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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
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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
The collection consists of 161 letters by William Harrison Ainsworth, correspondence of individuals associated with Ainsworth, and 20 letters from his biographer, Stewart Marsh Ellis, to collector Adrian Hoffman Joline.
mssAI
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Manuscripts
William Harrison Gill papers consist of letters, manuscripts (including journals and sermons), documents, and photographs (52 Gill family photographs and 6 Indian photographs) related to the Gill's activities and family from 1876-1968. Subject matter includes Gill's missionary work in Texas with the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians (1876-1896), in Arizona with the Salt River Pima tribe near Phoenix (1896-1902), and with the Yavapai at Fort McDowell (1902-1906). There are occassional mentions of African Americans and African American churches in letters and journals written from Texas and Oklahoma.
mssGill
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Manuscripts
A volume with 57 autograph letters by William Harrison Ainsworth to William Jeffs, French bookseller, Burlington Arcade, London, England.
mssHM 13062-13118
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Manuscripts
Proclamation declaring the reestablishment of civil government in Michigan Territory after the recapture of Detroit from the British during the War of 1812. Also signed by aide-de-camp John O'Fallon.
mssHM 1927