Manuscripts

Widney family material

Description: Box contains manuscripts, correspondence, legal documents, diaries, and a journal; locations include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Ukiah.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1856-1964
Call number: mssHM 51131-51149, mssHM 51152
Creator: Widney (Family)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Mrs. Frances Widney Workman, 1958-1969.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Widney family papers

Manuscripts

The collection of 45 items consists primarily of diaries, reminiscences and legal documents that relate to Widney family history and the history of Los Angeles and its environs during the last quarter of the 19th century. Subjects include: Widney-Workman family history, the Mormons in Illinois, an overland journey to California in 1856 (recorded in a journal kept by Sarah Johnston Barnes), the anti-Chinese riot of November 1871 in Los Angeles, and education and religion in late 19th century Los Angeles. There is also a typescript copy of Boyle Workman's book, The City that Grew, which traces the history of Los Angeles from the time of the Workman-Rowland party to 1935; additionally, there is a scrapbook of newspaper clippings related to the book. Persons represented in the collection include Sarah Johnston Barnes, Robert Maclay Widney, Mary Barnes Widney, Martha Frances Widney Workman, and Boyle Workman.

mssHM 51131-51152

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Joseph Pomeroy Widney Papers

Manuscripts

The collection contains 32 manuscripts by Dr. Joseph P. Widney (1841-1939). The bulk of the manuscripts are chapter drafts from Widney's book, The Three Americas: Their Racial Past. These manuscripts are arranged in chapter order. The text describes migration to North and South America, their racial makeup, and asserts that the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa form a federation based upon their common Anglo-Saxon ancestry. There are two manuscripts from Widney's book, The Genesis and Evolution of Islam and Judeo-Christianity, also in the Rare Books Department. The remaining manuscripts include a poem by Widney and excerpts from a speech. The collection also includes 10 items of ephemera: five photographs of Widney and five photographs of a bust of his likeness installed in the Auditorium Room of the Los Angeles County Medical Association building in 1937.

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J.P. Widney (J.P. Widney) [Fort & Sixth St.s];

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The collection consists of maps, field books, legal documents, business papers, and diaries related to the work of surveyors George Hansen, Alfred Solano, Sidney B. Reeve, and others. The maps and surveys in the collection are of the city of Los Angeles, Southern California ranchos, and subdivisions of the city of Los Angeles and neighboring towns. The collection contains over maps and sketch maps. Other subjects represented in the collection include: civil engineering, land subdivision, mines and mineral resources, and daily life in Los Angeles and Los Angeles County.

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S.A. Widney;

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[Dr. J.P. Widney];

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mssSolano

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Hannon, P.M., Widney, R.M.;

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Widney family papers

Joseph Pomeroy Widney Papers

J.P. Widney (J.P. Widney) [Fort & Sixth St.s];

S.A. Widney;

[Dr. J.P. Widney];

Hannon, P.M., Widney, R.M.;