Also: invoices, piece list of lengths of velvet, printed description of Lydig collection of Italian Renaissance furniture, and photocopy of letter, original in Art Gallery Archives, from Batterson & Eisele to P.W. French & Co, 1915 July 27, related to marble fountain; copies of letters from Charles E. Graham to P.W. French & Co., 1921 January 8 and December 13; copy of letter from Huntington to P.W. French & Co., 1923 March 28; 1925 June 10; 1926 April 20; statements of account. Subjects: Italian Renaissance fountain, garden statues, Roman sarcophagus, 17th century Italian temple.
gift of Edwards H. Metcalf, Collis H. Holladay, Jr., November 1981.
Gift of Southern California Transit District, December 1981.
gift of Alta California, January 1982.
Purchased from Frances Russell, March 1982.
Provenance unknown. In library as of January 1986.
gift of Collis H. Holladay, Jr., February 1992.
transferred from Ephemera, September 1992.
Gift of March 2001.
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Photocopies, originals in Art Gallery Archives. Also: copy of letter to Hertrich relative to claim of P.W. French & Co. against estate of Henry E. Huntington, 1927 November 4.
Also: copy of Certificate of Incorporation of the Association for the Establishment of Maintenance…of Museum of the Peaceful Arts, 1913 December 24, and copy of Adams letter to P.W. French & Co., 1923 March 1, and telegram from Huntington to Adams, 1923 October 22. Subjects: Old Dominion Land Co., Newport News Shipbuilding and Day Dock Co., Newport News Light & Water Co., upcoming meetings, Chateau Beauregard, furniture sent to Los Angeles, and Hammond Lumber Company dividends. Some on Huntington letterhead. 35 pieces.
In French. Photocopies; originals in Art Gallery Archives. Also: English translation of letter; shipping instructions for bronze fountain, receipt for payment, and extract from letter by Janet Scudder regarding payment for fountain statue.
Some items are photocopies; originals in Art Gallery Archives. Also: invoices for items purchased by Huntington, 1911-1920; letter from Arthur Bloche to Seligmann & Co., in French, with English translation, describing and authenticating Boucher tapestries. Subjects: Francois Boucher tapestries, Savonnerie screens, bronze statues, Chinese porcelain, marble vases, Clodion firedogs.
