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San Marino, CA 91108
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Wooden box containing surveying tools, possibly belonging to Henry E. Huntington. Broken strap.
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Seven wallets (some belonging to Henry E. Huntington) and seven keys. Two keys labeled: "Wine cellar," "Cactus garden...gate, Euston." One key is to the Library bronze doors. Subjects: Henry E. Huntington Library, Botanical Gardens.
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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.
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The Henry E. Huntington and family series deals with the life of Henry E. Huntington, the Huntington family and the Metcalf and Holladay families, from 1640 to 1984 (bulk 1849 to 1977). This series is comprised mostly of the "Bio file," which is material selected and designated by Robert O. Schad, Curator of Rare Books and curator of the Huntington papers in the 1930s, for his planned definitive biography of Henry E. Huntington; Schad never published a book, but he did have a smaller publication entitled "Henry Edwards Huntington, the Founder and the Library" published by the Huntington Library in 1931. The series contains biographical information about Henry E. Huntington, Collis P. Huntington, and Arabella Huntington, as well as records and documents regarding their estates and finances. There are a series of oral histories and reminiscences of Henry E. Huntington and letterbooks belonging to Collis P. Huntington, mostly related to his business ventures. There is material related to the Huntington property and residences in San Marino, California, New York City, and Chateau Beauregard in France. The financial papers are comprised of balance sheets, bank books, check stubs, monthly bank statements, and other financial documents. There are court documents in various lawsuits involving Henry E. Huntington. The collection also contains papers and material belonging to the Metcalf and Holladay families. There are thousands of newspaper clippings dealing with Henry E. Huntington, his businesses, railroads, and Los Angeles; that series also includes obituaries of both Collis and Henry Huntington. The scrapbook sub-series also deals with the Huntingtons and their businesses, railroads, and Los Angeles.
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The Newspapers and clippings series contains mostly newspaper clippings clipped for Henry E. Huntington, and whole newspapers, all with topics related or of interest to Henry E. Huntington. There are also clippings and newspapers related to Collis P. Huntington, Arabella Huntington, and the Huntington family. The following topics are covered: Henry E. Huntington's art, book, and manuscript purchases, railroads and transportation, the U.S. Navy and shipbuilding, Huntington's business interests, California, significant historical events, obituaries of both Collis P. Huntington and Henry E. Huntington, World War I and II, and Henry E. Huntington's personal life and activities. There is also a series of Los Angeles Times weather reports from 1912 to 1924. Many of the newspaper clippings are photocopies.
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The Metcalf and Holladay families subseries contains material related to families related to the Huntingtons through marriage. Caroline "Carrie" Huntington, Henry E. Huntington's youngest sister, married Edmund Burke Holladay in 1896. Elizabeth "Betty" Vincent Huntington, Henry E. Huntington's daughter, married John Brockway Metcalf in 1906. The Metcalf family papers consist of correspondence between family members, including Henry E. Huntington, business papers of George Metcalf, Brockway's father, a scrapbook belonging to Elizabeth H. Metcalf, and genealogical information about the Metcalf family. The Holladay family papers consist of business papers and diaries of Edmund Burke Holladay and his father Samuel W. Holladay, documents belonging to Caroline H. Holladay, legal documents, material related to property owned by the Holladay family, other financial documents, and a genealogical chart of the Ord and Holladay families.
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