Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
De Grazia and Mexican cookery
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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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Rare Books
"The Papago Indians live in southern Arizona--south toward the Mexican border, and across the border into northern Mexico. A long time ago there was no border. Now there is a fence, and it divides the Papagos. ... In the cool of the evening, the people relax and enjoy the sunset. They talk and watch the stars. ... Because this land belongs to the people, because they have lived here forever, many stories have evolved. Some are myths, some are legends, telling of events that took place in the mountains and villages--stories of creation, the gods, heroes, witches, monsters, and animals with supernatural powers. ... The stories have many variations and variegations and innuendos. They are very personal and sincere. They are numerous. I have chosen a few"--From introduction.
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Manuscripts
The collection contains letters, documents, including 190,000 reports, 1200 maps, 500 photographs, and 8200 pieces of printed material related to the life and career of Ralph Arnold. Subjects represented in the collection include: mining, petroleum, and seismology in the Western United States as well as Canada, Mexico, Cuba, and South America; political papers from 1914 to 1956, mostly concerning the campaign of Herbert Hoover for president; family and personal papers from 1836 to 1961 of Arnold and his father, Delos Arnold, containing source material on Pasadena and Southern California local history. The collection also contains Arnold's field books, including those made at Stanford University with the U.S. Geological Survey from 1900 to 1909.
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