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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Four aspects of civic duty
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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
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Visual Materials
The William H. Helfand Collection contains more than 7,000 European and American prints and ephemera relating to health professions including medical, dental, and mental wellness. The materials date from the 1490s to the early 21st century and contain many social and political cartoons that satirize health practices and practitioners. Noted illustrators represented include French artists Honore Daumier, Gustave Dore, J. J. Grandville, and Emile Vernier; British caricaturists Thomas Rowlandson, George Cruikshank, and James Gillray; and the American cartoonist Thomas Nast.
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Manuscripts
Is sending twenty copies of the brief on the Sayward case as requested; requests copies of petition, suggestion, and briefs. Postscript and initials in hand of Taft. The Sayward case involved the seizing of a British ship in the Bering Sea in 1887 for hunting fur seals, a violation of an Act of Congress.
mssHM 23510
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Manuscripts
Sending Ballard best wishes for his upcoming move to Los Angeles; Taft states he appreciates the work Ballard has done for Republicans and for publicizing the needs of the Philippines.
mssHM 13403
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Manuscripts
Thanks Horton for remembering him and for his kind words of congratulations.
mssHM 39427