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Lindley Bynum collection of reminiscences of life in 19th century southern California

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Description: These five reminiscences, which were collected by Lindley Bynum, were written by individuals who came to southern California in the second half of the 19th century. They all lived in Los Angeles County, more specifically Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Pasadena, and San Gabriel. The five authors discuss life in early California including their social lives and education, their interaction with the Gabrielino Indians, the citrus industry, agriculture, farming and irrigation. California pioneers Abbott Kinney and William Wolfskill are mentioned.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1934-1938.
Call number: mssHM 68462-68466
Creator: Bynum, Lindley (1895-1965)(Opens in new tab)

Mary Ann Standlee's reminiscences of life in Southern California

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The author's recalls life in Southern California where she first lived on the Ballona or Malaga Ranch where her father was a sheep and cattle rancher. When she was four years old, they moved to San Gabriel and lived on the estate of De Barth Shorb when her father was appointed overseer of the Benjamin D. Wilson Ranch. She describes the ranch, its inhabitants and the San Gabriel Valley. In 1868 her parents bought land from John G. Downey in Los Nietos Valley near what is now Pico Rivera. Their ranch home was on the banks of the Rio Hondo River across the river from one of the Able Sterns ranchos. Standlee describes pioneer life; agriculture including orange, lemon and walnut orchards; dairy farming; stock ranching, schools and the coming of the railroads. Mrs. Standlee documents her marriage to Joel W. Standlee and the birth of her children. Some place names mentioned are: Los Angeles, Wilmington, San Gabriel, [Pico] Rivera, El Monte, Pasadena, Montebello and Downey.

mssHM 27978

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William A. Parish photographs of late-19th century architecture in Southern California

Visual Materials

This collection contains photographs and an unpublished draft typescript on Southern California architecture, 1870-1900, by Huntington Library curator William A. Parish, dating from approximately 1942. Parish traveled all over the region to take photographs of late-19th century buildings, which include churches, houses, businesses, railway depots, warehouses, and schools. There are about 100 black-and-white prints, 8 x 10 inches and smaller, with Parish's identifications written on the back. Images are mostly exteriors with some close-ups of architectural details. The draft typescript, written for a proposed Huntington Library Press book, includes.demographic statistics for Southern California in the late-19th and early-20th centuries, and a list of Southern California architects, some with dates and names of their buildings. Photographs include structures in the Los Angeles area, Pasadena, Ventura County, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara. Some residences pictured are those of Theodore Lukens, Jackson Graves, and Charles Fernald.

photCL 182

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William A. Parish photographs of late-19th century architecture in Southern California

Visual Materials

This collection contains photographs and an unpublished draft typescript on Southern California architecture, 1870-1900, by Huntington Library curator William A. Parish, dating from approximately 1942. Parish traveled all over the region to take photographs of late-19th century buildings, which include churches, houses, businesses, railway depots, warehouses, and schools. There are about 100 black-and-white prints, 8 x 10 inches and smaller, with Parish's identifications written on the back. Images are mostly exteriors with some close-ups of architectural details. The draft typescript, written for a proposed Huntington Library Press book, includes.demographic statistics for Southern California in the late-19th and early-20th centuries, and a list of Southern California architects, some with dates and names of their buildings. Photographs include structures in the Los Angeles area, Ventura County, San Luis Obispo County and Santa Barbara County. Some residences pictured are those of Theodore Lukens, Jackson Graves, and Charles Fernald.

photCL 182

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Reminiscences of San Francisco and Los Angeles in the late 19th century

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Mrs. Holmes begins her reminiscence with her father, Victor Chevallier, sailing from Paris to San Francisco in 1848; her mother later sailed to California from Bordeaux, France. After he arrived, Chevallier purchased the only pharmacy in San Francisco. Louise recalls some of the stories her father told her about early San Francisco, the Gold Rush and vigilante activity. Due to Louise's father's health, the family moved to Los Angeles in 1874. Mrs. Holmes discusses her memories of growing up in Los Angeles and tells stories about some of the eccentric residents of the city. Her father opened a pharmacy across from the Pico House and Louise remembers some of the famous guests she saw at that hotel and at the Grand Central Hotel, including Mr. and Mrs. Tom Thumb. She also gives a general description of the layout of the city and includes details about the cities' doctors, merchants, and photographers as well as the locations of stores and schools

mssHM 52705

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California: Mid-19th century to 1943

Manuscripts

This collection contains the records of the Southern California chapter of the Index of American Design, which was a Federal Arts Project, 1933 to 1943. The collection consists of reports, correspondence, drawings, paintings, photographs, and ephemera, chiefly on California art and architecture within the 18th and 19th centuries, although other subjects and issues are also discussed. Subjects addressed within the collection include the history of African Americans in Los Angeles; Southern California history; California architecture, art and art history; California politics and government; the Federal Art Project; Native Americans in California; the history of California's material culture; old age pension plans in California; the history of Spaniards and Spanish Missions in California; and the United States Works Progress Administration in California.

Series 2

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19th century Album [material removed]

Manuscripts

The collections consists of 53 letters, poems and other manuscripts written by various members of the Leigh family and other people in their circle. The letters are mainly concerned with the intimate, mundane, playful and tragic aspects of family life from the early modern period until the middle of the 19th century. There is also a small number of poems, written by or copied out by family members, a Hymn, a speech, and a travel account. The collection also contains the 19th century volume, titled in gild on spine "Original Family Papers &c. Vol. 1. MSS." Letters and other material purchased by the Huntington Library Collectors' Council have been removed from the volume by the Huntington Library Conservation Department. An unknown number of letters were removed from the volume prior to the Huntington Library purchase.

mssHM 81608-81660

Lindley Bynum collection of reminiscences of life in 19th century southern California

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