Manuscripts

Myron Hunt letter to Archer Huntington

Description: Also: drawings of Library and stacks building, 1918 September 19, and 13 photographs of preliminary plans, with one page of pencil notes. Subjects: Huntington Library building.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1918 September 20
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.

Henry E. Huntington letters to Myron Hunt

Manuscripts

Also: note by Hunt to Huntington; letter from Charles E. Richards to Huntington, 1918 August 2; list of printer's marks selected by Huntington. Subjects: photographs of Huntington residence, Huntington Library plans, bronze doors for library, congratulations on Pasadena Public Library building.

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Myron Hunt letters to Henry E. Huntington

Manuscripts

Also: copies of contracts and blueprints for Huntington Library construction; drawings and photographs for Hotel Wentworth; notes in Huntington's hand on 1916 December 13 letter; copy of letter from Huntington to Hunt, 1918 June 22; letter from American System of Reinforcing to Hunt, 1919 March 10, and Hunt's reply, March 11; list of items included in Richards-Neustadt Construction Co. bid, 1919 March 14; copy of letter by Hunt to Art Metal Construction Co.; copy of letter from T.E. Milster to Hunt, 1920 February 20; reports on payments on Library building; copy of letter from Huntington to Hunt, 1923 September 11. Subjects: Huntington Library, Hotel Wentworth, George Watson Cole, open shop vs union labor.

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Myron Hunt letter to William Hertrich

Manuscripts

Also: copy of letter from John Polachek Bronze & Iron Co., 1921 January 13. Subjects: bronze doors, Huntington Library building.

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Myron Hunt letter to Arabella Huntington

Manuscripts

Also: 15 photographs of the home of Rebecca Ord Peshine in Santa Barbara, 1918.

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Myron Hunt and Elmer Grey letters to Henry E. Huntington

Manuscripts

Also: memo about payment of architects' fees; report showing expenditures on residence of Howard Huntington, 1907 September 3; papers, blueprints, and photographs related to construction of Huntington residence; copy of letter from Pacific Electric Co. to Huntington, 1908 September 29; certificate of E.O. Nay Co. re: plumbing installation 1910 May 4. Note: five architectural drawings were removed from this folder and placed in the Huntington Institutional Archives in June 1998.

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George P. Winship letters to Myron Hunt

Manuscripts

Subjects: suggestions for Huntington Library building.

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Myron Hunt letter to Archer Huntington

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