Finding Aid to the Henry L. Oak Diary and Biography MS.564
Holly Rose Larson
Library and Archives at the Autry
2012 October 5
210 South Victory Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91502
rroom@theautry.org
Contributing Institution:
Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: Henry L. Oak Diary and Biography
Creator:
Wagner, Henry Raup
Creator:
Oak, Henry Lebbeus
Identifier/Call Number: MS.564
Physical Description:
0.25 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1874, undated
Abstract: This collection includes a diary of trip to the missions of Southern California by Henry Lebbeus Oak and biography of Oak
written by Henry R. Wagner.
Language of Material:
English
.
Processed by Glenna Schroeder, circa 1977-1981. Final processing and finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing
Archivist, 2012 October 5, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions
(NHPRC).
The diary was published by the Southwest Museum in 1981
A visit to the missions of Southern California in February and March 1874 / by Henry L. Oak ; introduction by Henry R. Wagner
; edited by Ruth Frey Axe, Edwin H. Carpenter, Norman Neuerburg.
Henry Lebbeus Oak (1844 May 13 - 1905 May 20) was born in Penobscot County, Maine. He emigrated to California, and in early
1869, Oak became Librarian of the Bancroft Library of San Francisco, California, a position he held for 18 years, until 1887.
Upon retirement, he settled in Siegler Springs, California, where he built a cabin and lived the rest of his life, spending
much of his time and money writing his family genealogical record.
This collection includes an 1874 diary of trip to the missions of Southern California by Henry Lebbeus Oak and a biography
of Oak by Henry R. Wagner. The diary is a ruled notebook bound in leather cover with 155 handwritten pages. This collection
also contains a carbon copy of a typewritten copy of the original journal.
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Henry L. Oak Diary and Biography, 1874, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.564; [folder number] [folder
title][date].
Subjects and Indexing Terms
A visit to the missions of Southern California in February and March 1874Spanish mission buildings -- California
Historic buildings -- California
Biography
Typescripts
Diaries
Missions -- California
California -- History