The term “General Collections” refers to the Seaver Center’s holdings of manuscripts, maps, records, and ephemera.  General Collection numbers are assigned to the papers of individuals and families, records of organizations and businesses, and various artificial collections (i.e. collections of materials devoted to a single theme, person, event or type of record).  Photographic and book collections are separate from General Collections and are not included in this guide.  For a list of photographic collections, click here. The process of arranging and describing collections is an on-going one which explains why some of the collections are described more completely than others.  Consequently, this guide is modified and updated on a regular basis. An asterisk next to a General Collection number indicates that either a container list or a full finding aid is available for that collection and is accessible in the Seaver Center reading room.

1001 * Antonio F. Coronel (1817 1894) Papers, 1770 1912. 10 linear feet (Boxes: 28 legal, 2 ov; 2 mc drawers). Physician, Mayor of Los Angeles, and California State Treasurer. Correspondence, documents relating to Coronel's appointments to office; Los Angeles city ordinances, political handbills, posters and related materials, largely 1858 80; deeds, papers connected with lawsuits and similar documents; telegrams; real estate maps, almanacs, lithographs, photos, and memorabilia. Includes material on the Los Angeles City Council, Los Angeles Board of Education, California State Board of Horticulture, and the Democratic Club of California. Persons prominently mentioned include Manuel Coronel, Jose G. Estudillo, Pablo de la Guerra, J.M. Guinn, Helen Hunt Jackson, Augustine Olvera, Andres Pico, Pio Pico, Manuel Rodriguez de Poli, Jose L. Sepulveda, Ygnacio Sepulveda, Mariano G. Vallejo, and Benjamin D. Wilson. There are unpublished finding aids in the repository. The collection is also described in "The Antonio F. Coronel Collection" (1906) and in the Los Angeles County Museum quarterly, vol. 14, n. 4 (1958), pgs. 4 7. Arranged by accession number. The material is related to the repository's Del Valle Family Papers (Gen. Col 1002). See also photographs in Antonio Franco Coronel (1817-1894) Collection (P-157).

1002 * Del Valle Family Papers, 1818 1920 3 linear feet (Boxes: 13 legal, 1 mc drawer). Correspondence, business papers, legal papers, memoranda, military documents, and material relating to the education and religion of Antonio Seferino del Valle (1788 1841), who came to California in the Spanish army in 1819; of his son Ygnacio (1808 80), who engaged in the cattle and wine businesses and held at various local and state offices in California; of his grandson, Reginaldo F., who was also active in state politics; and of other descendants. The bulk of the papers are from the period 1830 1900. Prominent names mentioned include Jose Carillo, Antonio Coronel, John G. Downey, Juan Forster, Andres Pico, Pio Pico, Ygnacio Sepulveda and Abel Stearns. There is an unpublished guide in the repository. Arranged chronologically. The material is related to the repository's Antonio F. Coronel Papers (Gen. Col. 1001). See also photographs in Del Valle Collection, ca. 1870s-1900 (P-14).

1003 * Owen C. Coy Collection (Boxes: 157 legal, 12 letter, 7 rec. storage) Coy was professor of History at the University of Southern California from 1925-1950. He also served as director of the California State Historical Association and was involved with the 1936 WPA Historical Records Survey. The bulk of the collection consists of newspaper clippings arranged by county and by topic. Subjects covered include the Gold Rush, transportation and biographies. There are also many term papers written by Coy's students and arranged by subject. See also photographs in Owen C. Coy Collection (P-35).

1004 * Dwight Franklin (1888 – 1971?) Collection (Boxes: 86 legal, 4 ov) Magazine illustrator, museum exhibit artist, movie costume designer and set consultant. A collection of books, pamphlets, maps, photographs, men's fashion plates, motion picture materials including the 1934 film Treasure Island and the 1947 film Sinbad the Sailor, periodicals, bulletins, prints and sketches. There are also notes pertaining to the following historical subjects: the Civil War, pirates, mountain men and ships. Much of the collection deals with western themes and costumes.

1005 * Mode Wineman Papers, 1897 1932 .6 linear feet (Boxes: 1 ½ letter). Musician, photographer. Letters, photographs, brochures, journals, memoirs, and radio transcripts pertaining to Wineman's work as a photographer. Includes correspondence with the Department of Interior regarding Wineman's photos of Yellowstone and other Western areas. There are copies of letters to Wineman from F. Marion Crawford (1897 1900) and Edward Everett Hale (1902 1907). The radio broadcasts are entitled, "Some Adventures with a Camera in the Great Out of doors," and "Memoirs of a Camera" (numbers 1 3, 5 6). Also included are Wineman's writings, "Through Yellowstone National Park into Jackson Hole Country: Narrative to Upper Geyser Basin; Followed by Original Journal..." (illustrated with camera studies); "Seven Nights in the Desert," and "Leaves from the Garden of God." There are also photos by Wineman and portraits of him. See also photographs in Mode Wineman Collection (P-58).

1006 * Roscoe P. Conkling (1872 ) Papers, ca. 1904 1971 10 linear feet (24 boxes: legal, legal ov; mc). Research materials, including manuscripts and photographs, used by Roscoe P. and Margaret B. Conkling for their book The Butterfield Overland Mail, 1857 1869; Its Organization and Operation over the Southern Route to 1861; Subsequently over the Central Route to 1866; and under Wells, Fargo and Company in 1869 published in 1947; Seaver call number F 593 .C72 W.H.). There is also some information about the Conkling family, including photographs, newspaper clippings and genealogies.

1007 * Moses/Reed Collection, 1890 1950. (Boxes: 67 legal) Books, maps, training manuals, published lectures, photographs, and miscellaneous military material from the collections of Major General Andrew Moses, a commander in Hawaii during the 1930's, and his son in law, Frank F. Reed, an Ordinance officer.

1008 * Jonathan D. Dunlap Papers, 1868 1890. .8 linear ft. (Boxes: 2 legal) Deputy Marshal of the U.S. for the Southern District of California. The bulk of the material concerns land problems, especially as related to the railroads. Also contains material on military desertions, fugitives, illegal liquor traffic and various matters related to the duties of the Deputy Marshal of the United States.

1009 * Loraine York Collection, 1924 28 .4 linear feet (Boxes: 1 legal). Newspapers with articles relating to real estate development in the Beverly Hills area, including property owned by Thomas Ince and Will Rogers. Also miscellaneous postcards from throughout the U.S.

1010 * Thomas Temple Collection (Boxes: 14 letter) Notes, transcripts, photostats and translations of original records pertaining to Spanish California, includes Mission Records. Photocopying this collection is prohibited.

1011 * Florence Lawrence (1886 1938) Papers, 1904 1930 1.25 linear feet (4 boxes: letter, legal, ov, mc). Motion picture actress who appeared in films of the Edison, Vitagraph, Biograph, Independent Motion Picture (IMP) and Lubin Companies. Letters, fan mail, film scenarios and clippings. Much of the correspondence is with family members, including Lawrence's mother, Charlotte Bridgewood, who writes of her invention of the automatic windshield cleaner. Also includes letters from Lawrence's hus¬band, producer Harry Solter. See also photographs in Florence Lawrence Collection (P-169).

1012 * William Surrey Hart (1864? 1946) Papers, ca. 1889 1947 50 linear feet (boxes: letter, legal, ov; mc drawer) Stage and motion picture actor, film director, author. Best known for his roles in western films. Letters (including fan mail), literary productions, legal and financial records, scrapbooks, clippings, theater programs, and other materials relating to the life and career of Hart. Hart's correspondence includes letters from Wyatt Earp and Thomas H. Ince. Paul Conlon's (Hart's publicist) correspondence with newspaper editors and others is also part of the collection. There are manuscripts and typescripts of many of Hart's writings, including the manuscript for his autobiography, My Life East and West. Legal documents relate to Hart's various lawsuits, including Hart vs. Thomas Ince and Hart vs. United Artists. Financial records include documents pertaining to Hart's life at his ranch in Newhall, California, and to his career (there are records from the Famous Players Lasky Corporation and from the William S. Hart Company). The clippings and scrapbooks describe, for example, Hart's film appearances, his marriage to and separation from Winifred Westover, and his decision to remain retired, rather than returning to films. Additionally, there are two Mary Ellen Hart (Hart's sister) diaries that contain only brief passages. There is a guide to the collection in the repository. See also photographs in William S. Hart (1864-1946) Collection, ca. 1890s-1940s (P-75). See also Gen. Col. 1191 The Fred Gehring Letters, and Gen. Col. 1192 The William S. Hart County Park Research Files.

1013 Rhode Collection (Boxes: 2 legal) Four folders of letters (in German), notebooks, picture books, postcards.

1014 * 1932 Olympics Collection (Boxes: 5 legal, 5 letter) Primarily the 1932 Olympics. Includes tickets, programs, and other ephemera pertaining to the Olympics. For material on the 1984 Olympics see Gen. Col. 1138.

1015 * James J. Meyler and Robert G. Meyler Papers, ca. 1891 1917 .8 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 legal, 1 ov) Letters to Capt. James J. Meyler, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1899 1901 (letters are addressed to Meyler in Los Angeles). Also Meyler's notebook, ca. 1880's, and announcements of his marriage to Frances B. Gebhard, 1891. There are also letters and postcards (1903 1917, n.d.) to Robert G. Meyler from his friends and relatives. Most letters to Robert Meyler are addressed to Los Angeles or New York.

1016 Florence Turner (1888? 1946) Scrapbooks, 1910 1928 .4 linear feet (3 boxes: letter, ov). Motion picture actress, producer, and director who joined the Vitagraph Company in 1907 and stayed until 1913, when she left to form her own company, Turner Films, Ltd. There are two scrapbooks (1910 1928 and 1913 1916) containing clippings, letters, and some photos relating to Turner and her films. A third box contains photocopies of a large portion, but not all, of the artifacts in the scrapbooks. See also photographs in Florence Turner (1888?-1946) Collection, 1915-1933 (P-90).

1017ov Dr. Martin Burge Collection (Boxes: 1 ov) Watercolor paintings of Cuba scenes by Bernhardt Wall, 1898, relating to the Spanish-American War.

1018 * Tibbets Family Collection, 1932 1937 .4 linear feet (Boxes: 1 legal). Letters and clippings pertaining to the Luther and Eliza Tibbets family. Primarily concerns the dispute over whether Luther or Eliza was responsible for planting the first navel orange trees in Riverside, Calif. There are several files of correspondence about this topic between Minnie Tibbits Mills, the daughter of Luther and Eliza. The collection also includes biographical sketches about Luther C. Tibbets.

1019 * George S. Pelton (1886 1967) Papers (Boxes: 7 legal, 1 legal ov) Associated with National Mine in Nevada, later a prominent Los Angeles automobile dealer. Correspondence, maps and legal papers dealing mostly with mining and re working ancient silver deposits in Hildalgo, Mexico, at Pachuca and Real del Monte, 1920's 1940's. Mexican correspondence mostly with Attorney Evaristo Paredes.

Ogden Scoville (1923 ) Collection (Boxes: 46 legal, 1 legal ov) Correspondence, pamphlets, leaflets, and books gathered by Ogden Scoville, active in Los Angeles County Republican organizations, 1940's 1970's. Much of the material relates to conservative and right wing causes.

