Manuscripts

Facsimiles and transcriptions

Description: This material includes both facsimiles and transcriptions. The facsimiles are paper copies made from microfilm by the Huntington Library after the collection was acquired in 1926. The transcriptions were acquired with the original collection and are bound in two large volumes. The transcriptions were created in Spain, sometime in the 19th century, and are generally accurate, although in a few instances the document is described rather than transcribed.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1537-1580.
Call number: mssPL
Provenance: Purchased from Maggs Bros., 1926.
Restrictions: RESTRICTED. Boxes 1-10, 21: fragile. Use digital surrogates, facsimile copies (boxes 11-20) or the two volumes of 19th century transcriptions of the papers. Originals available with curatorial approval.

The Daily Commercial: transcriptions of letters

Manuscripts

This collection is comprised of the research material collected by historian John Cumming in his study of Michiganders who went west in the 19th century. The collection includes transcriptions of articles, diaries, and letters written by emigrants from Michigan to the American West, many of which were published in Michigan newspapers. The dates cited refere to the date of the original from which the transcriptions were created. Often the location of the originals is noted on the transcriptions. Also included are several items written by John Cumming. There is one folder that contains original letters from the Gold Rush era: Box 4 (13): Gold Rush Notes: contains original manuscript items and letters.

mssCumming

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