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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Also: copy of telegram from Dunn to Huntington, 1917 December 16; letter from Dunn to Huntington, 1918 June 5; waiver of notice of Meeting of San Joaquin & Eastern Railway Co., 1919 January 31, and telegram from Dunn to Huntington, 1919 January 29; telegram from Dunn to Huntington, 1919 February 10, December 3; letter from Dunn to Huntington, 1920 January 6; memorandum from Charles E. Graham, 1920 November 15; letter from Dunn to Huntington, 1921 June 15; copy of letter from E.H. Rollins & Sons to Dunn 1921 June 14; telegram from Dunn to Charles E. Graham, 1922 January 3; telegrams from Dunn to Huntington 1922 July 7, 13, August 3; copy of telegram from Charles E. Graham to Dunn, 1922 August 1; letter from Charles E. Graham to Huntington 1922 September 6; analysis of bonds held by Huntington. Subjects: Los Angeles Railway stock, Huntington's finances, city railway construction, Los Angeles Railway employee strike.
Enclosures: 1903 February 2 letter had letter from Botsford & Botsford to Huntington, 1903 January 26, and letter from Carrie A. Monroe to Botsford & Botsford, 1903 January 23. Also: letter from Miles to Huntington, 1904 February 24. Subjects: cipher books, Collis P. Huntington's health and estate, Southern Pacific Co. annual report, Henry E. Huntington's health, Huntington-Hopkins Co., William H. Holabird.
Fragile: Also: letters from Patton to Huntington, 1904 December 27, 1905 January 18, 21, 30, 31 February 2, 7, 9, 10, 16, 25, March 7, 10, 15, April 26, 29 ; letter from Pacific Electric Land Co. to Huntington, 1905 January 18 (signed by Patton); plan of 5th floor of Pacific Electric building, Los Angeles; letter from Los Angeles Land Co. to Patton, 1905 January 30; letter from George E. Pillsbury to Patton, 1905 January 31; letter from A.M. Parsons to Los Angeles Land Co., 1905 February 10; copy of letter from Los Angeles Board of Park Commissioners to Patton, 1905 March 6; copy of letter from Albert H. Schliebitz to Huntington, 1905 March 6; letter from Patton to Charles E. Graham, 1905 March 9. Subjects: property sales, moving of trees and shrubs to Shorb place, Chippendale property, Keller Tract, Dolge, palms moved to Los Robles Ranch, Pasadena Country Club, real estate in California, East Lake Park, Los Angeles Brewing Co., Huntington Land & Improvement Co., storm sewage at Ranch, San Marino land development.
Also: newspaper clipping about Steel trust, 1901 November 12; copy of telegram from Huntington to Miles, 1903 January 17; deposit slip of Union Trust Co. for deposit to account of Arabella Huntington, 1913 April 3; newspaper clipping about death of Baron Natal, 1915 May 11; copy of letter from Miles to National Historical Society, and printed item. Subjects: Collis P. Huntington's estate.
Also: copies of letters from Huntington to Patton, 1903 June 22, 26; July 3, 7, 20; 1904 April 14, 23, 30; July 1; December 17, 23; 1905 January 3, 17, 18, 19, 23; letter from George E. Pillsbury to Patton, 1903 June 18 and Patton's reply June 20; letter from P.A. Stanton to Patton, 1904 April 21; copy of statement of profits of Muir, Khurts & Henderson, 1904 July 1; copy of letter from Patton to M.J. Connell, 1904 December 12; letter from E.T. Cook to Patton, 1904 December 28; telegram from F. Howland to J.A. Campbell, 1905 January 10; press clipping "Golf Club of Millionaires" from L.A. Times, 1904 January 29. Subjects: Huntington San Marino land, irrigation, Huntington Land and Improvement Co.
Enclosures: 1892 July 29 letter had letter from Collis P. Huntington to F.S. Douty, 1892 July 29; 1895 February 5 letter had letter from Mahl to the National Hollow Brake Beam Co., 1895 February 4; 1896 March letter had copy of letter from Mahl to Douty, 1896 March 5 and letter from Douty to Mahl, 1896 March 11; 1897 January 21 letter had copy of letter from Mahl to Charles A. Dean, 1897 January 21; 1897 February 23 letter had copy of letter from Mahl to Charles F. Crocker, 1897 February 24; 1897 December 28 letter had copy of letter from Mahl to E.C. Wright, 1897 December 28; 1898 March 15 letter had copy of Report on Operations of the Central Pacific Railroad Co. for 12 months ending December 31, 1897. Also: copy of letter from Henry E. Huntington to Mahl, 1892 July 21; printed circular showing Sterlingworth rolled steel brake beam; several newspaper clippings re: use of electricity on railroad lines; copy of letter from Mahl to Crocker, 1897 January 30; Report on Operations of Southern Pacific Coast Railway, 1892-1896; copy of letter from Mahl to Wright, 1897 December 18; Southern Pacific Co. Lines condensed Statement...for 5 months ending November 30, 1897; copy of letter from Mahl to Douty, 1898 March 12; account of T.J. Wilson for Right-of-way purchases for Southern California Motor Road, 1898 June 18; copy of Report on Operations of the Central Pacific Railroad Co. for 12 months ending December 31, 1897. Subjects: coal interests in Vancouver, Pacific Improvement Co., coal for Central Pacific Railroad, Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Houston & Texas Central Railroad, Collis P. Huntington properties.
