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Howard J. Shorr interviews with Ruby McKnight Williams and Dr. Edna L. Griffin
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Robert Bohle interview with Christopher Isherwood : transcript
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This interview took place on April 18, 1971 at the California home of Christopher Isherwood. The material includes a typewritten, corrected transcript of the interview which contains corrections and comments by Isherwood (in pencil) and Bohle (in pen) (HM 83267); the transcript may not be complete as it begins on page 6. Also included is the original audiocassette of the interview and (4) compact disc copies (HM 83268 a-e).
mssHM 83267-83268
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Letters to Thomas Nast
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This collection consists of 14 miscellaneous letters addressed to American cartoonist Thomas Nast (1840-1902), from various friends and acquaintances. The items consist of single letters from the following individuals: Robert Bonner, 1869 March 30 (HM 15522); John Griffin Carlisle, 1890 December 26 (HM 15532); George William Childs, 1887 January 6 (HM 15530); Julia A. (Buckingham) Cox, 1889 October 7 (HM 15531); Hamilton Fish, 1877 January 8 (HM 15524); Murat Halstead, 1883 October 31 (HM 15528); Rush Christopher Hawkins, 1869 July 31 (HM 15523); Guy V. Henry, 1878 March 13 (HM 15525); George Parsons Lathrop, 1897 May 18 (HM 15534); Nelson Appleton Miles, 1881 April 19 (HM 15527); Nineteenth Century Club, 1886 September 21 (HM 15529); William Franklin Gore Shanks, 1868 December 28 (HM 15521); Henry E. Sweetser, 1868 February 26 (HM 15520); and John Russell Young, 1879 February 6 (HM 15526).
mssHM 15520-15534
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William J. Howard letters
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The seven letters, which are all addressed to William J. Howard, are written by Patrick Edward Connor, William Proctor Hughey, James Mason Hutchings, and John Ricketson. The letters by Patrick Edward Connor, who was also a California Ranger, discuss Harry Love and the act that was passed May 13, 1854 giving Captain Love his reward money for killing Murieta. William Hughey's letter (1879, June 16) discusses Denis Kearney, the Workingmen's Party of California, and the state constitutional convention of 1878. James Mason Hutchings' three letters (1879) are about tourism in the Yosemite Valley, the Yosemite commission, and the state constitution. John Ricketson's letter (1879, Feb. 27) discusses land in Sonora, Mexico
mssHM 65969-65975
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Benjamin J. Edson letters to Robert Moir
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In these four letters to Robert Moir, Benjamin J. Edson writes of the business of mining in Nevada. Three of the letters (HM 16523-16525) are dated 1865; April 16, May 9, and October 31 respectively, while HM 16526 was writted 1879, March 28. Much of the content of the letters concern mining claims and their pending sales, with procedures outlined in detail. It appears that Mr. Moir is a potential investor in said claims, and Edson is acting as local agent, arranging and reporting on the ongoing business. By late 1865, they have procured a mill and have begun operations. In the final letter, Edson asks Moir for employment, as he apparently left their mutual business dealings fifteen years prior.
mssHM 16523-16526
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Josiah Royce letters to Henry L. Oak
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This group of manuscripts is a series of letters from philosopher and historian Josiah Royce to Henry L. Oak, a librarian in California who was part of the founding of the Bancroft Library, which was known as the Pacific Library in its early years. The letters are dated between 1884 and 1886. In HM 20132, Royce writes of the book on California history that he is writing, with advice from Oak. Details of Royce's interview with General John C. Frémont and a possible conspiracy are in HM 20147 and HM 20133. Royce tells of his trip to Washington D. C. to search for "the Frémost documents" in HM 20134, where he failed to find a trace of "any secret instruction" for Frémont. It appears that Royce may have found such evidence in Oak's collections at the Bancroft Library, and considers presenting it to Frémont to gauge his reaction. Royce gives Oak permission to use whatever information from the interview he may find interesting for his own purposes. In his own book, he has included "an elaborate attack on Frémont's honor." Most of the letters are concerned with Frémont's apparent indiscretion and Royce's pending book on the matter, and Royce is keeping Oak informed as Oak's information played an important role in Royce's developing story. HM 20138, dated 1885, August 29, has cross-hatch writing on the first page. By mid-1886 (HM 20143, June 20), Royce's book has been published, and he discusses the resulting reviews and criticism. In July, Royce is happy to accept a list of suggestions from Oak to improve a future edition of his book (HM 20144, July 26), and upon the finding of a mistake in his book, asks Oak to "keep this on file as record of my discovery of my own blunder" while also requesting him to "let me know in case there should be any noteworthy attack on my book from any respectable source" (HM 20145, July 29).
mssHM 20132-20147
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Oral history interview with Vernon Harris, part 1
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This is the first of two interviews with Vernon Harris. The first interview covers his life and career up to the 1960s. The second interview covers his career at General Electric from the 1960s through his retirement in 1988. Topics discussed include: race relations in the US Army in WWII; experience as a Black engineer in aerospace work; secrecy and classification; attitudes towards military work during Vietnam War; relation between finance and engineering.
mssHM 80611 (59)