Manuscripts

William Caruthers papers

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Description: Drafts of Caruthers' 1951 book Loafing Along Death Valley Trails: A Personal Narrative of People and Places.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: approximately 1950.
Call number: mssCaruthers
Creator: Caruthers, William(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Provenance unknown. In library as of 1970.
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.

William Bollaert papers

Manuscripts

Bollaert's papers consist of seven detailed travel journals or notebooks for his South American expeditions, a report to the Arequipa Mining Company in 1826, a few coastal charts of the southern-most parts of South America, and a few coastal profile sketches of Cape Horn, Flores Island, Bold Point, and the lighthouse at Montevideo. The journals include detailed observations about mines and mineral resources, the trade in nitrate, coal, salt, and other chemicals, people and places encountered, archaeological sites, local history, indigenous cultures, notes on his reading in Spanish literature, and speculations on the possibility of building a railroad from Valparaiso to Buenos Aires.

mssHM 71368-71379

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William Henry Thrall papers

Manuscripts

The collection consists of letters, manuscripts, documents, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings related to William Henry Thrall, the San Gabriel Mountains, hiking and outdoor recreation in Southern California, and the publication of Trails magazine. There is also secondary source material on Los Angeles County water supply, flood control, sewage disposal, and conservation in the mountain areas.

mssThrall

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William Hertrich Papers

Manuscripts

This collection contains the papers of William Hertrich, superintendent of the Huntington Library grounds and buildings, and consists of correspondence and other papers related to the development of the San Marino Ranch and the Huntington Botanical Gardens, the construction of the Huntington residence and of the Huntington Library, and the city of San Marino, California. There are also articles related to botanical gardens and specific plant species. Of note in the collection is correspondence between William Hertrich and Henry Edwards Huntington relative to the ranch and library. Box 24 consists of photographs and negatives related to Hertrich on the Huntington Library gardens and a luncheon in April 1951.

mssHHH 1-1802

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Letters and ephemera related to William Gannaway Brownlow, (bulk 1862)

Manuscripts

Letters and ephemeral concerning Brownlow's public activities in 1862. Pages include correspondence to Ferdinand J. Dreer, Esq. in 1841 and from Brownlow's publisher George W. Childs in 1862. Topics largely concern the publication and distribution of Brownlow's "book," most likely the Sketches of the rise, progress, and decline of secession; with a narrative of personal adventures among the rebels (1862). Ephemera include invitations, bills, and announcements for Brownlow's lectures and public receptions in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.

mssHM 80433-80437

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Raphael Pumpelly Papers

Manuscripts

This collection consists chiefly of letters, with some documents and manuscripts (including 29 volumes of notebooks and diaries) related to the lives and family affairs of Raphael and Eliza Pumpelly. The collection includes a few professional papers of Raphael Pumpelly, along with geological notes and descriptions of people and expeditions in Japan, China, Mongolia, Russia, Turkestan, and various places in the United States. Among the papers related to Eliza Shepard Pumpelly, there are descriptions of travel in Europe and Asia and also of the expeditions to Turkestan in 1903 and 1904. The collection also contains a few business and personal letters of Raphael Pumpelly's parents, William Pumpelly and Mary Wells Pumpelly, and their family.

mssPumpelly papers

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Notebook #67

Manuscripts

In pencil & difficult to read. People and places: "Ada's Death" (Oct 11?) – Notes on life, death and funeral; Diary (real or imaginary?) of 1850 (page 15) & 1851 (to page 91); BLANK PAGES; BOOK REVERSES; Enfield ("with Rupert & John") April 19 1942 (page 95): Tottenham; Notes (page 115-140) (largely indecipherable).

mssEsdaile

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