Manuscripts

Henry E. Huntington letter to Baker & Chilton

Description: Also: autograph, signed draft of telegram from Huntington to Wiliam Hertrich, 1920 January 12. Subjects: tapestry furniture to Duveen Bros.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1920 January 12
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.

Baker & Chilton letter to Henry E. Huntington

Manuscripts

Subjects: tapestry and furniture to Duveen.

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Henry E. Huntington letters to William E. Dunn

Manuscripts

Also: copy of telegram from Dunn to Huntington, 1917 December 16; letter from Dunn to Huntington, 1918 June 5; waiver of notice of Meeting of San Joaquin & Eastern Railway Co., 1919 January 31, and telegram from Dunn to Huntington, 1919 January 29; telegram from Dunn to Huntington, 1919 February 10, December 3; letter from Dunn to Huntington, 1920 January 6; memorandum from Charles E. Graham, 1920 November 15; letter from Dunn to Huntington, 1921 June 15; copy of letter from E.H. Rollins & Sons to Dunn 1921 June 14; telegram from Dunn to Charles E. Graham, 1922 January 3; telegrams from Dunn to Huntington 1922 July 7, 13, August 3; copy of telegram from Charles E. Graham to Dunn, 1922 August 1; letter from Charles E. Graham to Huntington 1922 September 6; analysis of bonds held by Huntington. Subjects: Los Angeles Railway stock, Huntington's finances, city railway construction, Los Angeles Railway employee strike.

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Henry E. Huntington letters to Sir Joseph Duveen

Manuscripts

Note: the original of the 1927 April 13 letter is cataloged as mssHM 7812. Also: copy of letter relative to biographical sketch, 1925 January 20; copy of telegram from Huntington to LaSalle Corbell Pickett; draft of telegram in Huntington's hand. Subjects: Arabella Huntington's health, death, estate, and memorial, Henry E. Huntington's health, portraits of the Huntingtons by Oswald Birley, "Benjamin Franklin before Privy Council," portrait of Rev. Joshua Huntington, "Lady Hamilton" by George Romney, "Blue Boy," Kahn collection, miniature collection, "Duchess of Devonshire," architect for Greek temple, John Russell Pope, Andrew Mellon, Duveen property in California, Shillman collection, Rockefeller visit, Crown Prince and Princess of Sweden's visit, "Pinkie," Mischelman sale, the library.

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Henry E. Huntington Estate letters to Caroline Huntington Holladay

Manuscripts

Also: copy of description of three Chelsea vases, from bill of Duveen Bros., 1922 April 6.

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Charles E. Culver letters to Henry E. Huntington

Manuscripts

Also: telegram from Culver to Huntington, 1925 November 4; letter from Walter B. Livezey to Henry E. Huntington, 1925 October 22. Subjects: Duveen, Naples Co.

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Sir Joseph Duveen letters to Henry E. Huntington

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Also: London Times article "The Taste for Dirt;" copy of announcement of exhibition of painting of Emma, Lady Hamilton, by Romney, Spring 1900; copy of telegram from Huntington to Duveen, 1924 November 10; copy of telegram from Duveen to Huntington, 1911. Subjects: Brockwell, Library walls, Birley's portraits of Henry E. Huntington and Arabella D. Huntington, Huntington's health, Mrs. Charles A. Painter, Ralph W. Booth, Detroit Institute of Arts, Blue Boy, Loudoun collection, Louis XVI temple, Perseus statue by Antonio Canova, and Duveen exhibition.

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Henry E. Huntington letter to Baker & Chilton

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