Manuscripts

The History of Scotland: manuscript

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Description: Partly autograph manuscript written by Sir Walter Scott for the Cabinet cyclopedia, edited by Dr. Lardner. Volume spines are damaged and spines are loose.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1828-1829.
Call number: mssHM 2726
Creator: Scott, Walter (1771-1832)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Acquired in September 1925.
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Letter book of Jonathan Scott

Manuscripts

The letter book contains records and letters of Jonathan Scott. Most of the letters pertain to his business and the local church mission. The letter book contains a detailed index marking the names and page numbers of all correspondents. In fragile condition. Some pages are loose.

mssHM 74822

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Walter E. Scott [Death Valley Scotty] letter to William F. Keys

Manuscripts

In this letter, Walter Scott tells his friend Bill Keys that he got his letter and is out in the mountains with the mules. He would be home in a week and wanted to drop by and tell him what was on his mind. Scott mentions that "they" are going to make a picture and will tell Bill about it when he sees him. Letter is on Walter Scott's letterhead, The Castle at Death Valley, Goldfield, Nevada. Cover is postmarked Goldfield, Nev., 7AM, June 22, 1935. A second postmark on the verso is from Banning, Calif., 8PM, June 25, 1935. Letter is addressed to Bill Keys, Desert Queen PO, White water, Calif. via Banning.

mssHM 30948

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Notes taken by an American student on Ferdinand Jacob Redtenbacher's lectures on construction of machinery

Manuscripts

Two manuscript volumes of lecture notes written by an unidentified American student (possibly with the initials "C.H."); written in a legible hand with numerous diagrams and illustrations in the text. The lectures were held at the Polytechnikum Karlsruhe in Germany (now the Technische Hochschule Karlsruhe). Volume 1, dated 1861-1864, contains lecture notes on the construction of machinery and is followed by the printed text of Tafeln zu Dr. Redtenbacher's Vortragen uber Maschinenbau in 13 nach dem Vortrag folgenden Lieferungen, 1862. Volume 2, dated 1862-1863, contains notes from the lectures of Reinhard Baumeister, Franz Keller and Hermann Sternberg; the lectures cover such subjects as bridges, cofferdams, practical arched construction, the Mt. Cenis tunnel, water works, and the process of tendering. Both volumes are damaged, with missing spines, though a portion of the spine from Volume 2 has been preserved.

mssHM 83387 (Vols. 1-2)

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A History of the Ranchos Los Cerritos and Los Alamitos: manuscript

Manuscripts

Bill Wilden presented this paper to Dr. Becker April 18, 1968. It is a 22-page typed manuscript (plus 6 photograph pages). It is a history of Ranchos Los Cerritos and Los Alamitos. The manuscript contains handwritten corrections. The photographs are of people, farmers, cows, turkeys, horses, farm equipment, land, and buildings; the photographs are dated 1907 to 1921.

mssHM 82431

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Walter E. Scott [Death Valley Scotty] letter to "Dear friend Miss Irean [Irene?]"

Manuscripts

In this letter, Scott acknowleges Irene's letter of October 20th and thanks her for the invitation to visit. He promises to call on them when he gets in to Los Angeles. He writes that he has been in the mountains with the pack mules, but has been laid up due to injuries. He asks Irene to tell Willard that he is okay. Scott writes that he hears that Johnson is bankrupt and that the government has taken possession of the castle. He's not sure because he doesn't see Johnson very often and hasn't seen him at all since last Thanksgiving. Scott mentions the Borax works and the "so called 'National Park.'" He also declares that he refuses to do anymore "ballyhooing jest for that D.V. [Death Valley] hot dog joint" and says that they are all jealous because he has the castle. Scott writes that there is no one at the castle save himself and the house boy. He relates that he is doing fine and to tell Willard that he can weather any storm. Cover envelope is addressed to Willard c/o City Editor--Los Angeles Examiner, Los Angeles, Cal. and is postmarked possibly Barstow, Calif., Nov, 15 1928. A second and third postmark on the verso is from Los Angeles, Calif., 8PM, Nov 15, 1928.

mssHM 30947

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Famous dates in history : a chronological history of the world. / by Rex. R. Eastman

Rare Books

This collection contains 81 booklets from the Big Blue Book series edited by American social reformer and writer E. Haldeman-Julius and published by the Haldeman-Julius Company of Girard, Kansas. The collection includes booklets dating from 1927 to 1951, with the bulk from 1947 to 1951. The titles in the collection are primarily on topics related to free thought, superstition, humanism, religion, sex, psychology, health, relationships, self-improvement, and history. More than thirty different authors are represented, including a number by sexologist Dr. David O. Cauldwell and freethought writer Joseph McCabe.

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The History of Scotland: manuscript

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