Contains: nine items including miniature cannon barrel - cane top engraved with "C.P. Huntington" (purportedly made from the Confederate ship Merrimac); Huntington Land and Improvement Company memo stamp; silver match box monogrammed "HEH;" name plate "Mr. Huntington;" and box of Henry E. Huntington signature stamps.
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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The Objects series includes several items that belonged to Henry E. Huntington, such as his razor set, lunchbox, desk set, silver cups presented to him by community groups, a whist card game set, survey equipment, wallets, a silver monogrammed matchbox, signature stamps, and a leather traveling trunk. There are several keys, two of which come from the Henry E. Huntington Library, Art Gallery, and Botanical Gardens, including the key to the bronze Library doors, a key to the "wine cellar," and to a gate in the desert garden. The series also contains miscellaneous objects, including the Huntington family Bible, steel and copper plates used for publication images, two empty wine bottles from the San Gabriel Wine Company, military and civilian awards, and two metal boxes. Two items relate to Collis P. Huntington: a bronze plaque and an engraved cane top labeled "C.P. Huntington," shaped like a miniature cannon barrel and purportedly made from the Confederate ship Merrimac.
Seven items including bronze plaque with quote by Collis P. Huntington, from speech given in 1900; empty portfolio with the arms of Pope Piux XI (archivist unsure of original contents); red Point Ration Book pouch with pocket filled with ration tokens; Honorary membership from The Book Club of California to Henry E. Huntington, 1923, and accompanying bronze plaque; and three miscellaneous objects.
Receipts from various booksellers. Only a few receipts from each seller, not HEH's normal book sources. Lists of bills sent to HEH. Miscellaneous book lists and notes about books.
Also: two items from "The Wave," 1897 December 11; copy of letter from Henry E. Huntington to Collis P. Huntington, 1898 September 28; financial statement "C.P. Huntington Cloverleaf Account," related to the Toledo, St. Louis & Western Co., 1900-1907. Subjects: Market Street Railway stock, Pacific Improvement Co., Oakland railroads, Southern Pacific Co., Charles Crocker.
