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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Stephen Michael Tomaske memorial collection of Thomas Pynchon
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Manuscripts
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
The collection consists of 1 scrapbook, 1 framed photograph, and 1 service record book from the Marine Service Bureau. The binding on the scrapbook is loose with some materials detached from the pages. The scrapbook contains photographs concerning Fitzpatrick's service in Cuba, Panama, and Nicaragua, as well as friends and family. Also included are several types of correspondence, marriage nuptials, and other ephemera. To note is a Tropical Radio-United Press piece titled "Cressy's History of California" (based on a tourist pamphlet by Will M. Cressy) as well as photographs of the 1931 Managua, Nicaragua earthquake. The framed photograph features Fitzpatrick on the deck of the ship Talamanca, along with other crewmembers. The service record book contains descriptive information about Fitzpatrick and his time as a seaman. Enclosed within the book are 90 Certificates of Discharge dating between 1927 and 1936, and a December 1945 letter from Fitzpatrick's cousin Honora discussing the latest news out of Ireland. Also included is a Seaman's Protection Certificate as well and other ephemera.The materials concern individuals or places associated with Fitzpatrick and his career. Among the primary subjects represented in the collection are Fitzpatrick's service in Cuba, Panama, and Nicaragua. The collection also includes information regarding Fitzpatrick's time as a student at Drury College, club memberships, and his family.
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Correspondence, photographs, and ephemera related to Mount Wilson and the observatory located there, collected by writer Michael Thacher. Correspondence includes letters from astronomer Harlow Shapley related to potential talks and appearances, book publication, and salary difficulties for scientists; and letters from a variety of astronomers involved with the Mount Wilson Observatory, either as administrators, visiting astronomers, or lecturers. The collection also includes a photograph album of black and white photographs taken by astronomer and photographer Ferdinand Ellerman; press photographs of Edwin Hubble, James Jeans, Albert Michelson, Seth Nicholson, and John Strong; postcards depicting Mount Wilson Observatory, trails, hotel, and views; and brochures and other ephemera.
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Manuscripts
Collection includes two Los Angeles Times political cartoons by Michael Ramirez. One is dated 1997 and is the eighth of thirteen editions made. It includes two figures, one figure reads "I have returned," and the other reads "Look dad. Another weirdo on the beach." The second is signed by Ramirez in pencil on the lower right and is edition 175 out of 175. It reads, "I'd like to see the environmental impact report on this baby..."
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Visual Materials
The William H. Helfand Collection contains more than 7,000 European and American prints and ephemera relating to health professions including medical, dental, and mental wellness. The materials date from the 1490s to the early 21st century and contain many social and political cartoons that satirize health practices and practitioners. Noted illustrators represented include French artists Honore Daumier, Gustave Dore, J. J. Grandville, and Emile Vernier; British caricaturists Thomas Rowlandson, George Cruikshank, and James Gillray; and the American cartoonist Thomas Nast.
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Manuscripts
A collection containing manuscripts and correspondence related to Thomas Carlyle. The collection includes a fragment of "Frederick the Great" written by Carlyle as well as a quote "Paradise is under the shadow of our swords." The majority of the collection is correspondence to and from Carlyle; correspondents include John Aitken Carlyle, Robert Chambers, John Reuben Thompson, and Nathaniel Parker Willis. Subjects include Carlyle's works, The London Library, raising funds for Isabella Burns Begg, and social and political events. The collection also includes a small group of letters from Jane Welsh Carlyle to Henry Larkin, a friend of Thomas and Jane Carlyle and the author of the biography "Carlyle and the Open Secret of His Life" (1886).
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Manuscripts
A collection containing manuscripts and correspondence related to Thomas Carlyle. The collection includes a fragment of "Frederick the Great" written by Carlyle as well as a quote "Paradise is under the shadow of our swords." The majority of the collection is correspondence to and from Carlyle; correspondents include John Aitken Carlyle, Robert Chambers, John Reuben Thompson, and Nathaniel Parker Willis. Subjects include Carlyle's works, The London Library, raising funds for Isabella Burns Begg, and social and political events. The collection also includes a small group of letters from Jane Welsh Carlyle to Henry Larkin, a friend of Thomas and Jane Carlyle and the author of the biography "Carlyle and the Open Secret of His Life" (1886).
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