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William Vaughn Moody collection

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Description: Manuscript letters from William Vaughn Moody to Harriet Brainard, 1901 to 1909, and a scrapbook of letters to Brainard. Also a scrapbook of clippings and letters (1935 to 1936) to Edith S. Kellogg relating to the publication Letters to Harriet, published by Houghton Mifflin Co. in 1935.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1901-1936.
Call number: mssMoody
Creator: Moody, William Vaughn (1869-1910)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Edith S. Kellogg, October 1938.
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Selected poems of William Vaughn Moody

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Some letters of William Vaughn Moody

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244968

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The poems and plays of William Vaughn Moody

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358434

Years in the sheaf: the autobiography of William Alfred Moody [microform] : 1959

Manuscripts

Microfilm of the William Alfred Moody's typed autobiography Years in the Sheaf. The autobiography covers Mood's ancestry and family history; life in Eagle Valley; his childhood in Deseret; his move to Arizona and life in the Gila Valley; a bout with amnesia; his trip to Mexico and work on the John W. Young Railroad; his dealings with the "influence of profane associates;" his mission trip to Samoa; his activities in Utah, including those surrounding his family, Church, and as school superintendent; presiding over the Samoan mission and his second mission trip from 1908-1910; the reestablishment of the Tonga mission; his time in the state legislature; his meeting with Theodore Roosevelt and doing the "Hopi Snake Dance;" and his work in Arizona real estate. Includes a table of contents.

MSS MFilm 00429

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Houghton-Mifflin Co. advertising pages

Manuscripts

One scrapbook containing approximately 140 brochures, leaflets, advertising books, etc., published by the Houghton-Mifflin Co., which Daniel Bianchi described in a December 20, 1948, letter to the Huntington Library as "Houghton Mifflin Company advertisements done when Mr. Updike was in their employ."

mssMerrymount

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William Hertrich travel album

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A photograph album of 69 snapshots chronicling William Hertrich's travels to Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico, and the California Pacific International Exposition of 1935-1936 in San Diego, California. Photographs of Alaska show the town of Dawson, McKinley National Park, glaciers, and two views of native Alaskan villages. Photographs in Hawaii show scenery around Honolulu, especially details of trees, plants and gardens, which are identified by name in captions. Photographs of Mexico show Cuernavaca, Mazatlán, and a pyramid at Teotihuacan. Hertrich does not appear in any photographs, but there is one photograph of his wife Margarete Hertrich with a woman identified only as Jean.

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