Manuscripts

Rowley, Mary E: memoirs

Description: Handwritten, autobiographical memoir, 50 pages; and the beginning of a personal letter which begins, "My dear Mother..."
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1908
Call number: mssSinclairhh
Creator: Sinclair, Henry Harbinson (1858-1914)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Arthur W. Sinclair and Marjorie Sinclair, children of H.H. Sinclair, 1936.
Associated people: Cowper, Thomas, (1712-1778.)
Associated organizations: California Delta Farms, Inc.; Fontana Water Company.; Great Western Power Company.; Mt. Hood Railway and Power Company.; Palmer Oil Company.

Rowley, Agnes Munson: childhood letters

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Two letters addressed to "Aunt Carry," the other to "Cad and Law." A separate letter is addressed "Dear Mama."

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Correspondence to Mary Jenkins Rowley

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Correspondents include: Baldwin, E.H. ; Jenkins, Thomas M.

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Correspondence from Mary Jenkins Rowley

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Recipients include: Jenkins, Mrs. Elizabeth (c/o Mr. James Jenkins); Jenkins, Thomas; Rowley, Levi.

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Correspondence to Mary Jenkins Rowley from Levi Rowley

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The Henry H. Sinclair papers number more than 1,600 items, including diaries, journals, newspaper clippings, and extensive personal and business correspondence. The complete date range is 1802-1937 (bulk dates 1909-1914). Subject matter includes mostly business matters of the Great Western Power Company, Palmer Oil Company, Mt. Hood Railway and Power Company, etc.; diaries and notebooks concerning power plant inspection trips, mostly to the Kern River in California; the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association; the California to Honolulu yacht races. The collection also includes the papers of his son, Arthur W. Sinclair, pertaining to California Delta Farms, Inc. The collection also contains a diploma from Sinclair's membership in the American Institute of Electric Engineers and a manuscript, by Englishman Thomas Cowper, of calculations regarding a solar eclipse on June 24, 1778.

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Correspondence to Mary Jenkins Rowley from John W. Edmonds

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Single bound volume of handwritten financial data about cash holdings. Two loose handwritten pages in the front of ledger on where to write data.

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Rowley, Mary E: memoirs

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