San Gabriel River Improvement Company letters to Edward A. Adams
Description
Also: copies of letters from Adams to San Gabriel River Improvement Company, 1924 May 8, October 1; copies of notices of Annual Meeting, 1923 September 27, 1924 September 23.
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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Also: copy of Huntington letter to Adams, 1924 September 19, copy of Adams telegram to Huntington, 1924 October 17, copies of document from Kenmore Realty Co., and Adams letter to Simon L. Goldblum, 1924 October 27, copy of Adams letter to Westwood Realty Co., 1924 October 28, copy of Adams letter to W.B. Sievers, 1924 November 1, Charles E. Graham note to Adams, 1924 November 14, Huntington telegram to Adams, 1924 November 11, statement of receipts and disbursements relative to Brooklyn properties, and Huntington Land & Improvement Co. to Huntington, 1924 November 5. Some on Henry E. Huntington letterhead. 61 pieces.
Also: letters from Huntington Land & Improvement Company to Graham, 1903 September 1, 1922 February 23, June 3, 14, 1923 May 28, 1924 August 22, September 4; letter and report from The Naples Company, Naples Extension Co., and San Gabriel River Improvement Co., 1924 September 18. Subjects: real estate in California, Marengo Water Co., Los Angeles Railway Corp., library book stacks, Santa Monica Ranch, Old Mill, Arabell Huntington account, Huntington's taxes, stocks, William E. Dunn, George S. Patton, Alfred Dodge Manufacturing Co. bonds, Redondo Co., and Paso Robles Ranch.
Also: copy of Huntington letter to Adams, 1924 December 8, copy of Rearick, Dorr, Travis & Marshall to Adams, 1924 December 3, copy of Huntington letter to Adams, 1924 December 17, copy of Huntington letter to Adams, 1924 December 15, copy of letter and report on Brooklyn properties from Hood Trading Co. to Charles A. Marshall, 1923 May 15, copy of Huntington letter to Courtenay DeKalb, 1924 September 23, Huntington telegram to Chase National Bank (draft, one handwritten), copy of Adams letter to Westwood Realty Co., 1924 December 18, printed article "A Veteran Railroader States the Case," 1924 December, copy of Huntington letter to Adams, 1925 January 8, account of rents and disbursements on Brooklyn properties, 1924 November 30, letter from Commissioner of Internal Revenue to Huntington, 1920 June 17, and copy of power of attorney not completed, submitted by Edward Ball for signature of Huntington, account and disbursements of Brooklyn properties, 1924 December 31, copy of Huntington letter to Adams, 1925 January 28, and copy of Edmund Zacher letter to Adams, 1920 November 18. Subjects: Arabella Huntington estate, Brooklyn properties, private vs. government ownership of railroads, purchase of a Lozier automobile, Huntington's personal accounts and income tax, and Newport News & Mississippi Valley Co. Some on Henry E. Huntington letterhead. 54 pieces.
Enclosures: 1903 September 9 letter had cost sheets of lands acquired for Pacific Electric Railway Co., from Los Angeles Land Co., and copies of correspondence between Henry E. Huntington and C.A. Henderson, 1902 August-September; 1905 March 2 letter had letter from John Earle Jarding to George S. Patton, 1905 March 1. Also: blueprint map showing lands acquired for Right-of-Way for the Pacific Electric Railway Co.; copies of letters from Huntington to Huntington Land & Improvement Co., 1904 May 20, May 21; copies of letters from Huntington to E.G. Wood, 1904 May 12, 25; letter from Huntington to E.W. Boehme, 1905 October 10; copy of letter from Huntington to Patton, 1905 January 24 and envelope advertising Huntington properties in Alhambra, California; letter from Huntington Land & Improvement Co. to Patton, 1906 October 27; copies of letters from Huntington to Patton, 1905 October 31, 1906 November 13; letters from Patton to Huntington, 1906 October 30, November 8; statements of lots sold from Huntington Land & Improvement Co. to Patton, 1906-1908; statement of disbursements for Howard Huntington house from August 1906 to June 1907. Subjects: California and Santa Monica real estate, Pasadena Country Club, Oak Grove Improvement Co., San Marino land development.
Also: copy of letter from Graham to Arabella Huntington, 1923 September 5, copy of letter from Chateau Lauxier Inc., and memo, 1923 September 7; copies of 2 letters from Donald Harper to Graham, 1923 October 25, letter from Graham to Archer Huntington, November 5, letters from Huntington to Graham, 1923 November 12, November 24, December 12. Subjects: Huntington office space Adams Express building, New York, railroads and taxes, Duveen payment, Redondo Improvement Co., Pacific Electric Railway, Standard Felt, property deeded to San Marino, Chateau Beauregard, Pacific Improvement Co.
Also: Copy of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft letter to Adams, 1925 May 5, copy of Telautograph Corp. to Adams, 1925 May 5, copy of Huntington letter to Adams, 1925 May 18, copy of Rearick, Dorr, Travis & Marshall letter to Adams, 1925 May 13, copy of Huntington letter to Adams, 1925 May 23, warehouse receipt issues by Brooklyn Warehouse & Storage Co. to Huntington, 1923 August 31, copy of Huntington letter to Adams, 1925 May 25 with pencil notation relative to value of Brooklyn properties, clipping re: New York Board of Standards & Appeals scandal, 1925 May 26, copies of two letters from W.V. Kosbob to Adams, 1925 June 2 & 11, copy of Adams letter to trades people, 1925 July 6, copy of letter from Huntington to Adams, 1925 August 6, copy of telegram from Adams to Huntington, 1925 September 8 and Huntington handwritten notes relative to Brooklyn properties values. Subject: Archer Huntington, Frank Ramey, National Telautograph stock, Princess Hatzfeldt, Anna Jaeggi, Arabella Huntington estate, death of William E. Dunn, and Henry E. Huntington's income tax. 68 pieces.
