Manuscripts
1903 December-1904 March
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1903 March - November
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A collection of 233 items from 1901 to 1904, it consists of letters written by William Sampson to his fiancée, Edna Dahl, who was then working in San Francisco. The letters were written during the period of their courtship, 1901 to 1904, and cease after their marriage in 1904. Sampson describes events in Grass Valley, California, and the social life typical of mining towns of that period. Sampson's letters also describe his work at the North Star Mine and frequently mention the mine superintendent, Arthur DeWint Foote, as well as various members of the Foote family, including his wife, Mary Hallock Foote, a writer and artist, and James D. Hague, president of the company that owned the North Star Mine.
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1901-1903 February
Manuscripts
A collection of 233 items from 1901 to 1904, it consists of letters written by William Sampson to his fiancée, Edna Dahl, who was then working in San Francisco. The letters were written during the period of their courtship, 1901 to 1904, and cease after their marriage in 1904. Sampson describes events in Grass Valley, California, and the social life typical of mining towns of that period. Sampson's letters also describe his work at the North Star Mine and frequently mention the mine superintendent, Arthur DeWint Foote, as well as various members of the Foote family, including his wife, Mary Hallock Foote, a writer and artist, and James D. Hague, president of the company that owned the North Star Mine.
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1904 April-July
Manuscripts
A collection of 233 items from 1901 to 1904, it consists of letters written by William Sampson to his fiancée, Edna Dahl, who was then working in San Francisco. The letters were written during the period of their courtship, 1901 to 1904, and cease after their marriage in 1904. Sampson describes events in Grass Valley, California, and the social life typical of mining towns of that period. Sampson's letters also describe his work at the North Star Mine and frequently mention the mine superintendent, Arthur DeWint Foote, as well as various members of the Foote family, including his wife, Mary Hallock Foote, a writer and artist, and James D. Hague, president of the company that owned the North Star Mine.
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William Sampson letters
Manuscripts
A collection of 233 items from 1901 to 1904, it consists of letters written by William Sampson to his fiancée, Edna Dahl, who was then working in San Francisco. The letters were written during the period of their courtship, 1901 to 1904, and cease after their marriage in 1904. Sampson describes events in Grass Valley, California, and the social life typical of mining towns of that period. Sampson's letters also describe his work at the North Star Mine and frequently mention the mine superintendent, Arthur DeWint Foote, as well as various members of the Foote family, including his wife, Mary Hallock Foote, a writer and artist, and James D. Hague, president of the company that owned the North Star Mine.
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1903 June-1904 December
Manuscripts
The collection consists of the personal and business papers of Henry E. Huntington. There is material related to the Huntington, Holladay, and Metcalf families, but most of the collection deals with Huntington's business interests in Southern California, railways, real estate, and industry. Series 2. Henry E. Huntington and his family includes biographical information, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, ephemera, and physical objects. There is material related to the Huntington Land and Improvement Company, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, and the Pacific Electric Railway Company as well as other businesses in Los Angeles County, Orange County, and San Gabriel Valley, California. This material includes business records, account books, annual reports, correspondence, maps, tracts, balance sheets, and others. There is also material related to the founding of the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens including auction catalogs, invoices, receipts, and bills for art and rare books, and information regarding a lawsuit about Huntington's estate tax after his death, and the passing of Proposition 15, in 1930, which exempted The Huntington from paying California property tax. There is also material related to Collis P. Huntington and his business interests and Arabella Huntington. Also included are the blueprints for the Huntington's San Marino residence. Series 3. Correspondence contains over 22,000 pieces of personal and business correspondence spanning 1794 to 1970. The physical objects include Henry E. Huntington's lunch box, razors, traveling trunk, and other items.
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Sampson & Tappan letter to Captain George Sweetlin
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Interesting letter showing trade and commerce of the Gold Rush era. Sampson & Tappan write to the captain of their ship "Fanny Forester" (no doubt a nod to the nom de plume of the then popular author Emily C. Judson), stating that they had received the news of his charter party who had promised to send a fee of $1500. The charter party was Alfred Robinson (1806-1895), a businessman from Boston, who sailed to California in 1829 in the employ of Bryant, Sturgis and Company, a firm in the hide and tallow trade. Robinson was the author of Life in California (1846), an influential early description of the politics of the region under the Mexican Republic. Sampson & Tappan also write: "We are much pleased to hear that the ship is in such good order & That the leak is not so troublesome. We notice what you propose doing with the provisions & doubt not that you will manage them to best advantage." They note that they will soon be boarding the Carthage for San Francisco and "she will get away about 15 to 20 September."
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