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Metropolitan Museum of Art letters to Henry E. Huntington

Description: Signed by Bryson Burroughs. Also: copies of letters from Huntington to Burroughs, 1926 July 31, August 17; certificate of election as Fellow for Life for Huntington.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1926-1927
Call number: mssHEH
Creator: Huntington, Henry Edwards (1850-1927)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Edwin L. Lewis, November 1939.; Gift of Louise Ward Watkins, July 1946.; Gift of Collis Holladay, April 1967.; Gift of Mrs. Collis H. Holladay, 1977-1981.; Gift of Clifford Henry, May 1978.; Gift of Edwards H. Metcalf, 1978-1992.; Gift of Charles Apfelbaum, April 1981.; gift of Edwards H. Metcalf, Collis H. Holladay, Jr., November 1981.

Los Angeles Museum of History, Science and Art letter to Henry E. Huntington

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Also: certificate of appreciation for gift to museum, 1926 December 21.

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Rupert Hughes letter to Henry E. Huntington

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Also: copy of letter from Huntington to Hughes, 1926 July 31. Subjects: George Washington Memorial Buildings, Huntington Hospital.

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Henry E. Huntington letters to Collis P. Huntington

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39 items. Also: four copies of schedule of insurance covering paintings in home of Collis P. Huntington in San Francisco; memo; copy of "Report from William H. Holabird, 1899 July 12; copy of letter from ---- Garland to Henry E. Huntington, 1899 July 7; vouchers for payments from Southern Pacific Co., 1899 August 31. Subjects: Market Street Railway stocks, W.H. Kountz, Crocker estate, coal fields in Mexico, Central Pacific Railroad, Paris Exposition.

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Harry Chandler letters to Henry E. Huntington

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Also: copies of telegram from Huntington to William E. Dunn and Chandler, 1922 August 10; letter from R. Braddock to Chandler, 1923 July 18; invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Chandler to the California Institute Associates for December 14, 1925, and copy of reply by Huntington, 1926 December 13. Subjects: Chester M. Cate.

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Camille Weidenfeld letters to Henry E. Huntington

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Enclosure: 1918 June 15 letter had letter from C.C. Daniels to Weidenfeld, 1918 June 15; 1919 July 31 letter had letter from Josephus Daniels to Weidenfeld, 1919 July 29 and telegram from Weidenfeld to Daniels, 1919 July 31. Also: draft of agreement prepared by Weidenfeld for signature of Huntington, 1918 June 25; memo related to proposed loan to Colombia; page of requests for financial assistance in business; two checks drawn upon the Bank of the State of New York by Weidenfeld, to the order of Collis P. Huntington, 1890 June 10; copies of letters from Huntington to Weidenfeld, 1921 July 2; 1923 March 19, August 7, September 11; 1924 January 21, December 16, 18; list of paintings for sale by George de Mazeroff. Subjects: Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.

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Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce letters to Henry E. Huntington

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Note: 1924 March 24 letter is signed by Harry Chandler. Also: copy of letter by Huntington to J.B. Fredericks, 1923 January 8; copy of report "Results of Balanced Prosperity Fund Activities of the Industrial Department of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce during 1924;" copies of letters from Huntington to Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, 1926, January 23, April 27, 1927 February 4; copy of report by the Special Committee of Forestation, 1926; copy of letter from Huntington to Arthur S. Bent, 1926 August 29. Subjects: Los Angeles Post Office building, Huntington given certificate "The Symbol of Good Citizenship," 1927.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art letters to Henry E. Huntington

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