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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Laura Knight : a book of drawings
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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 letters are written to Laura Oakes, of Denver, Colorado, from three of her cousins (a girl called "Chuckie," Grace, and one whose name is unknown) and her boyfriend Willie Bennet. The letters are from Colorado Springs, Denver, and Mann Creek Ranch near Leadville. The letters discuss ranch life in Colorado, the cattle trade, and horse riding and wrangling. The letters also include gossip and details about the cousins' social lives.
mssHM 68274-68277
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Visual Materials
A collection of 49 gelatin silver photographs (sizes vary; 5 x 7 to 16 x 20 inches) and several exhibition invitations, gallery advertisements, and other printed ephemera related to Aguilar's work. The collection includes 21 photographs from the Day of the Dead series, documenting participants in Day of the Dead celebrations in East Los Angeles. Most were taken at the Los Angeles Photography Center's annual Día de los Muertos event in 1989, where Aguilar constructed a large coffin as a background prop for attendees, many of whom were part of the Chicana/Chicano/Chicanx art community, including Harry Gamboa, Jr., Ricardo Valverde, and Barbara Carrasco. Also included are six photographs from the Plush Pony series, named for a Chicana lesbian bar in the El Sereno neighborhood of Los Angeles. These portraits feature working-class lesbians posing in front of a cloth backdrop that Aguilar set up in the bar. There are also two photographs from Aguilar's Latina Lesbians series, which combine portraits of women with their own handwritten text below the image.An additional 20 photographs are portraits taken between 1983 and 1996 of Latinx and Chicanx artists, writers, and others in Aguilar's circle, including Paul Arevalo, Monica Almeida, and Roberto Gil de Montes. Throughout the collection, many photographic subjects are identified by first name only or first and last names. Additional information about some subjects is on file in the Huntington Library; see Reader Services for more information.
photCL 658
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Manuscripts
Personal and professional papers of Conrad Aiken. The collection includes his correspondence, (chiefly letters addressed to him), dealing with his business and literary affairs, manuscripts of his works, with some photographs and ephemera.
mssAIK 1-4904
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Manuscripts
A collection containing manuscripts, essays, and notes written by Laura Lois Hinkley for her work about the Brontë family. The typewritten manuscripts and essays include The Brontës: Charlotte and Emily, The Riddle of Charlotte Brontë, The Brontë Hero, Love and the Brontës, and The Gondal Story. The collection also includes typewritten notes for many of these works.
mssHinkley
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Manuscripts
School notebook titled "Laura Ann Tenney's Book of Penmanship & Maps At Miss Leverett's School Rutland Vermont" dated January 1, 1838 with note "Aged 14 years." Includes color maps and illustrations.
mssHM 30401