1021 Hudson Family Papers, ca. 1887 1907. .4 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 legal, 1 ov folder). Deeds, wills, legal papers, military papers (Civil War), personal correspondence, genealogies, bills and re¬ceipts of the John and Lydia Hudson family. John Hudson (1808 1897) and Lydia Elvira (Jones) Hudson (1820 1897) brought their family to Escondido Valley in San Diego County, California in 1886. There are materials showing the family's involvement with the Methodist church (including a manuscript, "The Gleamer, vol. 1 no. 3," a Sunday school paper); several obituaries (1908, 1909) about Erma Hudson, the daughter of Omar and Cora Hudson and the granddaughter of John and Lydia; and a lengthy obituary for John and Lydia Hudson (Feb. 1897) which provides a great deal of information about the Hudson family.

Blanchard Collection (Boxes: 7 legal) Bibles, school study books, photos, ms. notebook, legal documents, ca. 1700s – 1800’s.

1023 * Maymie Richardson Krythe Scrapbook Collection (Boxes: 22 legal) Krythe was a popular writer. Her articles appeared in such publications as Touring Topics and Southern California Quarterly. Scrapbooks (newspapers), 22 vol. By subject, including Calif. books and writers; Calif. historical articles; L.A. historical articles; Disneyland and Knotts Berry Farm; Gold Rush towns; San Francisco, UC Berkeley; Pasadena; Missions; Movies.

1024 * Timetable Collection (Boxes: 88 ½ letter) Railroad, plane and bus timetables See also: Aviation Collection, GC 1089 and Railroad Manuscript Collection, GC 1096.

Hammel & Denker Collection, 1880's 1905 (Boxes: 4 legal) Estate records of Henry Hammel and Andrew Denker, owners of the Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas (present day Beverly Hills). Includes letters, invoices, receipts, ledgers and canceled checks.

1026 T.K. Peters Collection (Boxes: 4 legal, 4 record storage) Peters worked for the Bison Company, a New York film company. [In process]

1027 Sepulveda/Mott Collection (Boxes: 3 legal, 1ov) Personal letters to Francisca Sepulveda and other members of the Sepulveda and Mott families. (One letter dated 4/1/1852 refers to cattle sold to pay Hugo Reid debt.—Box 2, folder 54). Also contains business and legal papers relating to the family.

1028 Albertson Newspaper Clippings Collection (Boxes: 4 legal) Newspaper clippings from the L.A. Times regarding Watergate, Richard Nixon and school busing. M. H. McKinnon Papers, ca. 1910's 1960's (Boxes: 2 legal) Personal and military records of M.H. McKinnon relating to his career in the Air Force. Official records, etc. are primarily from 1940's; personal records 1918 1949.

1030 * Nichols Theater Program Collection (Boxes: 6 legal) Theater programs; primarily from N.Y. (1940 60) and L.A. (1961 76).

1031 Butler Collection (Boxes: 1 legal; 1 ov folder: Folder also contains 9 prints of Vicksburg, Miss.) Scrapbooks, 4 volumes. New clippings, many concerning Colonel A.C. Fisk, including a letter to Colonel Fisk from General William T. Sherman, 1890. Dates range from 1877 – 1915.

1032 * Frank G. Bonelli Collection (Boxes: 4 legal; 51 ov scrapbooks; 1 ov box; 1 mc folder) L.A. County Supervisor. Correspondence from Bonelli to various county department heads and his constituents, 1920's 1970 (bulk 1970). Also 52+ oversize scrapbooks of clippings pertaining to Bonelli and his career. Also photographs and memorabilia. 1033 Gladys Stening Papers (Boxes: 3 legal; ½ legal; ½ letter; 1 ov folder) Stening was a musician who delivered lectures about rare stringed instruments. She lived in Redondo Beach (Calif.). Manuscripts and typescripts (of speeches), brochures advertising her lectures, photographs, printed sheet music, 35 rpm recordings of Stening playing musical instruments, and books.

1034 * Theodore G. Lemmon (1855 1932) Papers, 1906 1938 .4 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 legal) Photographs transferred to collection P 65. Lemmon worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, first as a school teacher and subsequently as superintendent of several schools. He worked in Keam's Canyon, Arizona; San Carlos, New Mexico; and Grand Junction, Colorado. The collection consists primarily of literary works, some signed by Lemmon, some anonymous, and a couple by other people. The writings deal with themes related to Southwest Indians, including Hopis, Navajos, Apaches, and Papagos. There is some correspondence (1906 1925) and a few reports about various Indian reservations.

Teague/Wakefield Collection (Boxes: 2 legal) Conservative political material, including California Un-American activities, ca. 1960s – 1970s, related to Norwood Teague and Floyd L. Wakefield.

Liberty Loan Census Collection (Boxes: 7 legal) Southern California Liberty Loan State Central Committee. Arranged numerically, by precinct (1 699).

1038 Sons of the Revolution Programs, 1891 1913 (Boxes: ½ legal)

Julius Jones Papers, ca. 1820's 1860's (Boxes: ½ legal) Legal papers regarding real estate transactions. Also personal letters, including two from a Union Soldier in the South during the Civil War, and one from a prospector, J. Jones, in Bear River, CA.

1040 Madeline Frances Wills Collection .4 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 legal, 1 ov folder) Land grants, legal documents, court papers, speeches, etc. Also calling cards and invitations. Dates covered: 1786; 1816 1869, bulk of the material is from the 1840's.

1041 Eloise Fowler Millegan Collection (Boxes: 1 legal) Collection of photographs and personal memorabilia that belonged to Eloise Fowler Millegan. Dates covered: 1876 1930, bulk of the material is from before 1900.

1042 Tirrel/Spear Collection, ca. 1728 1829, 1863 (Boxes: 3 legal) Family and town business records (bills, receipts, etc.) related to the John Tirrel and Nathaniel Spear families and the town of Weymouth, Massachusetts.

Frank S. Daggett Collection, 1903 1911 (Boxes: 1 legal) Correspondence and financial records relating to the liquidation of the assets of the George H. Dagget Company which went out of business in May 1909. Frank S. Daggett was a trustee of the business at the time, and he later became the first director of the LA County Museum.

1044ov James J. Mellus Letterpress Copy Books, 1892 1899 (Boxes: 2 ov) Mellus' outgoing business letters. Mellus was a broker involved in the sale of insurance, grain, livestock, property, etc.

1045 Hodge Family Papers, ca. 1840 1900 .2 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 legal) Personal correspondence, photos, genealogy and memorabilia of the Hodge family, including a printed roll of members of the North Presbyterian Church of Buffalo, NY, ca. 1872 (History of the North Presbyte¬rian Church for Twenty Five Years).

1046 Calendar Collection, 1888 1981 .4 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 legal, 1 ov; mc) Collection of calendars pertaining to political, businesses and organization advertisement.

1047 French Canadians & The West Research Notes [do not (Boxes: 1 legal) put on Donald Chaput's biographical notes for the book French OCLC] Canadian Contribution to Winning the American West (1985). Photocopying this collection is prohibited.

1048 Greeting Card Collection (Boxes: 2 letter) Collection of greeting cards organized by type: birthday; Christmas; Congratulations; Easter; Get Well; New Year's; Valentine's Day; and general cards.

1049 * Express Mail Collection, ca. 1869 1966 .4 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 legal, 1 ov folder) This is an artificial collection of materials, primarily ephemera, from the Railway Express Agency and Wells Fargo and Company Express. In addition to ephemera, there is a Wells Fargo Delivery Receipt Book (1916) and Register of way bills (1917). There is also a printed booklet detailing the agreement between the Railway Express Agency and its workers. One photograph shows 14 men, possibly bankers, ca. 1900 1910. A map of Long Beach shows rail and bus lines in that city. There is one Adams Express Company receipt.

1050 * Historical Landmarks Committee of Los Angeles County Records, 1943 1961 .8 linear ft. (Boxes: 2 letter) Minutes, correspondence and clippings of the Committee pertaining to historic sites in Los Angeles County. In addition to general records, there are files for the following: sites by community; Dominguez Field/First U.S. Air Meet; Portola Trail/Elysian Park; Manly Marker; Pomona Water Plant; Bella Union Hotel; and high rise developments.

1051 Nelson C. Price Collection, 1930 1949 .8 linear feet (3 boxes: legal, ov; 1 mc folder). Price was a schoolteacher in Yucaipa, California, when he was drafted in June 1941. He served as a Battalion Operations Sergeant while in the Philippine Islands in 1945. He became a First Lieutenant in 1950. Letters, drawings, occupation money, newspapers, printed propaganda, posters, photographs and maps relating to the Philippine Islands during and after the U.S. invasion in 1945. T/Sgt. Nelson C. Price collected the materials from January to November 1945. Material relates primarily to POW camps (specifically Cabanatuan, Santo Tomas, and Los Banos) and Japanese military in the Philippines. There is a typescript of Price's unpublished work "One Hundred Days at Luzon," 1945, in which he records his experiences in the Phil¬ippine Islands. There are many original documents attached to the typescript, including letters, maps and photographs. Also included in the collection is a copy of Price's 1946 Master's thesis, "The Introduction of American Education to the Christian Provinces of the Philippine Islands."

Call/Sisk Collection (Boxes: 2 legal) Collection of scenes of California and Californians from the mid 1800's to the mid 1900's. Also contains miscellaneous ephemera (stock certificates, newspaper clippings many re: George S. Patton magazines, postcards, etc.) from the same period.

1053 L.A. Courthouse Cornerstone Collection (Boxes: 2 legal) Collection of items removed from cornerstone of LA County Courthouse when it was demolished in 1936. Primarily relates to LA County, 1887 88.

1054 William L. Brown Collection .8 linear ft. (Boxes: 2 legal) Collection of ephemera including post cards, portraits (lithographs, engravings), postal covers, photographs (including tintypes and cyanotypes), and other materials, ca. 1760 1971 (bulk late 1800's to 1940's). There are portraits of George and Martha Washington, U.S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, James Buchanon, Thomas Jefferson, Millard and Abigail Fillmore, Louis Daguerre, and others. Many of the postal covers are related to aviation. Of the four photograph albums, one is of Los Angeles and Santa Monica, and another is of California. The collection is arranged by accession number.

1055 * Death Valley 49ers Committee Records, 1951 1960 (Boxes: 2 letter) Correspondence and minutes pertaining to Death Valley and Death Valley explorer Henry Wade. Most of the correspondence is with John Henderson, a Los Angeles County librarian and member of the `49ers Committee. Includes two reel-to-reel tapes (contents unknown).

1056 Dick Wick Hall Papers, 1917 1926 (Boxes: 1 letter) Photocopies of originals in Arizona Heritage Center, Tucson, AZ. Relates to mining in North Yuma County, mining and oil exploration in Texas and Ala¬bama and to Hall's literary career. Photocopying this collection is prohibited.

1057 * Fine Arts League of Los Angeles Records, 1905 1915 .8 linear ft. (Boxes: 2 legal; 1 ov folder) Correspondence, minutes, reports and addresses, agreements, by laws, membership lists, financial records, and ephemera of the Fine Arts League of Los Angeles. Subjects addressed include the plan to form the Los Angeles County Museum and the search for a building for the Fine Arts League. Most of the correspondence pertains to appointments to and resignations from the Board of Directors of the League and to membership renewals and resignations.

1058 * Phonograph Records Collection (Boxes: 2 phonograph records boxes) 38 phonograph record albums, all 78 RPM. Popular songs, Christmas carols, humorous monologues, dance numbers, etc.

