Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Washington Irving letter to Evert Augustus Duyckinck, Sunnyside, N.Y
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Manuscripts
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Visual Materials
The collection consists of 167 photographs produced by the Langenheim brothers between 1850 and 1874. These include: 161 stereographs (including variants and copies of the same image), 3 lantern slides, 2 salt prints in glass stereograph format, and 1 microphotograph, along with 5 stereograph image mats. The bulk of the collection contains depictions of natural landscapes, landmarks, and architecture of Niagara Falls, Kaaterskill Falls, New York City, the Minehill Gap, Philadelphia, and New Hampshire; and various railroads, bridges, statues and monuments throughout the Northeast region of the United States. There are a few portraits of prominent figures from the region, including Washington Irving (1783-1859). There are also a few stereographs from France and Italy; these photographs were most likely not taken by the Langenheim Brothers but were offered and sold under their name. Additionally, there are two salt prints of Niagara Falls in glass stereograph format. The three lantern slides are mounted in wooden frames and depict Niagara Falls, Girard College, and the Jas Dundas Mansion in Philadelphia. There is one microphotograph of the printed text of the Ten Commandments verse from the Bible. A few of the stereographs and the three lantern slides are hand colored. Photographs are glass stereographs unless otherwise noted. Titles are transcribed from image mats; titles enclosed in square brackets were devised by the archivist.
photCL 756
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Manuscripts
Thanks Horton for remembering him and for his kind words of congratulations.
mssHM 39427
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Manuscripts
Roosevelt thanks Ballard for his congratulations and for his "admirable work." Includes addressed envelope.
mssHM 13400
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Manuscripts
The collection contains letters and ephemera pertaining to the life and work of publisher Thomas Bird Mosher. The vast majority of the letters are from Mosher to his friend W. Irving Way and discuss business matters relating to the distribution of Mosher's books. Some letters in the collection also address Mosher's writing and the shaping of his books, as well as his opinions on current events and personalities. Issues addressed within the correspondence include Thomas Bird Mosher and his writing and 20th century American literature. Correspondents include Milton James Ferguson, Flora M. Lamb, and Mosher. Persons represented by 2 or more pieces: Ferguson, Milton James (13 items) Lamb, Flora MacDonald (10 pieces) Mosher, Thomas Bird (147 items) Some notable items include: Mosher, Thomas Bird. 1906, April 26. Mentions San Francisco earthquake and fire. ------. 1910 May J. "...You and I know better than to write books. It is bad enough to try and sell them." ------. 1922 October 16. "I am going home to-night to read the second volume of D.B. Updike's treatise on Printing Types. I have read the first volume and enjoyed it. It is a wonderful book published by the Harvard Press of Cambridge. Old Updike has done himself proud. I have only met him once or twice and I never wanted to meet him again . He is bumptous and rather unpleasant, but his book is a wonderful piece of work."
mssWY 1-174
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Manuscripts
Letter from Noah Haynes Swayne to Odgen Hoffman, sent from Washington, D.C. Swayne thanks Hoffman for sending him a letter and pamphlet, and remarks on "the Roland case."
mssHM 19023