Manuscripts

American Revolutionary War ephemera

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Description: Copies of engravings and paintings, and an 1876 commemorative centennial ribbon.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1870s-1900s.
Call number: mssARW
Provenance: Gift of Security Pacific Corporation via The Autry Museum of the American West, February 1990.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.

U.S. Centennial Exhibition of 1876: Pocket albums (8 x 10 inches or smaller in size)

Visual Materials

Pocket souvenir albums containing images of exhibition buildings and other miscellaneous views in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, produced in commemoration of the United States Centennial Exhibition in 1876. Covers and manuscript inscriptions vary between album copies. American Centennial (Rand, McNally & Co., approximately 1876) – 1 copy Centennial (Koch Sons & Co., approximately 1876) – 1 copy Centennial Album (Centennial Album Co., ©1875) – 5 copies Centennial Album (H. J. Toudy & Co., approximately 1876) – 1 copy Centennial Exhibition and Philadelphia (approximately 1876) – 3 copies Centennial Exhibition Philadelphia (Philip Frey & Co., approximately 1876) – 3 copies Centennial Souvenir Philadelphia (Ostheimer Bros., approximately 1876) – 4 copies Memorial of the International Exhibition at Philadelphia (Thos. Hunter, ©1876) – 10 copies

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Manuscript Volume; Correspondence; Ephemera

Manuscripts

The collection of correspondence, documents, engravings, and ephemera of the Westall brothers assembled at the Huntington Library. Included are the correspondence of William and Richard Westall, a bound volume of Richard Westall's illustrations, and printed pieces and photograph reproductions of various and paintings and illustrations.

mssHM 54281-54318, HM 63286

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Civil War Round Table Association: Ephemera (1956-1968). 59 items

Manuscripts

This small collection chiefly relates to the Civil War Centennial Commission and all of its related activities especially in California. There are also pieces related to the Civil War Round Table, a national organization; the California Heritage Preservation Association; the Confederate Research Club; and the Pen Club, an organization headed by Allan Nevins and which celebrated both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln with annual luncheons attended by prominent historians such as Nevins and Ray Billington. There are seven letters from Edmund Gerald Brown, former governor of California, addressed to Justin Turner and other letters from historians. All are related to the Civil War Centennial. There are 624 letters of which 339 of these letters are written by Turner. In addition to this there is a group of form letters, printed announcements, memos, and drafts that number 217 pieces. There are 23 copies of speeches and memos and 56 pieces of ephemera. There are nine items regarding the Washington/Lincoln luncheons. There are several items that pertain to the history of Jewish people in the United States and the American Jewish Historical Society.

mssTurnerj

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Printed ephemera -- Miscellaneous, (1943-2003)

Manuscripts

Commissioning Ceremonies "Constitution" Naval Air Transport, Alameda Naval Air Station, February 2, 1949; Mathew Carl Haddon [booklet]; theParkingSpot parking pass; Helitech International Helicopter Technology & Operations Exhibition, 2003; Bob Hoover...the pilots pilot...the man and his airplanes [booklet]; Circulars Pan American Airways System - Atlantic Division, 1943; Official Commemorative of the 50th Anniversary of Charles A. Lindbergh's New York to Paris Flight, 1977; Professional Pilot reprint, October 2000; VentureStar; Howard Hughes: The True Story by Don Dwiggins; Duramold: Molded Structures of Precision; and Aviation World's Fair The Aviation Centennial Exhibition [booklet]

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Los Angeles Times Centennial

Manuscripts

Papers related to the Los Angeles Times Centennial: interoffice correspondence, list of anniversary plans, page from January 12, 1981 commemorative issue, and mentions of the Centennial in Among Ourselves.

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Bird's eye view of the International Exhibition, 1876. Fairmount Park. Philadelphia

Visual Materials

Image of an aerial view of the buildings for the United States Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876; river and bridges visible in the distance.

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American Revolutionary War ephemera

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