1059 * Allan C. Balch Papers, 1920 42 .4 linear ft (Boxes: 1 letter) Correspondence, clippings, and photographs pertaining to Allan C. Balch. There are two files of correspondence. One pertains to Gaston Brooke, 1929 38, in which Balch and Brooke discuss Balch's Rolls Royce being stored in France. The other file of correspondence is with art dealers, 1920 31, most of whom attempted to sell artwork to Balch. The following material is also included with Balch's papers: photographic views of El Solyo Ranch, Vernalis, California; a notebook with descriptions, photos, floor plans, etc. of La Quinta Hotel in La Quinta, Calif.; and a reprint of "The Long Beach Earthquake" by W. M. Davis (1934).

1060 * Dwight Pierce(1881 ?) Papers, 1896 1953 1 linear ft. (Boxes: 2 letter, 1 ov) Entomologist who worked at the Los Angeles County Museum. Photographs, postcards, and ephemera gathered while traveling; clippings; maps; and other materials that belonged to Pierce. Most of the photographs and clippings are glued to annotated notebook pages. Photo¬graphic and postcard views are of Mammoth Lakes, the Devil's Post Pile, Rainbow Falls, Bodie, and Redondo Beach in California; Colorado; Hawaii; the Philippines; and Luray caverns in Virginia. There is some corre¬spondence and ephemera from the Pierces' trip to the orient, as well as photographs of shipboard activities and of China and Japan. Scrapbook pages hold clipping about Pierce and the L.A. County Museum.

1061 * Amelia Earhart (1897 1937) Papers, 1853, 1928 1947. .6 linear feet (Boxes: 3 legal, ov). American aviator. Letters, flight logs, radiograms and clippings by and about Amelia Earhart (AE). There are two letters (ms) from AE to George Putnam, one about their upcoming marriage and the other expressing her belief that women must challenge themselves. Also in AE's hand is a will (1928) and two flight logs (1928, n.d.). A scrapbook contains photographic copies of sketches of AE, clippings, AE's handprints, and other related items. Several 1937 radiograms deal with the search for AE after her disappearance. A large portion of the collection consists of letters from AE's mother, Amy Otis Earhart, to Betty Bowers. An addendum to the collection contains information gathered after the Museum received the collection. There is correspondence regarding the plane Earhart used on her last flight, a script by Carol Sobieski entitled "AE," and four audio tapes of lectures about AE.

William Alanson Bryan Collection (Boxes: 1 legal) Director of the L.A. County Museum, 1921 29. Correspondence, photographs, publications and personal memorabilia relating to Bryan, the LA County Museum, and the natural history of Hawaii.

1063 Laura Burmeister Diaries, 1904 1907 (Boxes: 1 letter; 8 volumes) Eight diaries written while Burmeister was a resident of the Exposition Park area and a student at USC.

1064 * Sons of Veterans, U.S.A., California Division (Los Angeles) Records, 1885 1901 .4 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 legal, 1 ov folder) Minutes, correspondence, financial records, membership lists and membership rosters for the General Nathan Lyon Camp, Los Angeles, California.

1065 Los Angeles Daily News Collection (Boxes: 1 ov in legal) Copies of letters, manuscripts, an autobiographical sketch by Manchester Boddy; photographs and negatives; publications by Manchester Boddy. Citation on material: Robert M. Boddy Collection, Fort Bragg, California/Alan Hensher accessions.

1066ov * Produce Label Collection, ca. late 1920's early 1930's (Boxes: 1 ov ) Produce labels, alphabetical by brand name, probably from the 1920's and 1930's.

1067 Philippines Veterans Claims Collection .4 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 legal; 3 bound volumes) Photocopies from the originals in the private collection of Philippine Ambassador Eduardo Quintero. Quintero served on several commissions on veterans affairs from 1953 to his retirement in the late 1960's. Material pertains to World War II claims of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Filipino veterans against the Government of the United States. Volume 1: Letters and reports, 1942 53. 378 pages. Volume 2: "Summary Report of the Philippine Conference Joint RP US Veterans Commission" Malacanang Park, July 1966. 235 pages. Volume 3: "Summary Report of the Meetings of the Joint RP US Negotiating Panels RP US Veterans Commission" Quezon City, December 1966. 171 pages. Ambassador Quintero made these photocopies for Don Chaput (History Division, L.A. County Museum of Natural History).

1068 Home Front Collection (Boxes: 2 legal) Photographs, articles, ephemera, etc. pertaining to WWI activities on the home front (e.g. Red Cross, food, etc.)

1069 Western Museums League Collection (Boxes: 1 legal) Papers, 1957 – 1968.

1070 War History Committee of California Records, 1920 21 1.7 linear ft. (Boxes: legal) This collection consists of completed survey forms that the War History Committee sent to veterans of World War I. The forms included the following informa¬tion: name; place and date of birth; date respondents entered the service and date of discharge; name or number of army or naval unit; place of service (U.S. or abroad); name of local exemption board; present occupation and address. Some of the responses include photo¬graphs. Arranged alphabetically by last name of respondent.

1071 Frank A. Buell (1886 1919) Collection, 1905 1919 .4 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 letter, 2 mc folders) Major Frank A. Buell, Coast Artillery Corps., U.S. Army, was a graduate of the Fort Sill School of Fire for Field Artillery and the General Staff College in France. He died in France from bronchial pneumonia on February 4, 1919. Diary (Omaha, 1914), account book (1905 07), calling cards, photographs, military records, and WWI maps. Diary records weather and daily activities, including trips to Sioux City and Des Moines, times when Buell woke in the morning, went to work, returned home, and went to sleep. Also refers to his physical ailments as well of those of his wife, Elmira, who, he reports, gave birth to a son in March, 1914.

1072ov* Henning/Sweeney Collection (1 ov box) Photos, correspondence, pamphlets relating to the Sweeney banjo and banjos in general.

1073 Southern California Historical Societies Collection (Boxes: 1 legal) Ruth Mahood's correspondence (History Division staff, Natural History Museum) with various historical societies.

1074 Official Bulletin Collection, 1917-1919 (Boxes: 4 legal) Government periodical.

1075 University of Southern California Correspondence Course in Real Estate, Course Material, 1927 28 .4 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 letter) Printed lessons and Cecil W. Owen's work on lessons 1 24.

1076 * Fred Armstrong Papers, 1917 1919 .4 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 letter, 1 ov folder) Postcards, telegrams and other personal correspondence from U.S. Army Sgt. Fred Armstrong to his family in Pomona, California during WWI. Most of the letters are from France and Germany. There are also a few personal photos. Arranged chronologically.

1077 History of the National Guard Collection (Boxes: 2 legal) Clippings, historical accounts, and a few photographs on the history of the California National Guard. Compilation by the California Historical Society, 1959-1960, includes 19th century data by county.

1078 * Barbara Klein for Los Angeles City Council, Records, 1974 1979 5 linear ft. (Boxes: 9 legal; 4 letter) Correspondence, clippings, topical files, and government publications pertaining to, or collected by the staff of, Barbara Klein's 1979 election campaign.

1079 * Arthur C. Goebel Papers (Boxes: 21 legal and ov) Letters, pamphlets, clippings, log books, maps and other printed materials relating to pioneer aviator Arthur C. Goebel.

1080 Maximillian N. Lando Estate Collection (Boxes: 2 legal) Copies of legal papers relating to the contested estate of Maximillian Lando, who left much of his estate to the "good people of Los Angeles." Dates covered are ca. 1966 1972, with one document from 1911.

1081 Louie D. Lovejoy (1890 ) Scrapbook, 1917 1919 (Boxes: 1 legal) Photographs, postcards, momentos. Lovejoy, from Needles, California, served in Company F., 160th Infantry, from 1917 to 1919, chronicling his tour through Europe.

1082 Theodore Roosevelt Camp #9 Collection (Boxes: 3 legal) Spanish-American War material gathered from various states by the T.R. Camp #9. Materials used and mementoes of the War, the Philippines Insurrection and the Boxer Rebellion.

1083 * WPA Historical Records Survey Collection (Boxes: 67 legal, 46 record storage) Working papers, some arrangement by county. [Unprocessed]

1084 * WWI Manuscript Collection (Boxes: 24 legal) Documents, pamphlets, correspondence. [In process]

1085 Civil War Manuscript Collection (Boxes: 2 letter) Primarily contemporary ephemera. [In process] See also P-117, Civil War Exhibit Collection

1086ov * Movie Music Collection (Boxes: 2 ov) Sheet music arranged alphabetically by title of song.

1087 WWII Manuscript Collection (Boxes: 3 legal, 2 flat, 1 ov; 1 mc folder) Booklets, serial publications, maps and other ephemera.

1088 Military (General) Manuscript Collection (Boxes: 2 legal) Publications and ephemera. [In process]

1089 * Aviation Collection (Boxes: 24 legal; ½ legal; 1 ov) Publications, clippings, brochures, and ephemera. See also: Timetable Collection, GC 1024.

1092 Patent Collection (Boxes: 9 letter) 19th – 20th centuries.

1093 * William Farnum Collection (Boxes: 12 letter, 2 ov, mc) Movie actor whose filmography ranged from 1914 to 1938. Series 1: Biographical Material and Ephemera; Series 2: Speeches and Manuscript Material; Series 3: Programs; Series 4: Correspondence. Collection also contains clippings and photographs. Collection also covers brother, Dustin Farnum.

1094 * Ocean Cruise Tour Pamphlet Collection (Boxes: 5 legal) Brochures, advertising leaflets, luggage stickers, passenger keepsakes. Bulk is 1920s through 1930s.

1095 Motion Pictures Collection (Boxes: 7 legal; ov) Scripts, continuities, unsorted. [In process] See also: GC 1269, GC 1286, GC 1287, GC 1288.

1096 Railroad Manuscript Collection (Boxes: 9 legal; 1 letter; 1 postcard; 1 ov) Publications, clippings, brochures, transfer tickets and other ephemera. Dated items begin at 1889. Includes street railways. Primarily for Los Angeles County, but also includes San Francisco and Oakland, other U.S. railroad lines, and some foreign. Noteworthy are Angels Flight cable car coupons, car blueprints for the Los Angeles Railway Company and C.P. Huntington model, and a way-bill for the Los Angeles Cable Railway Company dated 1889. See also: Timetable Collection, GC 1024.

1097 Tech (General) Manuscript Collection (Boxes: 4 letter, record storage) [In process]

1098 * Golden Gurley Upham Collection (Boxes: 4 legal; mc) Upham graduated in 1918 from the State Normal School in Los Angeles to become an elementary school teacher. Family papers, ephemera, booklets, children’s books, sheet music, teaching certificates, Chinese language materials. Ca. 1800 – 1962.

1099 Rubin Philatelic Collection (Boxes: 1 legal) Includes revenue stamps, letters, bills, a Sears, Roebuck letterhead, and a passport. 1779 – 1900.

1100 Behrendt Christmas Card Collection (Boxes: 2 legal)

1101 Thomas E. New (b. 1886) Papers, 1901 1963 (Bulk: 1937 1942) 1.7 linear ft. (Boxes: 4 legal) New was involved in mining and radio and scientific instrument design and construction. Correspondence, financial records, manuscripts, printed material, and photographs. Correspondence is between New and his family (his wife Minnie, daughter Vinita, and son Billy), friends and business associates. New's outgoing letters are carbon copies of the originals. Subjects discussed in the letters include family matters, such as the difficulties stemming from the long term separation of Thomas New, living in Arizona, from his family, living in California. Also disciplinary problems with his son and the pull between job and school for his daughter. New also discusses his need to earn money and some of his pursuits toward that end including mining, developing "treasure finding" instruments, and writing a manuscript called "The Treasure Hunter's Manual." Most of the manuscripts are New's writing on various scientific topics and inventions.

