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Lucretia Mayhew letter to Charles R. Mayhew
Manuscripts
In this letter to her brother Charles, Lucretia Mayhew describes local goings-on in Santa Clara. On page 4 is printed advertisement for the Female Collegiate Institute in Santa Clara, California. With front of envelope that has been repaired.
mssHM 15210
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Martin-Mayhew
Manuscripts
The collection contains over three hundred folders of correspondence that are arranged alphabetically by correspondent in fifty-eight boxes. The collection ranges from 1878 to 1972, with the bulk of the correspondence being from the years 1900 to 1979. The correspondence includes letters, telegrams, postcards, photographs and one record disc (box 26). The correspondence is mainly related to the library collection itself or to the library as an institution. The letters include commentary on the collection, the acquisition and transfer of items, inquiries about the holdings of the library, letters of thanks and congratulations from visitors, financial transactions, and letters between members of the staff. Box 52 contains miscellaneous files labeled as crank files which are often unsolicited.
HIA 31.1
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Jonathan Mayhew sermons
Manuscripts
Sermons by Jonathan Mayhew on John, 3:4 (1749, Mar.); Luke 12:32 (1750, Mar.; John 18: 36 (1759, Mar.); Matthew 3:8,9 (1762, Dec.); Matthew 3:8 (1763, Jan.); Revelation 2:11 (Sermon 1 (1764, Feb.) and 2 (1764, Mar.)).
mssHM 8046-8053
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Jesse Mayhew to W.T. Stanfield;
Manuscripts
The collection consists of maps, field books, legal documents, business papers, and diaries related to the work of surveyors George Hansen, Alfred Solano, Sidney B. Reeve, and others. The maps and surveys in the collection are of the city of Los Angeles, Southern California ranchos, and subdivisions of the city of Los Angeles and neighboring towns. The collection contains over maps and sketch maps. Other subjects represented in the collection include: civil engineering, land subdivision, mines and mineral resources, and daily life in Los Angeles and Los Angeles County.
mssSolano