Manuscripts

The evolution of Pico Heights

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Description: Text of a speech delivered by Rufus H. Frost at the opening of the Pico Heights branch of the Public Library on March 28, 1903. Includes references to the Pico Street electric railway, building fires, the establishment of the Pico Street Improvement Club, and annexation to the city.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1903, March 28.
Call number: mssHM 74617
Creator: Frost, Rufus H(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Acquired from Mrs. E.R.W. Frost, May 8, 1950.
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Collection of Robert Frost letters and poems, (bulk 1894-1916)

Manuscripts

This collection contains 59 pieces of correspondence and poems of American poet Robert Frost, chiefly consisting of handwritten poems and letters sent by Frost to Susan Hayes Ward (1835-1916), poetry editor for The Independent, from the mid 1890s to the 1910s. Items consist of: thirty letters from Robert Frost to Susan Hayes Ward (HM 7656, HM 25338-25366); eighteen loose poems signed by Robert Frost (HM 7638-7646, HM 7648-7655, HM 7657); two poems whose authorship was repudiated by Frost; apparently in the hand of Elinor M. Frost (HM 1201, HM 7647); a collection of 17 handwritten poems presented by Frost to Ward for Christmas 1911 (HM 7237); a letter from Robert Frost to William Hayes Ward, the editor of The Independent (HM 25337); two letters from Elinor Frost to Susan Hayes Ward (HM 25367-25368); three letters from Frost to Huntington Library staff authorizing access to his papers (HM 10799, HM 47622, HM 48305); and two letters from Frost related to autographs (HM 13810, HM 59545).

mssHM 1201; mssHM 7237; mssHM 7638-7657; mssHM 10799; mssHM 13810; mssHM 25337-25368; mssHM 47622; mssHM 48305; mssHM 59545

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A. B. Frost letter to Carolyn Wells

Manuscripts

Frost wrote this letter to author Carolyn Wells from his home in Pasadena, California. In the last part of the letter, Frost responds to a question about whether he ever sketched Walt Whitman by saying "No, I never made a drawing of Walt Whitman. I wish I had. I regard him as a humbug, a poser, a self advertiser."

mssHM 82429

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North Whittier Heights, Puente, California

Visual Materials

37 loose images showing the development of the citrus district of North Whittier Heights in Puente, California, around 1913 (Items 1-27), with views of undeveloped land and the opening day festivities (including a barbeque and entertainment for prospective buyers) of tracts for sale on May 17, 1913, to images of its subdivision for residential tracts, known as "Hacienda Northridge," in the early 1960s (Items 29-34). There is also a photograph of Grover T. Russell, sales manager of North Whittier Heights, who compiled the photographs (Item 35), and William Reichling, the Association's president (Item 36).

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White Sox Ball Park, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles

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Customers and vendors outside the White Sox baseball park in Boyle Heights in Los Angeles, California. A food truck says "Tamales" and people are seen eating and drinking from bottles. Sign on the stadium says "Winter League grand opening Oct. 9th.1939. Home of the Colored Elite Giants, White Sox Park."

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Santa Ana Heights tract office, Santa Ana Heights. 1925

Visual Materials

A panoramic view of the San Antonio Heights tract office of Bryan & Bradford and William M. McCoy, licensed real estate brokers. The office is built at an intersection, with white fences along the street sides of the property. There are a few automobiles parked in a lot in front of the office, and a group of four men and a woman standing and sitting on the front porch. There are flags around the corner, and large banners advertising low prices and advising buyers not to wait until it's too late. There are only a few buildings nearby, one of which has a sign on top for the Santa Ana Heights Water Co. Writing in white in bottom left corner reads "661".

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Snow in Los Angeles, January 9, 1930. Pico St. east from Union

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A view of Pico Street with snow and a few cars and a truck parked on the street.

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The evolution of Pico Heights

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