1102 * Alfred R. Waud Collection .4 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 legal) Photographs transferred to P 27. Sketches, correspondence, photographs, tintypes, and ambrotypes pertaining to Alfred R. Waud, a Civil War illustrator, and his family.

Charles A. Moreno Collection (Boxes: 1 legal) Advertising ephemera, including calendar, menu, packaging wrappers, Clifton’s Cafeteria booklets, and three lantern slides used as letter announcements during silent film showings (topics include English Channel swimmer Gertrude Ederle and actress Dorothy Phillips). Also photographs, including unidentified studio portraits and other photographs.

1104 August Berg Military Papers (Boxes: ½ letter) Spanish American War, veterans affairs of August Berg, includes photographs.

1105 Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo Collection (Boxes: 3 legal) Photocopies only.

1106ov Joseph Trevitt Hudson Estate Records (Boxes: 1 ov) English court papers relating to the settlement of the estate of Joseph Trevitt Hudson, 1874 79, with one document from 1865. Papers include various petitions filed in court, letters, legal documents and assorted papers—all involving the settlement of the estate.

1107ov George Steckel Photograph Order Book Collection (Boxes: 2 ov) 1 order book, 1899-1900; 1903-1904. Photographer’s order book for negatives 2107-24700 (November 27, 1900—February 25, 1903. See also: Steckel Photo Collection P-50.

1108 * Animation Collection (Boxes: 7 legal; 2 ov; 1 ov folder) Scripts, cels and story boards. Disney Company artwork and other productions.

1109ov David M. Hughes Diary, 1938 1939 (Boxes: 1 ov) Diary kept by David M. Hughes on board the S.S. Tolten while touring the South Pacific. Contains typed notes, b/w photos and maps. The diary spans from Sept. 29, 1938 through Jan. 6, 1939.

1110 Hugo Reid Collection (Boxes: ½ legal) Correspondence, signed Hugo Ried, P. Hugo Ried.

1111ov Provincias Internals Collection (Boxes: 3 ov)

1112 * U.S. Depression Scrip Collection, 1932 1933 (Boxes: 1 letter) Various types of scrip issued by private organizations during the depression. Alphabetical by state.

1113 Helms Autograph Collection (Boxes: ½ legal, 12 ov, 4”x 6” box) Presidential medals and signatures. Also letters and other documents written or signed by well known people.

1114 Talley Presidential Autograph Collection, 1792 1975 .4 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 legal) Presidential letters and documents, Washington to Ford.

1115 * Warren C. Shearman City Views Collection (Boxes: 2 letter, 1 ov) Primarily European cities from 16th and 17th centuries. Also two notebooks "Pictorial Americana, 1492 1822, An Exhibition"

1116 Soldiers' and Sailors' Replacement Bureau Records (Boxes: 16 legal) Administrative papers, forms and correspondence; registrant lists; roster of ex-servicemen, primarily for Los Angeles; Official U.S. Bulletin. 1918-1920.

1117ov 19th Century European Urban Scenes (Boxes: 1 ov)

1118ov Diego Rivera Prints (Boxes: 1 ov)

1119ov French Military Scenes (Boxes: 1 ov) Illustrations from the Pictorial Press, Franco Prussian & WWI.

1120ov Portrait Print Collection (Boxes: legal, ov) Artificial collection of assorted prints. Organized alphabetically by last name.

1121 * Mount Lowe Collection (Boxes: 1 letter, 2 ov) Mount Lowe news publications and other ephemera.

1122 California Place Names Collection (Boxes: 55 letter) Index card research files.

1123ov Antelope Valley, Lancaster, Kern County Scrapbook, 1880 1892. (Bulk: 1889 1892). (Boxes: 1 scrapbook in ov) Scrapbook of newspaper clippings concerning a variety of topics in the history of these regions.

1124 Stephen Mallory White Scrapbooks, 1894 1900 (Boxes: 9 volumes in 2 legal and 1 ov) San Francisco born lawyer who practiced in Los Angeles, where he also became prominent in Democratic Party politics. He served in the U.S. Senate (1893 99), where he championed the creation of a harbor for Los Angeles at San Pedro. These scrapbooks contain correspondence, pamphlets, clippings, speeches, invitations, and other material relating to White's political career, particularly during his term as U.S. Senator. The bulk of the material concerns his involvement in the "Free Harbor controversy." Also contains materials on his involvement in the Democratic Party and the U.S. presidential election of 1896. Correspondents include William Jennings Bryan and Leland Stanford. See Also: 1205ov: Stephen M. White Ledger, 1892-1899.

1124-A Hortense Sacriste White Letters, 1874 1935 (bulk:1877 1882) (Boxes: ½ letter) Collection of letters written to Hortense Sacriste, later Hortense Sacriste White. Many of the letters are from male admirers before she married. Writers include George H. Bonebrake, James C. Kays, Reginaldo F. del Valle, James W. Dunn, John A. Fanning, Maurice O'Brian, and R. M. Pogson. There are also letters of condolence after the deaths of Hortense S. White's husband Stephen M. White (1901) and mother (1935). One folder contains financial records.

1125ov Florence Hotel Register, 1889 1927 (Boxes: 1 volume in ov) San Diego. Spine and pages read W. Bowers, Proprietor. One page, dated 1927, has Florence Hotel crossed out and Broadway Hotel written in its place.

1126ov "Memories: Will Rogers" Scrapbook, 1879 1935 (Boxes: 1 ov volume) Newspaper and magazine clippings relating to Rogers' career and death, and to the numerous tributes and memorials to him after his death. All the clippings appear to have been collected at the time of his death in 1935 and in the years immediately following. Bound in leather with tooled portrait of Rogers on cover.

Joseph Pomeroy Widney Scrapbooks, 1870 1890 (Boxes: ½ legal; 1 ov; 1 scrapbook in ov) Widney was Los Angeles’ first health officer; he joined his brother (Judge Robert M. Widney) in founding the University of Southern California, and he became USC's second president. He also worked to develop San Pedro as the city's harbor, and served as President of the Los Angeles Board of Education and of the Los Angeles County Medical Association. Scrapbooks contain correspondence and clippings, including many speeches made by Widney, on a variety of topics. Includes material pertaining to proposals to divide California into two states, Wilmington/San Pedro harbor improvements, education (including a proposal of a State university at Elysian Park), medicine and climate in California, and transportation development in Southern California. Correspondents include Leland Stanford.

1128ov Story of the War of 1898 Scrapbook (Boxes: 1 scrapbook in ov) Photo clippings of the Spanish American War. Cover includes pasted label citing 30th U.S. Volunteer Infantry Association of Los Angeles.

1129 State Council of Defense, Women's Committee Records (Boxes: 18 legal) Ledger; activity book, June 1917-January 1919; checkbook, 1919; cancelled checks.

1130 * War History Committee Records (Boxes: 25 letter, legal) Los Angeles area. WWI information. Lists of local induction boards, correspondence of the committee, and biographies and photos of veterans of the war, including those who died while in service.

1131 Photographers' Catalogs (Boxes: 2 legal) Vroman, Greene, Maude original catalogs.

1132 Leah Hellman Meyberg Scrapbook, ca. 1885 1901 (Boxes: 1 volume in letter) Letters, notes, photographs, dance cards, and other memorabilia pertaining to Leah Hellman, including her marriage to Eugene V. Meyberg. Several items tell of events sponsored by the Concordia Club.

1133 American Revolution Bicentennial Collection (Boxes: 1 legal) Newsletters; agendas and news releases by the California Bicentennial Celebration Committee; magazines commemorating bicentennial. 1969.

1134 * "Four Minute Men" Records. (Boxes: 8 letter; 2 legal) WWI Committee on Public Information, Division of Four Minute Men (a group of men organized to give four minute long speeches on various subjects related to war efforts on the home front).

1135 Munroe McFarland Collection (Boxes: 2 legal; 1 record storage) Correspondence, photographs and other documents relating to the career of Munroe McFarland, United States Army, during the period 1884 to 1922.

1136 Holdridge Ozro Collins (1844 ) Scrapbooks, 1857 1924 .8 linear ft. (3 volumes in letter; 1 ov volume) Los Angeles attorney who received an A.B. and A.M. at St. Louis University before studying law at Harvard University. Four annotated scrapbooks (three are labeled: volume 1, 5 and 6) with indexes, containing clippings, letters, memorabilia, and some photographs pertaining to Collins, his lineage, and his career as an attorney. There is information about Collins' membership and participation in various patriotic societies including the Sons of the Revolution, the Society of Colonial Wars, and the Order of Descendants of Colonial Gover¬nors. There are also printed materials pertaining to the Harvard Club of Southern California. There is a biographical sketch of Collins (vol. 5, p. 167), and a 1906 photograph of him in his Los Angeles law office (vol. 5, p.78). The unnumbered volume (oversized) covers the period from ca. 1875 ca. 1918 and primarily contains political cartoons and cards from hotels across the country. There is also a printed portrait of Collins; Collins' report cards from St. Louis Universi¬ty, 1861 65; a manuscript of "Bylaws of Company `E,' First Regiment Illinois State Guard" written by Collins when he was captain of the regiment; and a printed and holograph Illinois State Militia bill (1879) with a "memoranda concerning this document" in which Collins details the history of the proposed bill.

1137 * Political Materials Collection, ca. 1840 present 12.1 linear feet (Boxes: 19 legal, 3 ov; mc) An artificial collection of textual and non-textual materials. Textual holdings consist of election and general political ephemera: stickers, bumper stickers, campaign cards, handbills, leaflets, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, ballots, ticket stubs, electoral tickets and voting guides. There are materials, including programs, for presidential inaugurations. Other political materials consist of books including commemoratives, drafts of the Los Angeles City Charter; a 1927 supplement to the Political Code of California and national convention guides. Non-textual material includes posters, a few postcards, two sound recordings, buttons, ribbons and leather-bound and woven keepsakes.

1138 * 1984 Olympics Materials Collection (Boxes: 38 legal; 13 ov; 3 flat in legal) Programs, guides, newspapers, stamps, coins, medals, flags, banners, posters, photos and slides. Venue information including Exposition Park.

1139ov Benjamin Cummings Truman (1835 1916) Scrapbooks 1875 1885 (Boxes: 5 ov volumes) Rhode Island born journalist who wrote for the New York Times and San Francisco Bulletin before becoming editor of the Los Angeles Evening Express and owner of the Los Angeles Star (1837 77). He became a press agent for the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1879. Four of the five scrapbooks (labeled "F," "G," "H," and "I") contain clippings about railroads in the United States. The clippings are from California papers (including the San Francisco Chronicle, the Stockton Independent, Oakland Evening Tribune, and the Los Angeles Journal), as well as papers in other states. The articles address many subjects pertaining to railroads, such as labor relations, questions of land ownership, legislation, and taxation. The Southern Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad Company are mentioned often. The fifth scrapbook, labeled "Fiction," contains short stories, most of which are undated and do not list an author.

1140 * Philatelic Collection (Boxes: 8 legal, 1 record storage, 21 shoe boxes)

1141 * Numismatic Collection (Boxes: 11 ½ width) Arranged by state and country. Includes confederate money.

1142 * Jean Stinchfield Ambassador Hotel Publicity (Boxes: 14 legal) Photographs, correspondence, press releases, clippings, and memorabilia collected by Jean Stinchfield, Publicity Director, Ambassador Hotel, ca. 1947 ca. 1970.

