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The Apocalypse in Latin : MS 10 in the collection of Dyson Perrins
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Hazard-Dyson Collection
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This collection contains an unpublished typewritten manuscript, ca. 1962, with 326 photographs, entitled "Californias Romantic Ranchos: The History, Stories and Legends of the Haciendas, with a Roll of the Rancheros, a Complete List of the Land Grants of California, and Biographies of Famous Personalities Spanish, Mexican and American," by journalist and editor Verne Dyson (1879-1971). The photographs date from ca. 18681922 and include adobes, early homes and towns, missions and prominent pioneers of California. There are also 15 engravings and several printed illustrations and maps removed from other texts, as well as a 19th century abstract of title - a history of A. W. Timms land transactions on Rancho Palos Verdes, California, ca. 1855-1878.In addition, Boxes 6 and 7 contain 121 photographs that depict a variety of views of Southern California with the "Hazard-Dyson Collection" stamp. These include photographs presumably by George Hazard, ca. 1890-1914, as well as other late 19th and early 20th century photographs by commercial photographers. In 2016, these photographs were removed from the Huntington Librarys Photographic Files (PF) and reunited with the rest of the collection. The photographs retain the "photPF" call number on the back of the image.
mssHM 26404
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Hazard-Dyson Collection
Manuscripts
This collection contains an unpublished typewritten manuscript, ca. 1962, with 326 photographs, entitled "California's Romantic Ranchos: The History, Stories and Legends of the Haciendas, with a Roll of the Rancheros, a Complete List of the Land Grants of California, and Biographies of Famous Personalities – Spanish, Mexican and American," by journalist and editor Verne Dyson (1879-1971). The photographs date from ca. 1868–1922 and include adobes, early homes and towns, missions and prominent pioneers of California. There are also 15 engravings and several printed illustrations and maps removed from other texts, as well as a 19th century abstract of title - a history of A. W. Timms' land transactions on Rancho Palos Verdes, California, ca. 1855-1878. In addition, Boxes 6 and 7 contain 121 photographs that depict a variety of views of Southern California with the "Hazard-Dyson Collection" stamp. These include photographs presumably by George Hazard, ca. 1890-1914, as well as other late 19th and early 20th century photographs by commercial photographers. In 2016, these photographs were removed from the Huntington Library's Photographic Files (PF) and reunited with the rest of the collection. The photographs retain the "photPF" call number on the back of the image.
mssHM 26404 and various photPF call numbers
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[Perrin, E. B.] 1 letter (1910, Mar. 10) to S. H. Piles
Manuscripts
This collection consists of materials relating to Ralph H. Cameron's political and business activities, mostly in the years between 1903 and 1912. Box 1 consists of manuscript files, including land and mining claims, financial documents, and political documents, including press releases regarding statehood and ranching. Also included with the manuscripts are materials related to bills introduced by Cameron, "Letters Protesting the Statehood Bill," and Congratulatory telegrams. The "Bills Introduced" includes depredation claims reported to Cameron, for which he sought Congressional consideration, and consist of correspondence with the claimants and Commissioner of Indian Affairs Robert G. Valentine, copies of the legislation Cameron sponsored, and Congressional Committee reports on the proposals. Also included with "Bills Introduced" is material relating to a bridge over the Little Colorado River in Arizona for which Cameron sought Congressional funding. The material protesting statehood consist almost entirely of letters, many of them mechanically reproduced or copied verbatim, demanding that Arizona be allowed to maintain its provisions for a literacy requirement in voter registration. One file consists of congratulatory telegrams sent on the occasion of Arizona's statehood.
mssCameron papers
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The Apocalypse of S. John the Divine : represented by figures reproduced in facsimile from a ms. in the Bodleian library
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