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Theodore Parker Lukens papers
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Description: A collection of 3,600 items from 1869 to 1942, it consists of letters, diaries, manuscripts, photographs, and clippings related to Lukens's business affairs; conservation; the study of local forests; commercial tree farming; and the establishment of the Mount Wilson Observatory. Correspondents in the collection include: Thomas Robert Bard, George Ellery Hale, Abbot Kinney, John Muir, Harrison Gray Otis, and Gifford Pinchot. The collection also includes personal papers, biographical material, diaries, and correspondence.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1900-1918
Call number: mssLukens
Creator: Lukens, Theodore Parker (1848-1918)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Mrs. Helen Lukens Gaut, January 1954.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

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Bard, Thomas Robert, (1841-1915.)

Hale, George Ellery, (1868-1938.)

Kinney, Abbot, (1850-1920.)

Muir, John, (1838-1914.)

Otis, Harrison Gray, (1837-1917.)

Pinchot, Gifford, (1865-1946.)

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