Skip to content

Collis P. Huntington letters to David D. Colton | Collections | The Huntington

Membership

Donate

Store

OPEN TODAY: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.

Home
Collections
Search
Henry Edwards Huntington papers
Correspondence
Collis P. Huntington letters to David D. Colton

Manuscripts

Collis P. Huntington letters to David D. Colton

Description: Note: March 26 and April 20 letters used in Ellen Colton lawsuit (37209 v. 4, p. 1623, 1763, 1766). Subjects: Central Pacific Railroad Co., Samuel McMillan.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1877 January-May
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.; Gift of Charles Apfelbaum, April 1981.; gift of Edwards H. Metcalf, Collis H. Holladay, Jr., November 1981.; Gift of Southern California Transit District, December 1981.

Subscribe to our e-newsletter

About
Accessibility
Land Acknowledgment
Using the Library
Careers
Host an Event
Volunteer
Press
Contact Us
Filming/Photography

Opening Hours

Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.

Closed on Tuesdays

Admission Info and Tickets

1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108

Privacy Policy
Social Media Guidelines and User Policy

©2026 The Huntington

Charity Navigator

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.

Restrictions

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

NOT AVAILABLE: Boxes 67-69, 74: Audio materials are not available for paging until reformatted. Please contact Reader Services for more information.

RESTRICTED: Box 541: Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.

Rights

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.

Associated people

Barton, Loren Roberta, (1893-1975,)

Cohen, Alfred A. (1829-1887,)

Crocker, Charles, (1822-1888)

Duveen, Joseph Duveen, (1869-1939)

Farrand, Max, (1869-1945)

Graham, Charles E. (1868-1938,)

Hale, George Ellery, (1842-1920,)

Hapgood, George D., (1878-1966)

Hellman, Isaias W. (1813-1878)

Hertrich, William, (1868-1952,)

Hopkins, Mark, (1850 or 1851-1924,)

Hunt, Myron, (1821-1900,)

Huntington, Arabella Duval, (1843-1918,)

Huntington, Collis Potter, (1855-1937,)

Mahl, William, (1868-1953,)

Mellon, Andrew W. (1765-1848,)

Metcalf, Edwards H. (1856-1927)

Miles, George E., (1874-1937,)

Millikan, Robert Andrews, (1870-1920.)

Otis, Harrison Gray, (1824-1893,)

Patton, George S.

Pope, John Russell,

Smith, George D.

Stanford, Leland,

Tweed, Charles H.,

Find out more

View in the Library catalog(Opens in new tab)

You might also be interested in

Image not available
Collis P. Huntington letters to David D. Colton
Manuscripts
Note: June 2 (May 2) letter used in Ellen Colton lawsuit (37209 v. 4, p. 1725). Subjects: Central Pacific Railroad Co.
mssHEH
Image not available
Collis P. Huntington letters to David D. Colton
Manuscripts
Subjects: Central Pacific Railroad Co.
mssHEH
Image not available
Collis P. Huntington letters to David D. Colton
Manuscripts
Subjects: Central Pacific Railroad Co.
mssHEH
Image not available
Collis P. Huntington letters to Henry E. Huntington
Manuscripts
48 items. Note: receipt dated 1893 March is in the handwriting of Henry E. Huntington. Also: draft of telegram from Henry E. Huntington to Collis P. Huntington, 1893 March 2; copy of telegram from G.L. King to Henry E. Huntington, 1893 March 2; copies of letters from Henry E. Huntington to Collis P. Huntington, 1893 February 15, March 6, April 18; copy of Report of Earnings of the Arizona & New Mexico Railroad, 1892; copy of letter from J. Kennedy Tod to Collis P. Huntington, 1893 March 29, and Huntington's reply, April 7; copy of letter from Collis P. Huntington to J.C. Stubbs, 1893 April 24. Subjects: Oregon Pacific Railroad, Oakland Railway, San Francisco Street railways, John P. Raymond, Huntington-Hopkins Co., Santa Monica, Southern Pacific Co., Panama and Cape Horn freight rates, San Pedro, Market Street Railway, Lewis Tasheira.
mssHEH
Image not available
Henry E. Huntington letters to Collis P. Huntington
Manuscripts
46 items. Also: letters from Collis P. Huntington to Henry E. Huntington, 1893 March 30, April 7, March 15, 21, April 5, 21, 24; copy of letter from Henry E. Huntington to Henry Gibbons, 1893 April 5; copies of telegrams and letter from Charles H. Tweed to Henry E. Huntington, 1893 January 27, April 10, 25. Subjects: San Francisco street railways, Southern Pacific Co. bonds, Santa Monica Wharf, Panama and Cape Horn freight rates, Ferries & Cliff House Railway Co., North America Steam Navigation Co., Market Street Railway and Geary Street Railway earnings, Oakland Railroad.
mssHEH
Image not available
Charles E. Graham letters to Henry E. Huntington
Manuscripts
Also: copy of minutes of Board meeting of Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co. and Hocking Valley Railway Co., 1923 January 30; copies of letters from Huntington to Graham, 1923 March 21, March 26, March 29, April 2; letters from H.C. Spiller & Co. to Graham, 1923 March 20, May 19, and letter from Harvey Myers to Graham, 1923 March 23; copy of decision Supreme Court, Huntington v. Lane & Turney; copy of letter from Graham to Duveen Bros., 1923 April 16. Subjects: Chesapeake and Ohio Railway stock, Huntington Library, Oneonta Library, Western Union Railroad, Arabella Huntington's Southern California Edison stock, Chateau Beauregard, Hispanic Society, Washington Water Co. bonds, lawsuit - Park Avenue tenants, taxes on paintings.
mssHEH