1143 Edward Curtis Manuscript: The North American Indian 9 linear feet (Boxes: 21 legal) Curtis' original typewritten manuscript and research notes for his 20 volume The North American Indian, published roughly one volume annually between 1907 and 1930 in a numbered edition of 500. Manuscripts were most likely to be printer’s proofs. Included are vocabularies of various tribal languages. Box 21 contains transcripts of oral histories from members of various tribes.

1144ov Book and Magazine Advertisement Collection

1145 * L. A. County Incorporation Records, 1854 1938 250 linear ft. (Boxes: 628 legal) Articles of incorporation, arranged by incorporation number (roughly chronologically). Includes records for businesses, organizations and churches incorporated in Los Angeles County.

1146 * Theater Program Collection, ca. 1893 1958 (Boxes: 37 legal) Theater programs are arranged geographically: Los Angeles City; San Francisco; New York City; United States Individual States; United States National; and World, other than United States. See Also: 1258—San Francisco Theatres Scrapbook, 1886-88.

1147ov Early Mexican Imprint Collection (Boxes: 1 ov) Documents, bulk from 1836 – 1844 reflecting Los Angeles City history, Southern California history, Andres Pico, Manuel Micheltorena, and others.

1148ov International Earth Ceremony Scrapbook (Boxes: 1 volume in ov) One scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, letters and photographs pertaining to the International Earth Ceremony held at the Hollywood Bowl in August, 1950. For the ceremony, people brought soil from important music centers in 19 nations and combined the soil at the Hollywood Bowl.

1149 * Charles Louis Ducommun (1820? 1896) Collection, 1839 1977 2.8 linear feet (Boxes: letter, legal, ov; mc folder; hardware catalogs have been relocated to Row 14). Swiss born businessman who arrived in Los Angeles in 1849. He established a watch repair shop on Commercial Street which grew into a flourishing general merchandising store. Ducommun was a director of the Los Angeles Water Company, the Main and Agricultural Park Railway, the Pioneer Oil Company, and a founder of the Farmers and Merchants Bank. Account books, ledgers, deeds, certificates of title, stock certificates, stock lists, photographs, and other material pertaining to the history of the Ducommun store. There are a few personal items from Ducommun and his family, including his passports, certificate of citizenship and photographs of family members. There are a few short histories of Charles Ducommun and the Ducommun business, including one written by Charles E. Ducommun. Some of the items are photoprints, rather than originals. Bulk dates 1852 1906.

1150ov * Marion Davies (1897 ) Scrapbooks, 1925 1928 2.5 linear feet (Boxes: 5 ov) Motion picture actress. Ten scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings about the following Davies films: Beverly of Graustark, Buddies, The Fair Co Ed, Lights of Broadway, Little Old New York, The Patsy, Quality Street, Tillie the Toiler, When Knighthood was in Flower, Yolanda, and Zander the Great.

1151ov Emancipation Proclamation Charles Maltby’s copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln.

1152 Jackson A. Graves Collection (Boxes: 2 items in 1 letter) Certificate of commendation, done in calligraphy, to Graves from the L.A. Clearing House Association, presented when he resigned from the Clearing House Committee (1928). Also a L.A. Clearing House Certificate (1907).

1153ov * Berkeley Student Protest Collection, 1969 1973 (Boxes: 1 ov; mc) Newspaper clippings, flyers and posters.

1154ov Jacob E. Waldeck Theater Scrapbook, 1903 1904 (Boxes: 1 ov) Scrapbook contains clippings about manager Jacob E. Waldeck's, Casino Theater (334 S. Spring St., Los Angeles), and the performers who appeared there.

1155ov Theater in Los Angeles Scrapbook, 1886 1924 (Boxes: 1 bundle in ov) Programs and some clippings from Los Angeles theaters. Bulk of the material is from 1886 1890.

1156 Tlaxcala Excise Tax Records, 1780 and 1804 (Boxes: 1 letter)

1157 Index of American Design (Boxes: 1 legal; 6 ov; 3 legal in Reading Room Row 13; slides binders in Reading Room Row 14) Legal box contains Data Report Sheets. WPA project of drawings of three-dimensional decorative arts from various American institutions. This collection reflects only the California portion.

Chadwick Autographs Collection (Boxes: ½ legal) Autographs and letters of American and other government officials, writers and actors. Manuscript of Heinrich Heine.

1159 Abstracts of Title to Lands of Los Angeles County (Boxes: ½ legal) Rancho Los Feliz, Gallardo Grant San Gabriel, San Rafael, La Canada

1160 Abstracts of Title to Rancho Santa Anita (Boxes: ½ legal)

1161 Charles J. Wade Account Books, ca. 1872 1909 (Boxes: 2 letter) Primarily account books, most belonging to Charles J. Wade. Also an account book with the name Mary E. Howard written in, and a travel account from 1909 which records a trip beginning in L.A. and continuing to Europe.

1162 U.S. California Boundary Field Books (Boxes: 1 letter) Records of meteorological and sextant observations and latitude by polaris and Zenith telescope. ca. 1860 – 1861.

1163ov Pan American Exposition (Buffalo, NY, 1901) Scrapbooks (Boxes: 1 ov) Scrapbooks contain printed pictures and some ticket stubs and programs from the Exposition.

1164 * Alcalde/L.A. County Court Records, 1830 1860 (Boxes: 8 letter; bound volumes in L.C.) [Partial index: 1830-1850 and Finding Aid is for the bound volumes in L.C.] Boxes 1-7 cover civil and criminal case files, 1850-1860, with one from 1882. Box 8 covers probate files from 1850-1860. [See also General Reference file in workroom for a copy of the L.A. Superior Court Records at the Huntington Library.] Pre-Superior Court case files, from 1850 through 1879, are held at The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1165 Street and Road Maps Collection (Boxes: 22 legal; 7 flat) California cities and counties, United States, World. See also: GC 1310 General Map Collection and GC 1280 Special Maps Collection.

1166ov Ancient Order of United Workmen Ledgers, 1883 1899 (Boxes: ov; 3 bundles) Forest Lodge No. 124 General Ledger of Records and Minutes; 3 partly charred grocery store ledgers from Forest, California. Includes Financier’s Cash Book 1883-1889; Financier’s Cash Book 1883, 1889-1899; Ledger 1886-1891.

1167 Armed Services Catalog of Medical Materials, 1949 1952 (Boxes: 1 volume in letter)

1168ov L.A. County Poll Lists (1889) and Index to 1880 Census (Boxes: ov)

1169 L.A. County Tax Collectors Office Records, 1888 1933 (Boxes: 1 letter, 1 legal) Los Angeles County and City tax receipts, forms, related documents, 1888-1938. Certificates of Redemption of Real Estate Purchased by the State [of California], 1888-1889.

1170 * Los Angeles Fire Department Collection, 1873 1933 .6 linear feet (Boxes: ½ letter, 1 ov folder) Photographs transferred to collection P 79. Annual Reports (1896 1933), Constitution & Bylaws (1873), Rules and Regulations (1886 1905), programs and tickets for banquets & balls, and other ephemera related to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

1171ov Charles Owens Sketches (Boxes: 1 ov) Charles Owens was a Los Angeles Times illustrator. These sketches (some originals and others printed) are primarily of California scenes, including Boulder Dam, Yosemite, the Ventura Mission, Los Angeles High School on Fort Moore Hill, Giant Redwoods, and Exposition Park.

1172ov Concordia Club Minutes of Meetings, 1891 1918 (Boxes: 3 ov; one folder) Manuscript minutes of the club, some typed sheets attached. Also bylaws of the Concordia Building Association of Los Angeles (1901) and minutes of the assoociation (1901 May 1 1901 November 19).

Gerard Barnes Collection (Boxes: 1 ov, housed with legal) Eight letters dated 1850 to 1868 from Thomas Loftin, Narcissa Harison, and James Lee to various family members. Most are from Thomas Loftin in El Dorado County to family members in Mississippi. An unrelated part of the collection consists of three 8-mm films: “The Louis-Walcott Fight,” “Donald’s Ice Capades,” and “Mickey in Eliza Crossing the Ice.”

1174ov Appointments, Diplomas, and Certificates (Boxes: 4 ov) This collection is drawn from various sources.

1175ov Prohibition Collection (Boxes: 1; ov) Typescripts, leaflets, newspapers, and clipsheets pertaining to prohibition. See also GC 1137 Political Materials Collection.

1176ov Edwin Deakin Mission Sketches (Boxes: 3 ov) In addition to his mission sketches, there are a few magazines with articles about Deakin.

1177ov Los Angeles County Jail Registers, 1887 1914 (Boxes: 5 volumes in ov) Information in volumes includes names, offenses and booking dates.

1178ov Max Meyberg/La Fiesta de Los Angeles Scrapbook, 1894 1931 (Boxes: 1 volume in ov) Meyberg, a Los Angeles merchant, was credited with the idea of holding the annual celebration known as La Fiesta de Los Angeles. Photographs (of La Fiesta and of Meyberg), clippings and programs related to La Fiesta de Los Angeles and Meyberg's involvement with it.

1179ov Book of Drawings of Public School Children (Boxes: ov) Pen and ink; charcoal. Mostly 7th and 8th grades with schools including Breed Street, Harper, Spring Street, Sentous Street, Custer, and Ninth Street.

1180ov Harold H. Griffen Collection of Political Cartoons (Boxes: 2 ov) Clippings including cartoons published in Harper’s Weekly.

1181ov * C. Nebel Lithographs (Boxes: 1 ov) Mostly color, taken from illustrations by Carlos Nebel, of views of Mexico.

1182 Early Printing Examples Collection (Boxes: 1 legal, 1 ov folder) World examples including Javanese, Sanskrit, German, Chinese and Japanese. 1263 – 19th century.

1183 Miriam Spicer Papers (Boxes: 2 legal) Letters, calling cards.

1184 "America!" Scrapbook, 1918 1927 (Boxes: 1 letter) Pictures and articles about American troops fighting in WWI, especially American "Aces." Includes reports of men who died in service, a few photographs and two letters. The bulk of the material is from 1918, with a few items from later years.

1185 * American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) Collection, 1910 1930 .6 linear feet (Boxes: ½ legal) Photocopies and hand written notes collected by Donald Chaput, History Division, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, during the years 1984 1988, as part of a biographical project related to Julius Kruttschnitt, Jr. Most of the materials are from the Tucson office of ASARCO, where Kruttschnitt was headquartered from 1912 1930 (he was Manager, Southwest District for ASARCO). Photocopying of this collection is prohibited.

1186ov Earthquakes Scrapbook, 1925 1927 (Boxes: 1 volume in ov) Newspaper clippings, from a clipping service, pertaining to earthquakes, primarily in the United States.

1187ov Charlie Chaplin (1889 1977) Scrapbook, 1931 (Boxes: 1 volume in ov) Charles Spencer Chaplin was born in Paris in 1889. He became universally known as a comedic silent screen actor. Scrapbook of clippings about Chaplin taken from papers in many countries. "Charles Chaplin Film Corporation" is stamped on the inside cover. Clippings are in several languages including French, English, Swedish and Italian.

1188ov "Modern Mexico" Scrapbook, 1919 1924. Very fragile.

1189ov Lee De Forest (1873 1961) Scrapbook, 1919 1924. Fragile. Iowa born inventor, received a B.S. and Ph.D. from Yale. Worked on apparatus for radio telegraphy. Invented the triode (1906), the prototype of all electronic amplifiers. Among his other inventions were sound film and colored television. Lived in Palo Alto from 1910 1913 and moved back to California in 1930. Died in Hollywood in 1961. [Hart, Companion to California.] One scrapbook of clippings, letters and photographs pertaining to De Forest and his inventions. There are articles by and about him. The bulk of the clippings are about his invention of sound film. There are also clippings and ephemera pertaining to Thomas A. Edison’s 75th birthday celebration (1924) and a letter from Edison to De Forest on the same subject.

