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Ellis Parker Butler letter to Henry E. Huntington

Description: Also: copy of reply from Huntington to Butler, 1918 July 10.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1918 July 6
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.

Harry Chandler letters to Henry E. Huntington

Manuscripts

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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Myron Hunt letters to Henry E. Huntington

Manuscripts

Also: copies of contracts and blueprints for Huntington Library construction; drawings and photographs for Hotel Wentworth; notes in Huntington's hand on 1916 December 13 letter; copy of letter from Huntington to Hunt, 1918 June 22; letter from American System of Reinforcing to Hunt, 1919 March 10, and Hunt's reply, March 11; list of items included in Richards-Neustadt Construction Co. bid, 1919 March 14; copy of letter by Hunt to Art Metal Construction Co.; copy of letter from T.E. Milster to Hunt, 1920 February 20; reports on payments on Library building; copy of letter from Huntington to Hunt, 1923 September 11. Subjects: Huntington Library, Hotel Wentworth, George Watson Cole, open shop vs union labor.

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Camille Weidenfeld letters to Henry E. Huntington

Manuscripts

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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George S. Patton letters to Henry E. Huntington

Manuscripts

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.

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Frank Griffith letters to Henry E. Huntington

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Also: copy of letter from William R. Staats Co. to Huntington Land & Improvement Company, 1913 October 4, and statement of value of unsold lots in Oak Knoll, 1913 October 3, copies of letters from Huntington to Griffith, 1918 January 17, 1919 February 11, 1920 July 30, sales report by Huntington Land & Improvement Company, 1920 June-July, and memo relating to water supply for San Marino and environs. Subjects: Redondo Improvement Co., Huntington Land & Improvement Company, Huntington Hotel.

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Collis P. Huntington letters to Henry E. Huntington

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47 items. Also: copy of telegram from Henry E. Huntington to Collis P. Huntington, and reply, 1894, July 27, 31. Subjects: Railroad strike negotiations, Market Street Railway stock, Santa Monica purchase of land from J.P. Jones, Epes Randolph, Huntington-Hopkins Co., Nevada politics, California fruit shipment, Collis P. Huntington's house in San Francisco, rice, Chinese embargo, Oakland, California, San Francisco post office, Southern Pacific.

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Ellis Parker Butler letter to Henry E. Huntington

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