Rare Books
Slavery in the capital of the republic : speech of Hon. E.H. Rollins, of New Hampshire, in the House of representatives, April 11, 1862, on the bill for the release of certain persoons held to service or labor in the District of Columbia
Image not available
You might also be interested in
Image not available
Speech ... in the Senate, March 27th, 1862 : on the bill to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia
Rare Books
300312
Image not available
E.H. Rollins & Sons letters to Henry E. Huntington
Manuscripts
The collection consists of the personal and business papers of Henry E. Huntington. There is material related to the Huntington, Holladay, and Metcalf families, but most of the collection deals with Huntington's business interests in Southern California, railways, real estate, and industry. Series 2. Henry E. Huntington and his family includes biographical information, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, ephemera, and physical objects. There is material related to the Huntington Land and Improvement Company, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, and the Pacific Electric Railway Company as well as other businesses in Los Angeles County, Orange County, and San Gabriel Valley, California. This material includes business records, account books, annual reports, correspondence, maps, tracts, balance sheets, and others. There is also material related to the founding of the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens including auction catalogs, invoices, receipts, and bills for art and rare books, and information regarding a lawsuit about Huntington's estate tax after his death, and the passing of Proposition 15, in 1930, which exempted The Huntington from paying California property tax. There is also material related to Collis P. Huntington and his business interests and Arabella Huntington. Also included are the blueprints for the Huntington's San Marino residence. Series 3. Correspondence contains over 22,000 pieces of personal and business correspondence spanning 1794 to 1970. The physical objects include Henry E. Huntington's lunch box, razors, traveling trunk, and other items.
mssHEH
Image not available
Charles E. Graham letter to E.H. Rollins & Sons
Manuscripts
Also: letter from E.H. Rollins & Sons to Graham, 1922 July 6. Subjects: Huntington Land and Improvement Co.
mssHEH
Image not available
Henry E. Huntington letter to E.H. Rollins & Sons
Manuscripts
Also: two letters from E.H. Rollins & Sons to Huntington, 1922 September 20.
mssHEH
Image not available
E.H. Rollins & Sons letter to Los Angeles Railway Co
Manuscripts
Also: letter from A.N. Kemp to Frank Kennedy, 1915 August 23; letter from Charles E. Graham to E.H. Rollins & Sons, 1915 September 2; letter from E.H. Rollins & Sons to Graham, 1915 September 3.
mssHEH