside, California, and Fresno County, California from 1870 to 1890. Of note in the collection are three letters from John Wesley North to George S. Loomis related to the nomination of Abraham Lincoln for the presidency in 1860. The collection also includes newspaper clippings, photographs, two maps of Minnesota, and ephemera.
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Manuscripts
The collection consists of letters, manuscripts, one letter book, a photograph album, and ephemera related to the life and activities of John Wesley North and his wife, Ann Loomis North. Subject matter includes the early history and settlement of Minneapolis and Northfield, Minnesota from 1849 to 1861; pioneer life in Nevada from 1861 to 1865; southern reconstruction in Tennessee from 1865 to 1869; the promotion and settlement of Riverside, California, and Fresno County, California from 1870 to 1890. Of note in the collection are three letters from John Wesley North to George S. Loomis related to the nomination of Abraham Lincoln for the presidency in 1860. The collection also includes newspaper clippings, photographs, two maps of Minnesota, and ephemera.
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