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Gerald John Kane collection
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Gerald John Kane Literary Collection
Manuscripts
This collection is what is known as an autograph collection compiled by Gerald John Kane, who spent years, not only collecting autographs of famous people on his own, but also acquiring the collections of other autograph seekers. This material spans multiple centuries and formats: from a 15th century manuscript on vellum to a 1951 typewritten letter. The collection includes accounts, letters, photographs, poems, government papers and royal proclamations, signed by, among others, actors and actresses, authors, explorers, kings, magicians, queens, politicians, scientists, singers and soldiers. Many of the "famous" people in this collection are also to be found in other manuscript collections in the Huntington Library. The majority of the material consists of manuscripts, letters and documents written, or signed, by famous people from the 17th-early 20th centuries; some of the material consists of only fragments or signatures, collected for the autograph value only. Some pieces are in French and German. The papers consist of the following series: 1. Manuscripts, Correspondence & Documents (Boxes 1-27) are arranged alphabetically by author and title. The majority of the material consists of manuscripts, letters and documents written, or signed, by famous people from the 17th-early 20th centuries; some of the material consists of only fragments or signatures, collected for the autograph value only. Among the authors and correspondents are: Lyman Abbott, Zoë Akins, Henry Mills Alden, Lawrence Alma- Tadema, John Douglas Sutherland Campbell (Duke of Argyll), Charles Babbage, Joanna Baillie, Alice Stone Blackwell, John Bright, Richard Temple Brydges (Duke of Buckingham and Chandos), José Francisco Correia da Serra, Rebecca Harding Davis, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Annie Fields, J.T. Fields, Richard Watson Gilder, W.E. Gladstone, Grace Greenwood, Anna Maria Hall, Samuel Carter Hall, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Henry Irving, Julia Marlowe, Thomas Power O'Connor, Arthur Wellesley Peel (Viscount Peel), Kate Sanborn, Sir Walter Scott, Upton Sinclair, Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Queen Victoria, and Arthur Wellesley (Duke of Wellington). 2. Ecclesiastical, Financial, Legal, Military & Misc. Documents (Boxes 28-30) are arranged by subject, then by date. This series includes a small number of Ecclesiastical and Financial documents, and a larger amount of Legal, Military, and Misc. documents. The documents include accounts, certificates, commissions, Letters Patent, marriage settlements, receipts, special marriage licenses, wills, and warrants. One of the documents is related to Queen Victoria, and others are signed by various kings of France. 3. Ephemera (Box 30) is arranged by subject. This series includes five folders (numbered 14-18), which includes Dealer's catalogue descriptions, Dealer's and Owner's notes, and Misc. printed material.
mssKAL 1-1496
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Gerald John Kane autograph collection
Manuscripts
A collection of approximately 2000 manuscripts, chiefly individual letters, documents, and notes collected by Gerald John Kane for their autograph value. Also included in the collection is a group of letters addressed to the autograph collector Howes Norris.
mssHM 29330-30299
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Ephemera: Misc. Autograph Notes by Gerald Kane, 10 pieces, ([before 1960])
Manuscripts
This collection is what is known as an autograph collection and Kane spent years, not only collecting autographs of famous people on his own, but also acquiring the collections of other autograph seekers. This material spans multiple centuries and formats: from a 15th century manuscript on vellum to a 1951 typewritten letter. The collection includes accounts, letters, photographs, poems, government papers and royal proclamations, signed by, among others, actors and actresses, authors, explorers, kngs, magicians, queens, politicians, scientists, singers, and soldiers. Many of the famous people in this collection are also to be found in other manuscript collections in the Huntington Library.
mssKAL 1-1496
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View of West Main St., Kingston, New Mexico
Visual Materials
Written on verso: "West Main St. Kingston, Lander County, Nevada. About 25 miles from Austin. Ghost town. Flourished from about 1864 to 1869. See History of Nevada, edited by M. Angel Thompson. West 1881 page 473." This appears to be a misattribution. Research shows that the town appears to be the mining town of Kingston, New Mexico, founded in 1882.
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Colorado mining letters to Gerald F. Galloway
Manuscripts
Letters to mining engineer Gerald F. Galloway regarding mining operations in Park County, Colorado, specifically Denver, Goldfield, Leadville, Como, and Shawnee. Most of the letters include requests to Galloway for mining surveys from the Hill Top Silver Mining Company, the Kendrick Promotion Company, and the Illinois Central Consolidated Mining & Mineral Company. Included are letters with references to Trout Creek, the Occidental Road, and the cave in of a mining tunnel at Goldfield, with a sketch map of the tunnel and notes on its construction. Also included is a sketch map of property owned by the Colusa M.+M. Co. near Park County, Colorado.
mssHM 74786-74796
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Adolph Sutro papers
Manuscripts
A collection of 2786 items from 1853 to 1931, it consists of personal and business correspondence, documents, and maps. Subjects in the collection related to San Francisco include businesses; the Sutro Baths; the Cliff House; land development including Sutro Heights; street railways; politics; and the Sutro Library. There is also material related to mining in Nevada, including the Sutro Mill; the Sutro Tunnel; and the Comstock Lode. Persons represented in the collection include: Edward D. Adams, Pelham W. Ames, Alexander Badlam, Charles A. Clinton, Sarah Brown Ingersoll Cooper, George W. Frink, Carl B. Glasscock, Theodore Krauss, Frank B. Mercer, Emma Merritt, George Moss, James D. Phelan, R.S. Raw, Charles Walter Sutro, Emil S. Sutro, Hugo Sutro, Leah Harris Sutro, and Theodore Sutro. Business corporations represented in the collection include the Sutro Baths; Sutro Library; Sutro Mill; Sutro Tunnel Company; U.S. Department of the Interior; and University of California Regents.
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