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Schindler's list
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List of foreigners in California prior to 1840
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List of names of British subjects and citizens of the United States who resided in Alta California prior to 1840 with places of residence, profession, and date of arrival if it could be ascertained. The register notes that there were French, German, Portuguese, Italians, natives of the Sandwich Islands and foreigners of color in residence. Also noted was the fact that subjects of Spain and citizens of South American Republics were not classified as foreigners. One 13 page list is alphabetical. The other 20 page list is chronological by date of arrival with an alphabetical list.
mssHM 47356
There's never smoke - without fire
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Image of a Cupid with a young woman hiding love letters behind her back when confronted by her mother, who holds out a small bow and arrow; a cat plays with yarn spilling from a knitting basket at center.
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Leo Newmark scrapbook
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One scrapbook believed to be kept by Leo Newmark between 1912 and 1942. It includes newspaper clippings (and a few other printed items) from various newspapers (both American and Foreign) and dealing with multiple subjects including: the Newmark family, "Emperor Norton" of San Francisco, obituaries of notable individuals, and local San Francisco and Los Angeles news and history. There are a few items in German and some of the clippings deal with the Jews, World War II, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei propaganda, Adolf Hitler, and Joseph Goebbels. On page 14 is an item from a German newspaper urging the German people to not frequent stores owned by Jews. The scrapbook contains an index at the end.
mssHM 83179
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La Gierusalemme liberata
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First illustrated edition of Tasso's epic poem, a fictionalized retelling of the First Crusade in which Christian knights battle Muslims for the liberation of Jerusalem.
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My other life
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A fictionalized autobiography of a travel writer. There are descriptions of his experiences as a teacher of English in an African village, his meeting with the writer, Anthony Burgess, and his encounter with Queen Elizabeth of England.
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Pacific Electric Railway Company letter to A.D. Schindler
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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.
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