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Henry E. Huntington letters to Collis P. Huntington

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46 items. Enclosures: 1896 January 6 letter had copy of letter from Henry E. Huntington to Grove L. Johnson, 1895 December 30; 1896 January 7 letter had copy of letter from Henry E. Huntington to W & J. Sloane & Co., 1896 January 7, and list of rugs to be delivered to Sloane; 1896 January 9 letter had copy of letter from W. & J. Sloane & Co. to Henry E. Huntington, 1896 January 8. Also: memo from W.G. Curtis to Henry E. Huntington, 1896 January 7; memo regarding railroad tie consumption, 1888-1895; printed map with handwritten additions on announcement for real estate auction, 1896 January 23. Subjects: Santa Monica Outlook, Los Angeles Times, California and national politics, Los Angeles Terminal Railway, Rattlesnake Island, Grove L. Johnson, Collis P. Huntington's house in San Francisco, San Diego Mayor Carlson, funding bill, Oakland Railway, Prentice house, Ambrose Bierce, California Pacific Railroad Co., Pacific Improvement Co. land sales, Southern Pacific Co., interviews in the Washington Post.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1896 January
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 Collis H. Holladay, Jr., December 1981.
Purchased from Alta California, March 1982.
Gift of Pasadena Public Library, December 1985.
Provenance unknown. In library as of Frances Russell, January 1986.
Gift of March 2001.
Restrictions
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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., (1870-1920,)
Millikan, Robert Andrews, (1824-1893,)
Otis, Harrison Gray,
Patton, George S.
Pope, John Russell, 1874-1937,
Smith, George D.
Stanford, Leland,
Tweed, Charles H.,
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