1190 Park Villa Tract Collection, 1887 1964. .2 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 legal) Deeds, indentures and other legal documents pertaining to the Park Villa tract.

1191 Fred Gehring Letters, 1957 1963. .2 linear feet (Boxes: ½ letter) This material was transferred from the Fred Gehring Papers in the Natural History Museum's archives. There are three files of Assistant Director Gehring's correspondence pertaining to the William S. Hart County Park. See also Gen. Col 1192--The William S. Hart County Park Research Files, and General Collection 1012--The William S. Hart Papers.

1192 * William S. Hart County Park Research Files, ca. 1950's 5.8+ linear feet. Photographs transferred to collection P 98. When William S. Hart died in 1946, he left the bulk of his estate to the County of Los Angeles, stipulating that his house and ranch property were to be used as a museum and public park. The Parks and Recreation Department of Los Angeles County operates and maintains the grounds at Hart Park and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is responsible for the historical interpretation of Hart's home, its contents, and several other buildings. Most of the collection consists of correspondence and clippings generated and collected by employees, mainly Lloyd Hiatt, of the Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation Department working at Hart Park during the 1950's 1970's. The files contain information on the artifacts at Hart Park, especially guns and Indian textiles, as well as on many western artists, including Charles M. Russell, James Montgomery Flagg, and photographer David F. Barry. There are magazines and clippings about Hart and Hart Park. This collection continues to grow as the History Division staff of the Natural History Museum adds additional relevant material. Included, for example, is the "William S. Hart County Park Historical Background Study" by Abraham Hoffman, prepared in 1988 for the History Division. See also Gen. Col. 1012, The William S. Hart Papers, and Gen. Col. 1191, The Fred Gehring Letters (pertaining to Hart Park).

1193ov Print Collection (Boxes: 5 ov)

1194ov 19th Century Magazine Illustrations Collection (Boxes: 1 ov) Illustrations extracted from various issues of Ballow’s Pictorial, Harper’s Weekly, Harper’s Bazaar, Frank Leslie’s Budget of Fun.

1195 "Military and Political Leaders, United States, Nineteenth Century” (Boxes: 2 volumes in 1 letter) Typescript with index; contains original photographs, letters, etc.

1196ov World War I Scrapbooks (Boxes: 2 volumes in ov)

1197 Conservative Political Direct Mail Collection (Boxes: 12 legal; 2 ov) 1985 – 1987.

1198ov Xth Olympiad Scrapbooks (1932) (Boxes: 1 scrapbook in ov) Tickets, passes, stationery, clippings, matchbook covers, programs, photographs, autographs by athletes. Compiled by Pauline Prezant, secretary to the aide of the Austrian team.

1199 William P. Moore Los Angeles Survey Books, 1854; 1864 65 (Boxes: 1 ms. volumes in 1 letter)

1200 Gift Books Collection (Boxes: ½ letter) 8 small gift books, mostly poetry, published between 1884 and 1912.

1201 Hattie A. Pease (1846 1933) Papers, 1861 1894 .2 linear ft. (Boxes: ½ letter, 1 ov folder) Harriet Almira Sturtevant Pease was born in Westport, New York and educated at North Granville Seminary in New York. In April 1877 she married Edmund Morris Pease, M.D., just a few months before they set sail on their voyage as missionaries. Most of their missionary work was done at Ebon in Micronesia. The bulk of this collection consists of long letters "Hattie" Pease wrote to "friends at home" while she was in Micronesia. 1877 – 1894. One letter is from Honolulu (May June, 1877), and there are two folders containing pages from her journal.

1202 Chris Jorgensen Collection (Boxes: 1 legal; 2 ov) Clippings, biographical material, correspondence, 1901-1973. Jorgensen (1860-1935) was a Norwegian-born California artist. He painted the California missions.

1203 * Samuel K. Baker (? 1864) Letters, 1851 1905 .2 linear ft. (Boxes: ½ legal) Samuel K. Baker of New York fought in the Civil War as a Union soldier. The bulk of this collection consists of letters written by Baker to his wife Amanda from 1861 1864. Most of the letters are written from various locations in Virginia and discuss the health of the troops, the horses assigned to them, and some of the battles the soldiers fought.

1204ov California Real Estate Exchange Letter Copying Books (Boxes: 2 volumes in ov) Book #2: June 1, 1899 July 31, 1899 Book #4: Oct. 26, 1899 Feb. 9, 1900

1205ov Stephen Mallory White Ledger, 1892 1899 (Boxes: 1 ov bundle) Account book of financial transactions of Los Angeles businesses and individuals. See Also: 1124: Stephen Mallory White Scrapbooks, 1894-1900.

1206 DuShane Stock Certificate Collection (Boxes: ½ letter) See also: GC 1219, Stock Certificate Collection

1207ov Mary Alice Kennedy (compiler) Scrapbook (Boxes: 1 ov bundle) Clippings on U.S. presidents, prominent people and pets. 1903 – 1919.

1208 LeRoy Motion Picture Patents Collection, 1861 1936 (Boxes: 8 letter) Research materials of Jean A. LeRoy, of patents pertaining to the development of motion pictures.

William Woodhead Collection, 1860-1881 .5 linear ft. (Boxes: ½ letter) 12 letters written by William Woodhead (except one by Thomas [Woodhead]) to their mother and sister. William Woodhead wrote of various job experiences in Three Rivers, Michigan (foundry, papermaking, etc.); his broken engagement which motivated him to re-enlist in the army; his later experiences as a guard in the Michigan State Prison (Jackson); and various other topics. Thomas [presumably William’s brother] wrote one letter in which he describes the Chicago fire in 1871.

1210 Bernal and Fisher Survey Records (Boxes: 13 letter; 3 ½ letter; 1 volume in ov) Los Angeles based civil engineering firm of Bernal and Bernal, licensed surveyors since 1876. Surveys are primarily 20th century , including GMD Fisher field book surveys dated 1902. Includes personal photographs.

1211ov Cosmopolitan Hotel Register, 1882 1883 (Boxes: 1 volume in ov) Los Angeles hotel; volume spine reads Proprietors – Hammel & Denker. 1882 – 1883.

1212ov Historic American Buildings Survey, Southern California District 3 (Boxes: 3 ov) Henry F. Withey was the supervisor. (Withey photographs are in P-35).

1213 Cigar Bands, 1922 1925 (Boxes: 4 loose leaf binders in 2 letter) Arranged alphabetically by Cigar Company: Book 1: A B, no brand names, ov bands Book 2: C G Book 3: H N Book 4: O Z, Samples of Cigar Box Edgings

1214 California Army and Navy Posts, Research Files (Boxes: 7 letter) Don Chaput's research files. Arranged alphabetically by name of post.

1215ov Aerial Navigation Scrapbook Pages, ca. 1906 1909 (Boxes: 1 ov; fragile) Clippings and a few business cards. Clippings are about balloon flight, dirigibles, the Wright Broth¬ers, and other aeronautic topics.

1216ov C. E. McKeag Los Angeles Mayor's Office Letterpress Books, 1905 1908 (Boxes: 2 volumes, with indexes in ov) McKeag was the Los Angeles Mayor's secretary. These official letters cover portions of the terms of Mayors Owen McAleer and Arthur C. Harper. Most of the letters pertain to the police and fire departments. Volume 1 is from 19 January 1905 to 28 April 1906. Volume 2 is from 4 May 1906 29 January 1908.

1217ov G.A.R. Register of Visitors, 1886 1887 (Boxes: 1 volume ; 26 x 35 cm. in ov) Part of the register is for San Francisco (August 1886) and part is for Los Angeles (February 1887).

1218 * Homer Hamlin Correspondence, 1905 1917 (Boxes: 2 ½ legal) Hamlin was the City Engineer of Los Angeles. Collection consists of correspondence on the following topics: Laguna Dam, California Arizona; Los Angeles Harbor; Los Angeles Municipal Railway; the decomposition of cement and concrete; the Paradise Verde Irrigation District. There are also correspondence and witness report forms about earthquakes occurring in Southern California in 1917. Also, correspondence with the following organizations and bodies: Consolidation Committee of Los Angeles, Calif.; Los Angeles Harbor Commission; Municipal League of Los Angeles; Municipal Waterways Association.

1219 Stock Certificate Collection (Boxes: 1 legal) Dates range from 1863 – 1970, bulk is 1910-1930. Mostly for western states. See also: GC 1206, DuShane Stock Certificate Collection

1220 * E. H. Amet (b. 1864) Collection (Boxes: ½ legal, 2 ov folders) Patents, sketches, clippings. Inventor of equipment for the motion picture industry and motion picture sound equipment. He also invented the Ethelo, a violin-like instrument. Photographs transferred to collection P 42.

1221ov Russell E. Danforth Scrapbook, 1918 1919. (Boxes: 1 bundle in ov; 1 ov folder) Danforth was a WWI soldier stationed in France. The scrapbook contains military papers (promotions, passes, permission requests), invitations, photographs, programs, ticket stubs, and sheet music. Also includes a letter from Danforth to his grandmother (1919 May 4) telling about sightseeing in France.

1222ov * Indian Tribes of North America Lithographs (Boxes: 1 ov; 56 x 40 cm.) 13 black and white lithographs from Thomas Loraine McKenney and James Hall, Indian Tribes of North America, Philadelphia, 1938.

1223 “Vignettes of Los Angeles” Manuscript by Sidney B. Reeve. (Boxes: 3 legal; L.C.) Pioneer surveyor of the city and vicinity of Los Angeles. Last date signed was 1931. Autograph manuscript providing description of Los Angeles during the pioneer period. Also Los Angeles City Lots & Tracts.

1224 California Wanted Posters Scrapbook, 1919. (Boxes: 1 letter) About 300 posters dated 1919 for criminals, escapees, and missing persons from various California locales.

Cordelia Matheson Birken and Leonard E. Birken Correspondence, 1889 1900 (Boxes 2 ½ legal; 1 ov folder) Primarily correspondence between Cordelia ("Cor¬die") Matheson and Leonard ("Len") Birken before and after their marriage. The letters are to and from various small towns in Nebraska. Most of the letters are written by Cordelia Matheson; there are also some letters from family and friends. The letters are primarily about the social lives of the writers and their friends.

Ninety Years of Law Enforcement: A History of the Los Angeles County, California Sheriff's Department, 1850 1940, by F. W. Emerson, 1940. (Boxes: 2 vols. 30 x 24 cm. and 29 x 21 cm. in 1 letter) Annotated typescript glued into two bound volumes. There are photographs of the city and county jails, sheriffs, and other employees of the department.

1227 Daniel E. Reeme Diaries, 1863 1864 (Boxes: 4 items in 4 x 5 housed in letter) Reeme was a Union soldier, Ohio volunteer. Three diaries mention Annapolis, Martinsburg, Cumberland. Also included is a bible carried by Reeme during the Civil War.

1228 Sam Moore Papers, 1931 1936 .2 linear ft. (Boxes: ½ legal) Letters, telegrams, legal agreements, photographs, posters. Most of the collection pertains to Moore's airplane, used by J. Herman Banning (pilot) and Thomas C. Allen (mechanic), the first African Americans to fly from Los Angeles to New York (1932). There is an agree¬ment in which Moore and his associate give the use of the plane to Banning for one year. Much of the materi¬als deal with Moore's attempts to reclaim the plane after Banning's 1933 death. Photographs are of Banning and Allen as well as Marie Daughter, another pilot. There are also posters announcing the public appear¬ances of Banning and Allen.

