Manuscripts

M. Dangerfield letters to Mrs. Osborne

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Description: A series of 32 chatty letters from Mrs. "M. Dangerfield" of Goodrich in Herefordshire to her friend "Mrs. Osborne" of Monks Mill near Wotton Underedge in Gloucestershire, conveying a great deal of local news about their families, mutual friends and neighbors, ill-health, social entertainments, local travels, visits to local spas and towns (chiefly Bath, Cheltenham and Gloucester), the weather and state of the roads, and the progress of repairs to a vacant house in Goodrich owned by Mrs. Osborne, for whom the Dangerfields seem to have acted as occasional care-takers. There are passing references to county elections, highwaymen, the progress of the American War for Independence and rumors of American privateers, hostilities with France, and a local military camp set up near Winchester. Also included is one letter to Mrs. Osborne from Mr. Henry Dangerfield.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1762-1782.
Call number: mssHM 60961-60993

David Osborne autobiography

Manuscripts

Typescript of an autobiography begun by David Osborne (also spelled Osborn) in February 1860. Osbourne recounts his childhood in Virginia, his conversion to Mormonism, persecutions against the Mormons, the Osbournes' travels throughout Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa, the deaths of his wife and several of their children, and his life in Utah. The autobiography covers the years from 1807 to 1870. A note written by David A. Osborne records the death of his father in 1893.

mssHM 27971

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Henry Z. Osborne manuscripts

Manuscripts

The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and ephemera. Correspondence includes letters written to Osborne from family, friends, and business and political associates. However, a portion of the correspondence was authored by Osborne. Subject matter of the correspondence consists of family concerns, daily activities, political issues, business-related concerns, and Osborne's personal reflections. Manuscripts include articles and speeches written by Osborne and other individuals, and they primarily deal with political matters. The collection's manuscripts consist of political materials such as printed political speeches, political bills, Congressional papers, and Osborne's documentation of the Congressional Party's trip to China, Philippines, Korea, Japan, Hawaii, and Panama. Notable manuscripts include biographical sketches of Henry Z. Osborne provided by G.A.R.; the Congressional record of their visit to China, Korea, and Japan; copies of Bills presented in the House of Representatives; and a copy of the Address of President Woodrow Wilson delivered at a joint session of the two houses of Congress. Also included in the manuscripts are several notable writings and speeches about Abraham Lincoln. The collection also includes a large photograph collection consisting of photographs of Osborne and his family as well as photographs of friends and business associates. The collection's ephemera consists of Osborne's political campaign materials, newspaper clippings, magazines, entertainment pamphlets, certificates, oversize material and receipts.

mssOsborne2

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M -- Miscellaneous

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G. Kent McCauley (2); Duncan E. Macdonald (2); Mrs. Elizabeth McGaffey (2); McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc. (2); Andrew McKellar (1); Robert Raynolds McMath (19); The MacMillan Co. (3); Mrs. Allison Marti (1); L. A. Matheson (1); John Campbell Merriam (2); Meteorological Ofice, South Kensington, London (1); Meteorological Office, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire (1); William Ferdinand Meyer (1); John T. Middleton (2); George Wilber Moffitt [re Optical Society of America] (8); Mrs. A. T. Monk (2); Paul Mooney (1); William D. Morgan (7)

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Henry Z. Osborne addenda

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Maria F. Watts letter to "Mrs. Foster,"

Manuscripts

Maria Watts thanks the otherwise unidentified Mrs. Foster for her visit, and offers advice for her possible move to the California town of Oakland, including details concerning the purchase of property. She advises Mrs. Foster not to delay, for she believes the price of land will increase sharply in the very near future.

mssHM 31265

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Henry Z. Osborne papers

Manuscripts

The collection includes 720 pieces of correspondence, 32 receipts and account statements and 15 pieces of ephemera. All receipts and accounts belonged to Henry Z. Osborne and the majority of them are for mining-related expenses. The ephemera is primarily related to politics in general, and California politics in particular, although other interests are also represented. Of note is a book containing photographs of the construction of the harbor in San Pedro, California. The majority of the correspondence is addressed to Osborne, although 24 of the letters were authored by him. Subjects addressed within the correspondence, and the collection as a whole, include: the Associated Press, California politics and government (especially Los Angeles), California's political candidates, the Central Pacific Railroad Company, the Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express, the Los Angeles Times (and Harrison Gray Otis), William McKinley, mines and mineral resources of Arizona and California (particularly in Trinity County), political patronage in California, California's selection and appointment of public officials, the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, and the Osborne family. Significant correspondents include: Thomas Robert Bard, Charles F. Bassett, Stephen Bowers, Robert Nelson Bulla, Charles Frederick Crocker, M. H. DeYoung, Charles Sanford Diehl, Morris March Estee, Henry T. Gage, Ulysses S. Grant, Marcus Alonzo Hanna, William Henry Harrison Hart, Collis Potter Huntington, Henry Edwards Huntington, William George Kerckhoff, Paris Kilburn, Henry Harrison Markham, Valentine Stuart McClatchy, Joseph McKenna, James McLachlan, Frank McLaughlin, Nelson Appleton Miles, William H. Mills, George Clement Perkins, Samuel Morgan Shortridge, John Diedrich Spreckels and Charles Dwight Willard.

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M. Dangerfield letters to Mrs. Osborne

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