Manuscripts

D.J. MacPherson letter to Southern Pacific Railroad

Description: Addressed to J.A. Muir. Subjects: San Bernardino Mountain Railway project.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1896 December 29
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.

Southern Pacific Company letters to Henry E. Huntington

Manuscripts

Enclosure: 1895 September 26 letter had copy of report by William H. Holabird to Southern Pacific Company, 1895 September 24; 1895 October 14 letter had Holabird report, 1895 October 12; 1896 January 6 letter had letter from D.A. Chambers to C.J. Wilder, 1895 December 30; 1897 May 6 letter had two reports by Holabird, 1897 May 3, 5. Also: vouchers; copy of letter by Holabird to J.A. Muir, 1896 March 20; seven photographs of San Bernardino Mountain Park area, 1897; report and sketch by Holabird, 1897 June 17. Subjects: Market Street Railway Co.

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Southern Pacific Company letters to Henry E. Huntington

Manuscripts

Also: reports by William H. Holabird, 1898 June 13, June 21; newspaper clipping, 1899 March 26; copy of letter from D.T. Bohmer to G.B., 1900 July 30; copy of letter from W.G. Van Vleck to Collis P. Huntington, 1900 August 7; blueprint of map with extension of Hearns & Brazos Valley Railway; copy of memo from J.A. Muir to William F. Herrin, 1900 September 4; copy of telegram from Henry E. Huntington to Muir, 1900 September 24; copy of letter from Henry E. Huntington to Hugh Neill, 1923 February 26. Subjects: Frank Miller, Bixby Ranch, Central Pacific Railroad, Los Angeles Pacific Railway bonds.

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William H. Holabird reports for Southern Pacific Company

Manuscripts

Also: letter from J.A. Muir to Charles F. Crocker, 1895 September 30; cover letters from J.A. Muir to Henry E. Huntington, 1897 May 10, 12.

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Southern Pacific Company letters to William F. Herrin

Manuscripts

Also: copy of letter from W.A. Kelsey to J.A. Muir, 1900 September 10.

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Southern Pacific Company letters to Charles F. Crocker

Manuscripts

Enclosure: 1895 October 4 letter had report of William H. Holabird and copy of letter from Holabird to Southern Pacific Company, 1893 October 3; 1895 September 19 letter had report from Holabird to Southern Pacific Company, 1895 December. Also: map of Kern County, 1892, showing selected route by Ft. Tejon; copy of telegram from J.A. Muir to Crocker, 1895 October 16; newspaper clipping related to visit of officials of Santa Fe Railroad, 1896 February 18-20; pages 9-10 of San Francisco Chronicle, 1896 March 28.

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Henry E. Huntington letters to Collis P. Huntington

Manuscripts

38 items. Enclosures: 1897 December 17 letter had letter from C.S. Mellen to Henry E. Huntington, 1897 November 29, and copy of letter from Huntington to Mellen, December 17; 1897 December 22 letter from J.A. Muir to Henry E. Huntington, 1897 March 1, and letter from J.W. Taggart to J.A. Muir, February 27. Also: clipping from San Francisco Examiner summarizing last will of Charles Crocker, 1897 December 21 and list of securities, with copy belonging to Crocker. Subjects: Southern Pacific Co., hospital in San Francisco, Occidental and Oriental Steamship Co., exports and imports at Tacoma, coal shipments, fruit shipments, real estate market, California politics, Colonel Crocker's estate, J.A. Fillmore.

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D.J. MacPherson letter to Southern Pacific Railroad

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