1229ov Wallace L. DeWolf Etchings (Boxes: 1 ov) Plates of landscapes. Scenes might not be of California.

1230ov Bausch and Lomb Optical Company Prints (Boxes: 1 ov) Color advertisement prints, showing use of spectacles through history.

1231ov John B(artlett) Goodman, b. 1910, Collection (Boxes: 1 ov, 1 mc folder) Goodman was active in the motion picture industry as an art director for 47 years. He worked for Paramount in the 1930s and 1940s. Photographs transferred to P 13.

Sights and Scenes in the Philippines (Boxes: 1 legal). A miscellaneous collection made by Ella M. and Forest Clark during their residence on the Islands from July, 1909 to August, 1911. Shelf list is available.

1233 * Associations and Clubs Collection (Boxes: 8 legal) Printed miscellany of educational, social, religious, political and cultural entities primarily from the Southern California region.

1234ov American Legion Scrapbook, 1941 1954 (Boxes: 1 ov) Compiled by Marie Peterson, the scrapbook includes badges, photographs, clippings, meeting agendas, membership lists, and other ephemera relating to the American Legion, Columbus Park (Illinois) Auxiliary, Unit 688. There is also some material relating to the American Legion, Santa Barbara, Post 49.

1235 Philip J. Lauber (b. 1874?) Military Records, 1860 1926 (Boxes: ½ legal; 4 ov folders) Pertains to the Spanish-American War, Philippines Expedition.

1236ov Joseph Plaisted Military Records (Boxes: 1 ov) Civil War roll of men, expenditure records, payroll and muster rolls. 1862-1865. Plaisted (1833-1886) was a captain of Company E, 5th Regiment of the Ohio Infantry Volunteers.

1237 Los Angeles Photochromers Scrapbooks (Boxes: 4 letter) Club publications, correspondence. Organization of “color camera fans”, 1940 – 1952.

1238 Prudhomme Papers (Boxes: 1 legal; 1 ov folder) Charles J. Prudhomme (1854-1934) was the son of Frenchman Leon Victor Prudhomme and a Californio mother, Mercedes Tapia. He was an active member of the HSSC and collected historical artifacts and photographs. Papers range from 1835. Includes The Ladies Album, containing poetry, engravings, and locks of hair. Photographs are housed in P-260.

1239 * Avila Family Papers (Boxes: 1 legal) Documents of the Avilas, an early California family. Includes historical account by Carolina Avila. 1824 – 1940.

1240 Maltese Falcon Script Illustrations by Lucien Denman. (Boxes: ½-width 5x7 in letter) Denman (1893 – 1986) arrived in Los Angeles around 1931. Taught commercial art.

1241 International Lyceum Association, ca. 1910s 1940s. (Boxes: 1 legal; 1 ov) Printed portraits, posters, programs and advertisements pertaining to Ernest J. Sias. Also brochures on other speakers, including: Ross Crane, Francis J. Gable, Bergderfer, Ralph Parlette, Sarah Mildred Willmer, Sidney Landon, Russell H. Conwell, Newell Dwight Hillis, John Merritte Driver, Gilbert Atlee Eldridge, and Roland A Nichols. There are also some photographs.

1242ov Los Angeles Smog Scrapbook, 1967 1970 (Boxes: 1 volume in ov) Mainly clippings from the Los Angeles Times.

1243 Printing Samples Collection (Boxes: ½ letter, 1 ov) Calling cards, business cards, calendars, and greeting cards primarily of Los Angeles and New York establishments, 1880s – 1890s. Includes catalog of Miehle Printing Press and Manufacturing Co., and a photograph of a Dexter printing machine.

1244 Theodore C. Bowles Military Records, 1863-1867 (Boxes: ½ legal) Quartermaster during the Civil War and was in charge of Joe Holt Hospital in Jeffersonville, Indiana.

1245 Martin H. Burge Civil War Collection (Boxes: 5x7 housed in letter; ½ legal; 1 ov) Patriotic envelopes unused, c. 1861-1865 in variations of patriotic, political and comic themes. Maynard Dixon Collection (Boxes: 1 flat in legal shelf) Illustrations of Touring Topics series on “The Story of Transportation in the Southwest.” 1930s.

1247 Horse Racing Record Book (Boxes: 1 volume in letter) Includes handwritten entries listing track names, primarily Santa Anita, some Hollywood Park and occasionally Tanforan. Horse names are followed by numbers (possibly page numbers?).

1248* Vignes Family Papers (Boxes: 1 legal, 1 ov folder) Letters, recipes, photographs, notes, and diary belonging to the Vignes family, who were pioneers in California viticulture.

1249 Amber Dunkerley Broadus and Katherine Field Western Sketches (Boxes: 1 legal) 51 pen and ink drawings of cowboy life by Field. 49 drawings of cowboy and western life by Dunkerley Broadus. The Los Angeles Union Stockyards Company hired the artists to do this work.

1250 * Mrs. J.J. Woodworth Papers (Boxes: 1 legal; ½ legal) Bills on letterhead, bills without letterhead, receipts, railroad and steamship papers, Western Union telegrams, calling cards, government and business papers, clippings, advertisements, correspondence of Wallace Woodworth and the Perry Woodworth Co. for the Southern California, Los Angeles and San Francisco locales, c. 1840-1902.

1251ov Anna Bell Picher Collection (Boxes: 2 ov) “Mission Books”. See Also: “Printed Materials Filed By Accession Number.”

1252ov Los Angeles County Hospital Birth Registration Book, 1916-1920 (Boxes: 1 ov) Handwritten entries include dates, patient names, husbands’ name, race, birth-place, age, occupation, place of delivery, condition of child at birth and more. Includes index of names.

1253ov South Land Mining Association Records (Boxes: 1 ov). 2 books of stock certificates, ca. 1906-1908 and 1 manuscript book listing stockholders.

1254ov M.L. Hinman Deed Collection, 1681-1844 (mc) Pennsylvania deeds.

1255ov Synchronous Club Minutes, August 1915-September 1921 (Boxes: 1 legal in ov) Early Minutes and Records.

1256 William Murdock Letters (Boxes: ½ legal) Civil War soldier’s letters addressed to Elizabeth Affleck, 1862-1865.

1257ov Ingham Map Collection (Boxes: 1 ov, 1 mc folder) Maps of the world.

1258ov San Francisco Theaters Scrapbook, 1886-1888 (Boxes: 1 ov) Primarily programs with some reviews and ticket stubs and 1 photo of Theodora de Gillest (?). The scrapbook is annotated with opinions about plays and notes on the players. See Also: 1146—Theatre Programs Collection, ca. 1893-1958.

1259ov New United States Hotel Registers, ca. 1890s (Boxes: 2 volumes (47 x 32 cm.) in ov) The registers for this Los Angeles hotel do not have any names of guests entered. There are many pages of advertisements for Los Angeles businesses.

1260 Business Card Collection (Boxes: ½-width 5x7 and 2 5x7 housed in letter) An artificial collection of business cards arranged by subject.

1261 Grace Bennett Sheet Music Collection, 1891-1957 (Boxes: 3 ov housed with legal) Sheet music for piano collected by Bennett.

M.J. Pusey Newspaper Articles (Boxes: ½ legal) Newspaper clippings. Articles by Pusey about Peru. See also Peru Photograph Album, P-197.

William M. Ferry Papers, 1862-65 (Boxes: 2 legal) Correspondence relating to Mackinac Island, Michigan, 1820’s-1830’s; typewritten copies of Civil War letters, 1862-1865; an invitation to President Harrison’s inauguration, 1889; military map of Chickasaw Bluffs; Probate Judge Commission, 1882; correspondence 1863-65 with U.S. Army Commissary Dept. See also William M. Ferry Family Photograph Albums, 1860’s, P-201.

1264ov Stutz Automobile Scrapbook, ca.1913-19. (Boxes: 1 ov) Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings pertaining to the racing activities of Stutz automobiles and to Mr. Walter H. Brown, Los Angeles Stutz automobile dealer (father of the donor).

1265 Whitlock Metered Mailing Machine Collection (Boxes: ½ legal) Photographs, drawings, flyers, patent records and other material pertaining to the Whitlock metered mailing machine. Ralph G. Whitlock was an early California inventor and founder of the Whitlock Mfg. Co. in Los Angeles.

L.A. County Records (Poll Tax Records) (Boxes: 1 legal; ½ legal) Account books from 1880s-1890s. Poll tax books list surnames and tax information; 5 of the ledgers list surnames and page numbers of some other (unidentified) volume. Also cancelled bonds; warrants, vouchers and receipts; jury lists; militia lists; correspondence; judgments, court summons, bonds, attachments, warrants to pay witnesses; Los Angeles city and county school papers; certificates for sales for taxes; applications for licenses; statements on properties for taxation. 1851 – 1897.

Nathan W. Post Collection (Boxes: 1 legal) Post was governor of Samoa. Collection contains photographic album of Samoan scenes and miscellaneous printed material relating to the Great White Fleet and other subjects.

College Women’s Club of Pasadena Yearbooks and Bulletins, 1993 2 linear feet. (Boxes: 2 5x7 and 2 ½-width 5x7 housed in letter; 1 letter; ½ letter) Yearbooks, bulletins. 1925 – 2001.

Motion Picture Programs and Memorabilia (Boxes: 1 legal, 1 ov) This artificial collection is arranged alphabetically by film title.

* “Rocket 86” Film Promotion Press Books (Boxes: 1 letter) Pressbooks produced and distributed by National Telefilm Associates, Inc. (NTA) as the “Rocket 86” campaign. The eighty-six films date from the 1930s-1940s and most were produced by 20th Century Fox Studios. Arranged alphabetically by film title.

1271 * George Washington Bicentennial Collection (Boxes: 1 legal) 24 folders of booklets issued by the United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission, Washington, D.C.

1272 * Restaurant Menus Collection (Boxes: 6 legal, 1 ov folder) An artificial collection of over 450 menus from abroad and the United States. Bulk is of California restaurants from the 1930s through the 1970s. Arranged geographically, then alphabetically.

1273ov * Costume Sketches Collection (Boxes: 1 ov) Movie costumes. Arranged alphabetically by designer.

1274 Trade Catalogues Collection (Boxes: 82 legal) Catalogs pertaining to industrial as well as consumer products. This collection originates from materials collected by two former museum employees and is still in process as more catalogs are being added. Items date mostly from the 20th century.

1275ov American Women Collection (Boxes: 1 ov) Artificial collection of materials pertaining to notable American women; i.e. an issue of Life magazine from 1976 high-lighting 200 years of remarkable American women.

1276 * Orra Monnette Papers (Boxes: 30 boxes in legal; 12 letter) Los Angeles banker, attorney and author (1873 – 1936). [In process]

1277 * Videotapes Collection Collection includes movies, museum publicity footage, news and documentary works using Seaver Center materials, and other donated items on subjects appropriate for the Seaver Center. [In procress]

1278 * Carla Laemmle Collection 4 linear feet (Boxes: 7 legal; 3 ov; 1 record storage). Carla Laemmle was a dancer and actress predominantly in the late 1920s to 1950s. Growing up she lived in Universal City, founded by her uncle Carl Laemmle, and observed Universal Studios' movie-making firsthand. She performed in several early Universal films and plays, and was Prima Ballerina at the Shrine Light Opera Company. Collection reflects documents and mementos from her family's past reflecting the Civil War, Daughters of the American Revolution, early Hollywood, and the Loomis Institute.

