Hortense Sacriste White Letters, 1874-1935 (bulk:1877-1882)

1874-1935

Descriptive Summary

Title: Hortense Sacriste White Letters, 1874-1935 (bulk:1877-1882)

Dates: 1874-1935

Collection Number: GC 1124-A

Creator/Collector: White, Hortense Sacriste

Extent: (Boxes: ½ letter)

Repository: Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Abstract: 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.

Language of Material: English

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Preferred Citation

Hortense Sacriste White Letters, 1874-1935 (bulk:1877-1882). Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Scope and Content of Collection

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.