Manuscripts
Account of Stow Park, England: manuscript
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John Stow survey of London: incomplete manuscript
Manuscripts
This is an incomplete transcript of portions from Stow's manuscript Survey of London. It is probably copied from the 1633 edition. The manuscript has some additional original pieces.
mssHM 727
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A narrative ; or an historicall account of the most materiall passages in the life of John Rastrick... : manuscript
Manuscripts
An autograph manuscript of Rastrick's account of his life; the title page contains the subtitle: "...An unworthy Minister of Jesus Christ at Kirkton in Holland in Lincolnshire. And afterwards Preacher to a private Congregation at Spalding in ye same Country, & Rotheram in Yorkshire, and at Lyme-Regis in Norfolk." With limp vellum covers; in half morocco slip case. Facing the title page is a memorandum to Rastrick's son requesting that each of his children have an account of the narrative of his life; folio 89 is a family register which records deaths into the mid-eighteenth century.
mssHM 6131
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J. W. Stow papers
Manuscripts
The collection consists primarily of letters and some documents related to the examination of quartz mines in Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, and Tuolumne counties, California, as well as several mines in Nevada. Many of the letters are addressed to Stow, but there are also a few addressed to Edward J. Pringle and others. The primary authors of the letters are W.A. Williams and Joseph Lee.
mssHM 64102-64141
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J. W. Stow papers
Manuscripts
The collection consists primarily of letters and some documents related to the examination of quartz mines in Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, and Tuolumne counties, California, as well as several mines in Nevada. Many of the letters are addressed to Stow, but there are also a few addressed to Edward J. Pringle and others. The primary authors of the letters are W. A. Williams and Joseph Lee.
mssHM 64102-64141
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The memorial : portrait of a family : manuscript
Manuscripts
A bound autograph manuscript by Christopher Isherwood; with a 98 word inscription to W. H. Auden, dated January, 1933. The final page is also dated: "London Sep. 1928" and "Berlin Nov. 1930," many of the pages have been trimmed to various lengths and there is some staining but no loss of text.
mssHM 83281
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"California's Romantic Ranchos" manuscript
Manuscripts
734-page typewritten manuscript of "California's Romantic Ranchos: The History, Stories and Legends of the Haciendas, with a Roll of the Rancheros, a Complete List of the Land Grants of California, and Biographies of Famous Personalities – Spanish, Mexican and American," written by Verne Dyson. With annotations in the handwriting of the author. The title page lists the contents of 13 chapters: About this Book [an introduction by Dyson, 1962] I. Hispanic Feudalism in Old California II. The Origin of the Rancho System III. The Four Royal Ranchos IV. The Pueblo Land Grants V. The Mission Ranchos VI. The Island Ranchos VII. Old Ranchos Buried in Los Angeles VIII. Land Grants Made to Indians IX. Baja California Ranchos X. The Monstrous Land Frauds of Macnamara and Limantour [Fr. Eugene Macnamara (1814 – 1853) and Joseph Yves Limantour (1812 – 1885)] XI. A Roll of the Rancheros XII. Roster of the Ranchos: A list of the land grants of California made during the Spanish and Mexican eras, with the name (Spanish and English), location, area, the date of the grant, the names of the grantees and other owners, and the date the United States patent was issued. XIII. Little Stories of Rancho Days Index [listed here but not included in manuscript]
mssHM 26404 and various photPF call numbers