Manuscripts

Stephen C. Foster collection

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Description: The collection consists of carbon copies of correspondence, articles, speeches, manuscripts, and pages from scrapbooks related to the American composer Stephen Collins Foster; the collection also includes letters from Fletcher Hodges providing information about the copies.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1937-1939.
Call number: mssFoster
Provenance: Gift of Fletcher Hodges, August 1939.
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.

Collection of Stephen C. Foster songs

Rare Books

236752

Map of the Vineyards of Antonio Maria Lugo and Stephen C. Foster

Manuscripts

Parcels & owners along San Pedro Road and bordering areas. Shows subdivisions of June 10, 1855, and Dec. 5, 1867. Muted color highlights. Foster was mayor of LA. Alt title supplied by cataloger.

mssSolano SR_Map_0283

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Letter to La Fayette Sabine Foster

Manuscripts

Columbia, South Carolina. The letters to Foster are contemporary copies; the copies are in the handwriting of Matilda Lieber.

LI 1466

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Foster, Stephen Clark

Visual Materials

The collection consists of 809 portrait photographs in a variety of formats. It is a reference collection of individual and group portraits and contains portraits of both prominent and lesser-known Los Angelenos and Southern Californians from both the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection contains images created by a number of well-known California photographers.

photCL 400 volume 31

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FOSTER, C G

Manuscripts

Collection consists mainly of correspondence from the period 1910-14, beginning when Oddie initiated his campaign for governor and ending when he was about to terminate his administration. The correspondence is arranged in 19 boxes in alphabetical order by author. There are also 6 boxes and 4 rolls of Nevada State papers, almost entirely copies of legislative bills for the year 1873, and a small number of documents from other years. Subjects include: mining, politics, and government in Nevada (including divorce laws), women's rights, the financial panic of 1907, the Progressive party, and the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915.

mssOddie

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Fred E. Foster collection

Manuscripts

Group of three letter books relating to the work of Fred E. Foster, an independent commercial agent in Shanghai from 1863-1866, and agent of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company in Yokohama and Hong Kong from 1878-1882. Plus manuscript journal of the sailing ship St James' voyage under Master Burnham from New York to Hong Kong via San Francisco and Shanghai as well as the return journey via England, dated 1891-1892. The log book may not be in Foster's hand. The letter books reflect Foster's work with mercantile firms in the United States, England, and Europe and their commercial interests in Asia. Letters touch on topics including the acquisition of land leases; performance and compensation for consular services; market changes; buying and selling of goods; Foster's personal activities; everyday life in Asia; day-to-day company operations; and shipping concerns. Correspondents include international mercantile representatives; the PMSSC's presidents, D.S. Babcock and J.B. Houston; and employees of the PMSSC in San Francisco and other cities in Asia.

mssHM 80571-80574

Stephen C. Foster collection

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