William B. Coley letters to Henry Edwards Huntington
Description
Also: copies of Huntington's replies to Coley, 1918, 1920, 1925; urinalysis report for Huntington, 1924 November. Subjects: health of Archer Huntington and Henry E. Huntington; George D. Smith.
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 Huntington letter to Adams, 1924 December 8, copy of Rearick, Dorr, Travis & Marshall to Adams, 1924 December 3, copy of Huntington letter to Adams, 1924 December 17, copy of Huntington letter to Adams, 1924 December 15, copy of letter and report on Brooklyn properties from Hood Trading Co. to Charles A. Marshall, 1923 May 15, copy of Huntington letter to Courtenay DeKalb, 1924 September 23, Huntington telegram to Chase National Bank (draft, one handwritten), copy of Adams letter to Westwood Realty Co., 1924 December 18, printed article "A Veteran Railroader States the Case," 1924 December, copy of Huntington letter to Adams, 1925 January 8, account of rents and disbursements on Brooklyn properties, 1924 November 30, letter from Commissioner of Internal Revenue to Huntington, 1920 June 17, and copy of power of attorney not completed, submitted by Edward Ball for signature of Huntington, account and disbursements of Brooklyn properties, 1924 December 31, copy of Huntington letter to Adams, 1925 January 28, and copy of Edmund Zacher letter to Adams, 1920 November 18. Subjects: Arabella Huntington estate, Brooklyn properties, private vs. government ownership of railroads, purchase of a Lozier automobile, Huntington's personal accounts and income tax, and Newport News & Mississippi Valley Co. Some on Henry E. Huntington letterhead. 54 pieces.
Also: copy of telegram from Adams to Huntington, 1923 January 8; letters from Adams to Huntington, 1924 November 26, 1925 March 9; copy of report of New York State Income Tax Paid, 1925.
Also: copy of voucher from Southern Pacific Co. to Collis P. Huntington, 1899 September 30; letters from Graham to Huntington, 1908 June 23, 1918 August 14, 1920 June 9; receipt from Pacific Electric Railway Co. to Huntington, 1909 November 17. Subjects: Collis P. Huntington's accounts and estate, free school at Newport News, account with Duveen.
Also: copy of Huntington letter to Adams, 1924 September 19, copy of Adams telegram to Huntington, 1924 October 17, copies of document from Kenmore Realty Co., and Adams letter to Simon L. Goldblum, 1924 October 27, copy of Adams letter to Westwood Realty Co., 1924 October 28, copy of Adams letter to W.B. Sievers, 1924 November 1, Charles E. Graham note to Adams, 1924 November 14, Huntington telegram to Adams, 1924 November 11, statement of receipts and disbursements relative to Brooklyn properties, and Huntington Land & Improvement Co. to Huntington, 1924 November 5. Some on Henry E. Huntington letterhead. 61 pieces.
The collection consists of the personal and business papers of Henry E. Huntington. There is material related to the Huntington, Holladay (Henry E. Huntington's sister Caroline married Edmund Burke Holladay), and Metcalf families, but most of the collection deals with Huntington's business interests in Southern California, railways, real estate, and industry. There is a series about Henry E. Huntington and his family that includes biographical information, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, ephemera, and physical objects. There is material related to the Huntington Land and Improvement Company, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, and the Pacific Electric Railway Company as well as other businesses in Los Angeles County, Orange County, and San Gabriel Valley, California. This material includes business records, account books, annual reports, correspondence, maps, tracts, balance sheets, and others. There is also material related to the founding of the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens including auction catalogs, invoices, receipts, and bills for art and rare books, and information regarding a lawsuit about Huntington's estate tax after his death, and the passing of Proposition 15, in 1930, which exempted The Huntington from paying California property tax. There is also material related to Collis P. Huntington and his business interests and Arabella Huntington. The largest series contains over 22,000 pieces of personal and business correspondence spanning approximately 1790 to 1950. The physical objects include Henry E. Huntington's lunch box, razors, traveling trunk, and other items.
