Fragile. Enclosed in: 1908 September 15 letter was in letter from Howard E. Huntington to Henry E. Huntington, 1908 November 4. Also: two letters from McMillan to Henry E. Huntington, 1904 December 27, 1905 January 17. Subjects: Pacific Electric Railway Co.
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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Enclosures: 1905 March 31 letter had letter from Antoine Borel & Co. to Howard Huntington, 1905 March 28 and letter from C.A. Henderson to Howard Huntington, 1905 March 31; 1908 November 4 letter had copy of letter from Howard Huntington to J. McMillan, 1908 September 15. Also: copies of letters from G.J. Kuhrts to Howard Huntington, 1904 August 2, 1907 January 22 and blueprint map of area showing Los Angeles River from Fremont Gate to Downey Avenue; receipt from Howard Huntington for account of Henry E. Huntington, to E.T. Cook, 1908 March 19; newspaper clippings re: Eugene E. Hewlett; copy of house repair estimate from Myron Hunt to Howard Huntington, 1918 November 23; copy of telegram from Henry E. Huntington to Howard Huntington. Subjects: Los Angeles Railway Co., Pacific Electric Co., Pasadena and Los Angeles Electric Railway Co., Los Angeles Land Co., Isaias W. Hellman, , George A. Damon, end of Word War I, influenza epidemic.
Also: letter from Wesley Clark to Henry E. Huntington, 1903 July 31; letters from Clark & Bryan to Henry E. Huntington, 1904 May 31, June 20, June 23, 1905 January 7, 27, February 10, March 20; Description of lease on 188 acres on Santa Fe and Slauson Avenues, Los Angeles. Subjects: Real estate in California.
Also: agreement between Huntington and Guigne, 1903 January; letters from Guigne to Huntington 1904 January 27, February 9; copy of letter from Epes Randolph to Huntington, 1904 February 5. Subjects: Shorb Ranch; Huntington San Marino Ranch; Huntington E. Library and Art Gallery; Pacific Electric Railway Co., Los Angeles Land Co.
Enclosures: 1903 September 9 letter had cost sheets of lands acquired for Pacific Electric Railway Co., from Los Angeles Land Co., and copies of correspondence between Henry E. Huntington and C.A. Henderson, 1902 August-September; 1905 March 2 letter had letter from John Earle Jarding to George S. Patton, 1905 March 1. Also: blueprint map showing lands acquired for Right-of-Way for the Pacific Electric Railway Co.; copies of letters from Huntington to Huntington Land & Improvement Co., 1904 May 20, May 21; copies of letters from Huntington to E.G. Wood, 1904 May 12, 25; letter from Huntington to E.W. Boehme, 1905 October 10; copy of letter from Huntington to Patton, 1905 January 24 and envelope advertising Huntington properties in Alhambra, California; letter from Huntington Land & Improvement Co. to Patton, 1906 October 27; copies of letters from Huntington to Patton, 1905 October 31, 1906 November 13; letters from Patton to Huntington, 1906 October 30, November 8; statements of lots sold from Huntington Land & Improvement Co. to Patton, 1906-1908; statement of disbursements for Howard Huntington house from August 1906 to June 1907. Subjects: California and Santa Monica real estate, Pasadena Country Club, Oak Grove Improvement Co., San Marino land development.
55 items. Also: copy of letter from Henry E. Huntington to N.F. Smith, 1892 November 22; letters from Collis P. Huntington to Henry E. Huntington, 1892 November 15, December 8; copies of telegrams from J.A. Muir to A.N. Towne, 1892 November 24; letter from Wilson & Wilson to Henry E. Huntington, 1892 December 23; copy of letter from T.J. Wilson to Henry E. Huntington, 1892 December 31; letters from Collis P. Huntington to Henry E. Huntington, 1892 December 2, 29, 1893 January 6; copy of letter from Henry E. Huntington to George E. Miles, 1893 January 16. Subjects: Collis P. Huntington's finances, Santa Monica wharf, Redondo wharf, Southern Pacific Co., San Francisco street railways, W.W. Stow, California politics, Stephen Mallory White, Chicago lakefront case, Galveston, Houston & San Antonio Railroad, Oakland railroad, Central Railroad, Union Pacific, Henry E. Huntington's health, California Pacific Railroad Co.
Also: letters from Hammond to Huntington, 1903 October 1, 24, November 5, December 27, 1904 January 11, 22, February 2, March 4, April 28, May 6, 25, June 14, September 7, October 4, 26, December 6, 1905 January 30, February 10, 23, March 2; copy of letter from Thomas H. Hubbard to Hammond, 1903 December 21; copy of letter from Hammond to Thomas H. Hubbard, 1904 January 11; copy of letter from T.H. Curtis to Hammond, 1904 January 15; copy of letter from Hammond to T.H. Curtis, 1904 January 21; telegram from Hammond to Los Angeles Street Railway Co., 1904 February 26; letter from Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. to Hammond, 1904 April 14; autograph note by Hammond to Huntington; telegram from Hammond to Thomas H. Hubbard, 1904 June 14; copies of correspondence between Hammond, Hubbard, and Curtis, 1904 December 1, 6; copy of letter from C.W. Fulton to Hammond, 1905 January 31, and six letters from Hammond to Hubbard, 1905 February 9-10; and newspaper clipping re: Edwin Stone. Subjects: Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co., Southern Pacific Co.