1279 * Cattle Brands Collection, 1843-1917 (Boxes: 32 legal, 2 ov) [See also Cattle Brand Registers]

1280 * Special Maps Collection (Boxes: 19 boxes in legal) Includes maps other than street and road maps. See also: GC 1310 General Map Collection and GC 1165 Street and Road Maps.

1281 * Los Angeles Conservancy Collection (Boxes: 1 letter, 1 5x5 photo) Photographs, negatives, and documents produced for the Los Angeles City HAER program of documenting historic city bridges.

1282 Los Angeles Public Library Collection (Boxes: 2 legal) Administrative documents, office forms, press releases, publications, and clippings. 1893 through 1980s. Includes a library regulations guidebook 1893-1895, bibliography from 1917, a 1926 dedication pamphlet, and many items relating to the historic 1986 Central Library fire.

1283 * University of Southern California Bulletins Collection (Boxes: 1 legal) Publications of the school, including its colleges, i.e. Chaffey School of Agriculture.

1284 Los Angeles Schools Collection (Boxes: 1 legal) Publications, including directories. 1880 – 1961.

1285 Ransom Matthews Automotive Literature Collection [In process]

1286 Movie Posters Collection [In process]

1287 Movie Window Cards and Lobby Cards Collection [In process]

1288ov * Motion Picture Exhibitors’ Campaign Books (Boxes: 6 ov filed above mc) Films range from circa 1920 to 1970.

1289 Los Angeles County Great Registers (81 volumes) Registrar of Voter records, 1866-1914.

1290 * Los Angeles County Taxpayers’ Guides (Boxes: 4 legal) 31 L.A. County Taxpayers’ Guides (Schedule of Tax Rate and Legal Requirement) 1926-1983. Also 13 L.A. County Tax Rates booklets (by tax rate areas) 1971-1984.

1291ov * Helms Bakery Collection (Boxes: 3 ov folders in mc) Placards and baked goods wrappers from Helms Bakeries (1930-1969).

1292 * Max Factor Collection (Boxes: 1 letter) Booklets and clippings for motion picture make-up and its application, including one for the consumer market, 1928 – 1935. Photographs are in P-239.

1293ov Celebrity Advertisements Collection (Boxes: 1 ov; mc) Magazine clippings, 1930s – 1940s; cardboard stand-up. 1294 Dillu Ashby Collection (Boxes: 1 postcard) Postcards and a few greeting cards, early part of 20th century.

1295 * Walt Disney Collection (Boxes: 3 ½ letter; 2 letter; 6 ov; mc) Disney-related ephemera, animation cels, newspaper clippings, scripts, photographs, and drawings. First Aid and Civil Defense Collection (Boxes: 1 letter) Brochures and publications on first aid and emergency procedures, including material for surviving a nuclear attack.

1297 * Sheet Music Collection (Boxes: 1 flat housed in legal) 1837 – 1954.

1298 * Josephine Roberts Collection (Boxes: 2 letter; 2 legal; mc) Framed and unframed family photographs, family documents, clippings. Family associated with the Jean Hotel.

1299 * Ephemera Collection (Boxes: 74 legal) Brochures, pamphlets, and publications relating primarily to Southern California, but also includes national and international materials. Arranged geographically, and then by subject. A separate guide exists for this collection.

1300 Carl Laemmle Collection Founder of Universal Studios. Includes Carl Laemmle’s “My Book of Friends,” a bound volume with handwritten messages and illustrations from the his friends in Germany and later in the United States, 1883-1927. See also: GC 1278, Carla Laemmle Collection [In process]

1301 John Heyning Phonograph Record Collection (Boxes: 3 legal) 78 RPM records include 1970s pop and rock artists. Heyning was a marine biologist (d. February 17, 2007) with the Museum of Natural History.

1302ov Los Angeles Registry of Burials, 1869-1885 (Boxes: 1 ov) Book containing the registry of deaths in Los Angeles in the public cemetery from 1869 to 1879 and in private cemetery grounds from 1879 to 1884. The book was donated to the museum in 2000 as the registry has been preserved on microfilm in the County Clerk’s office, Los Angeles County. The book is in fragile condition and should be handled as little as possible. A photocopy of the entire registry is enclosed in the box with the volume.

1303 * Set Design Sketches and Storyboards (Boxes: 1 letter; ov; mc) 1930s – 1940s.

1304 Alhambra High School Yearbook, 1978 (Boxes: 1 flat housed in legal) Yearbook “Alhambran 1978,” Alhambra High School, California, 1978. The donor’s husband, John Sitton, was a Business Education teacher there at the time. The donor’s son, Dr. Tom Sitton, is the former head of History at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

1305 Burton O. Burt Collection (Boxes: 6 letter, 1 flat) Family papers, clippings, photographs of people and nature. Burt wrote a newspaper column in the Pomona Valley Citizen in the 1940s.

1306 * Harvey and Lois Mudrick Collection (Boxes: 1 flat in legal) Primarily publications dated 1923. This was the year in which the donors were born. Various people gave them the magazines as they found those that bore the year 1923.

1307 * Helen V. Meredith World War II Collection (Boxes: 1 flat housed in legal) Certificates, photographs, and personal memorabilia relating to Helen V. Meredith’s service in the Women’s Army Corps during World War II.

1308 Mrs. Georgie Mott Vander Leck Collection (Boxes: ½ 4x5”) Prayer book La Luz del Catolico, 1888, owned by Francisca Sepulveda.

1309 Dr. Lucius A. Wright Collection, 1900-1907 (Boxes: 2 letter; 1 ov) Letter-press book (bound journal) of letters written by Dr. Lucius A. Wright in his capacity as the United States Agent of Indian Affairs for all the Mission Indians of Southern California. The letters document the events, the historical geography of the region, and the relationship between the Southern California Mission Indians, the Indian Agent, and the Department of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C. A photocopied set of the letters is included for preservation/handling purposes (the letterpress book is delicate due to the thinness of the pages).

1310 General Map Collection Southern California maps documenting real estate development, transportation patterns, promotion of tourism, and other subjects. 19th to 20th centuries. Also other California maps and state maps. World maps ranging from the 16th to 20th centuries. Electronic finding aid available. See also: GC 1165 Street and Road Maps and GC 1280 Special Maps Collection.

1311ov RKO Studios Collection (Boxes: 1 ov) Framed pictures, photographs, miniature set, displays showing construction of sets, design of costumes and other objects used in filming “Top Hat” and “Nit Wit” by Radio Keith Orpheum Studios.

1312 Lithographs, Engravings and Etchings

1313 Newspaper Collection For holdings, go to California Newspaper Project website: http://cnp.ucr.edu/ and search their Public Access Public Newspaper Catalog on the institution field “LA Natural History Museum”.

1314 Los Angeles Town Bicentennial Collection (Boxes: 1 flat box; 1 square storage; ½ letter) 1981 Bicentennial song contest sponsored by the Los Angeles Unified School District. [In Process] 1315ov * Federal Art Project Collection (Boxes: 6 ov) WPA art collection, mostly charcoal pieces with matting. Artists include Marian Hebert, Arthur Durston, Jerre Murry and Nicolas Panesis. Scenes include the California desert, Olvera Street and flower compositions. 1930s.

1316 S & H Green Stamps Collection (Boxes: ½-width 5x7 housed in letter) Six filled S&H Green Stamps Book, c.1960s.

1317 Southern California Tourism Collection Postcards, brochures, programs, and other ephemera related to Southern California recreation and tourism, chiefly from the 1950s through the 1980s. Topics include Disneyland and other amusement parks, hotels, the Tournament of Roses Parade, etc. The programs for the Tournament of Roses Parade go back to the 1930s, and there is an issue of Screenland magazine dating back to 1929. [In process]

1318 Josefa Avila Papers (Boxes: 1 legal) Documents and other items from the estate of Josefa Avila. See also GC 1239 Avila Family Papers.

1319ov * Robbie Conal Art Collection (Folders: 3 mc) A Los Angeles-based labor activist who used art and painting to express political beliefs, c. 1980s – 1990s.

1320 * Gladys Stanley Allard Collection (Boxes: 1 letter) Huntington Park Union High School yearbooks, Monrovia ephemera, postcards, photographs. Items reflecting Allard (b. 1908) and her life in Southern California, 1908 – 1982. 1321 Southern California Historical Society Collection [In process]

1322 World War Posters Collection (mc) World War I and World War II. [In process] * Historic Sites Surveys Files for surveys conducted in the 1970s for over 850 cultural and historic sites in Los Angeles County. Data includes building names, year of construction, architect, owner and type of business. Some photographs attached.

1324ov * Exhibition Artifacts (Boxes: 1 ov filed in 24-2-3) The artificial collection brings together certain artifacts purchased from the County Acquisition Fund at various times for use in exhibits.

1325 * Behrendt Manuscript Collection (Boxes: 7 legal; 1 ov; 1 ov filed in 26-2-7) Legal documents, pamphlets, booklets and serial publications. The date range is from 1770 – 1939, with its bulk dates between 1850 – 1920. Most of the map artifacts have been integrated into the General Map Collection (GC 1310). Photographic items have been separated into the P-10. Sam Behrendt was a successful insurance salesman in Los Angeles in the teens and twenties. As early as 1924 he operated the Behrendt-Levy Company, which underwrote about 75% of the movie industry’s insurance. The breadth of the manuscript collection is indicative of his scope of interest in Southern California, California, and United States history. Behrendt’s affiliation to the movie industry may have spawned the subset of related artifacts on the Selig Polyscope moving picture company. The collection also contains varied legal documents both blank forms and filled out forms, such as real estate deeds, a bankruptcy proceeding, liquor licenses, and shipping bills of lading originating from various United States locales and foreign ones as well. There are original legal documents signed by Fathers Junipero Serra and Fermin Francisco De Lasuen and those of Californios such as Pio Pico and Bernardo Yorba. There are publications pertaining to places and events in Los Angeles and San Francisco, including commemorative souvenirs and telephone directories. There are ephemeral items relating to the Civil War Confederacy and the Ku Klux Klan. There are a small number of autographs of prominent people, and one faded bill of sale for six slaves from New Orleans.

1326ov * Abraham Lincoln Documents Collection (Box: 1 ov filed in 24-5-3) The artificial collection brings together repository documents signed by Abraham Lincoln, including original and copies. See also: GC 1113, GC 1114.

1327 * Anne Howell Collection (Box: 1 letter) There are primarily photographs documenting the collection of political buttons now housed in Material Culture. Also, there are guidebooks and other publications for collectors of this ephemera type.

1328 Paul F. Lupo Collection Italian-American interior decorator. He worked for Barker Brothers Furniture. [In process]

1329 Sepulveda and Guirado Papers (Boxes: 1 letter) Family and business papers of Maria de Jesus Alexandra de Sepulveda and Juan Francisco Guirado. Includes items of descendants of Governor Pio Pico. 1861 – 1968. Guirado was a member of the First Cavalry California Volunteers as well as the 11th Cavalry Missouri Volunteers.

1330 Muriel Pollia Collection Los Angeles-based broadcaster and philanthropist. [In process]

1331 Ray Cannon Collection Sportsfishing writer who served as Western Outdoor News’ first ‘Baja editor’. Cannon wrote Sea of Cortez in 1966. [In process]