Rare Books
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Image of a full-length portrait of United States General Andrew Jackson on horseback raising his hat in his hand in military uniform; soldiers fighting on the line with guns and artillery in the Battle of New Orleans in January of 1815 in the background; dead or wounded men visible on the ground.
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Visual Materials
Image of a portrait on United States General Andrew Jackson on horseback raising his hat in his hand in full military uniform; soldiers fighting on the line with guns and artillery in the Battle of New Orleans in January of 1815 in the background; dead or wounded men visible on the ground.
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Visual Materials
Portrait of Major General E. R. S. Canby.
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Manuscripts
The Dickinson & Shrewsbury records contain personal and business correspondence related to Dickinson & Shrewsbury salt mine company, their business and legal records, and files related to the enslaved labor that the company used in their salt mines including the family of Booker T. Washington, who were enslaved by the Ruffner family. The correspondence series, 1799 to 1880, is mostly between prominent company members and family members. The business files series, 1801 to 1857, are made up of financial accounts for the company. The enslaved labor files, 1806 to 1863, contain a variety of documents related to the enslaved people the company "hired out" from other enslavers to work at the salt mines. Many of the documents of the collection are the result of the dissolution of the company and the many lawsuits that were brought about near the end of the company. The topic of the enslaved people the company used is present in each series. The records also relate to several other companies in the same region such as Joel Shrewsbury & Company, and Dickinsons & Shrewsbury. There are also two maps, 1838 and undated.
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