Samuel Frank Dexter Papers: Finding Aid

Finding aid prepared by Mitchell W. K. Toda, March 12, 2003.

The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens

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Overview of the Collection

Title: Samuel Frank Dexter Papers

Dates (inclusive): 1862-1907

Bulk dates: 1901-1902

Collection Number: mssHM 65822-65938

Creator: Dexter, Samuel Frank, 1847-1906.

Extent: 138 pieces in 4 boxes.

Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts Department

1151 Oxford Road

San Marino, California 91108

Phone: (626) 405-2129

Email: reference@huntington.org

URL: http://www.huntington.org

Abstract: This collection contains papers of Samuel Frank Dexter (1847-1906) of Rhode Island, chiefly consisting of the almost daily letters that Dexter wrote to his children during a 1901 trip with his wife to California, which describe in minute detail their experiences and observations of various parts of California. Also included is a diary that Dexter, a noted naturalist and authority on ornithology, kept during a trip to Sequoia National Park (Calif.) in 1902.

Language: English.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Samuel Frank Dexter Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Provenance

Gifts of Donna Adams, 1986-1995.

Related Materials in the Huntington Library

Gideon Anthony Hamilton Papers, 1874-1922 (Call number: mssHM 26463-26512, 50923-50975).

Removed or Separated Material

Four items (HM 65939-65940) that were originally with the Dexter Papers, which pertain to Helen Pratt (died 1965) and her grandfather James Steele (born 1808), have been transferred and assembled together with HM 58067 in a tan envelope:

Pratt, Helen, -1965. My Grandfather's story (Call number: mssHM 58067).
Helen Pratt Papers, 1939-1968 (Call number: mssHM 65939-65940).

Biographical Note

Samuel Frank Dexter (1847-1906), or Frank as his friends and family knew him, was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on September 3, 1847. He was the grandson of Nathaniel Gregory Balch Dexter, who founded the knitting cotton business in the United States and established the Dexter Yarn Company in 1820. As such Dexter went into the family business and in 1880 after the company had incorporated, he became its secretary and general manager. He married Anna Fannie Wheaton in 1872 and subsequently had three children, Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter or “Wheatie,” Anthony Hamilton Dexter, and Fannie Wheaton Dexter. By 1900, Dexter had sold out his interests in the company and retired from the active business life. Dexter and his family moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1902, where he would spend the remainder of his life until his death in 1906.

Scope and Content

Letters, diaries, essays, and other papers of Samuel Frank Dexter. The large portion of the collection consists of the letters that Dexter wrote to his children during the 1901 trip to California. Before moving to Los Angeles in 1902, Dexter and his wife took a trip to California in 1901 leaving their children in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. An expansive and consistent writer, his almost daily letters home to his children describe in minute detail their experiences and observations of various parts of California such as Alameda County, Bakersfield, Kern County, La Jolla, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Mount Lowe, Pasadena, Redlands, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Gabriel, San Pedro, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz County, and Santa Monica. Other places of interest that Dexter wrote about to his children include the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art, descriptions of the California coast, and accounts of a trip taken in North Mexico. He also wrote frequently along their railroad trip to California, describing such places as Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, and Iowa.

A noted naturalist and authority on ornithology, Samuel Frank Dexter and his friend Anthony (Gideon Anthony) Hamilton traveled to Sequoia National Park (Calif.) in 1902. Included in this collection is the diary that Dexter kept during their excursion.

Other correspondence came from Mattie J. Chase, who along with her family, lived in Vienna, Austria and wrote to her sister Anna Fannie Dexter detailing their life there.

In addition to being a prolific letter writer, Dexter wrote a couple of essays that describe and illuminate life in Charleston, South Carolina and Rhode Island.

Arrangement

The collection is organized in the following manner:

1. Letters (correspondence) – Arranged alphabetically by author (Box 1)
2. Letters (correspondence), diary, and other manuscript materials – Letters are arranged alphabetically by author, with manuscript materials placed thereafter by genre (Box 2)
3. Photographs – Arranged by genre (Box 3)
4. Research notes, transcripts, ephemera, and misc. materials – Arranged by genre (Box 4)

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Huntington Library's Online Catalog.

Subjects

Dexter, Samuel Frank -- Archives.

Hamilton, Anthony (Gideon Anthony)

Mark Hopkins Institute of Art.

Coasts -- California, Southern -- Description and travel.

Ornithologists -- California.

Alameda County (Calif.) -- Description and travel.

Arizona -- Description and travel.

Bakersfield (Calif.) -- Description and travel.

California -- Description and travel.

Charleston (S.C.) -- Description and travel.

Charleston (S.C.) -- Social life and customs.

Colorado -- Description and travel.

Illinois -- Description and travel.

Iowa -- Description and travel.

Kern County (Calif.) -- Description and travel.

La Jolla (San Diego, Calif.) -- Description and travel.

Long Beach (Calif.) -- Description and travel.

Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Description and travel.

Lowe, Mount (Los Angeles County, Calif.)

Mexico, North -- Description and travel.

Pasadena (Calif.) -- Description and travel.

Redlands (Calif.) -- Description and travel.

Rhode Island -- Description and travel.

Rhode Island -- Social life and customs.

Riverside (Calif.) -- Description and travel.

San Bernardino (Calif.) -- Description and travel.

San Diego (Calif.) -- Description and travel.

San Francisco (Calif.) -- Description and travel.

San Gabriel (Calif.) -- Description and travel.

San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Description and travel.

Santa Barbara (Calif.) -- Description and travel.

Santa Cruz County (Calif.) -- Description and travel.

Santa Monica (Calif.) -- Description and travel.

Sequoia National Park (Calif.)

Vienna (Austria) -- Description and travel.

Forms/Genres

Letters (correspondence) -- California.

Diaries -- California -- 20th century.

Photographs.

Personal papers -- California -- 20th century.

Family papers -- United States.

Additional Contributors

Dexter, Anthony Hamilton.

Dexter, Fannie Wheaton.

Dexter, Nathaniel Wheaton.

Chase, Mattie, J. Wheaton.

Indexing: Subjects

Mark Hopkins Institute of Art

1901, Apr. 15. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65876.

Coasts – California, Southern

1901, Feb. 18. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65856.

Ornithology

1902, Aug. 20. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to “Dear Fannie & Children.” HM 65890.

Alameda County (Calif.) – Description and travel

1901, Apr. 22. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65879.

Arizona – Description and travel

1901, Jan. 23. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65840.

Bakersfield (Calif.) – Description and travel

1901, Mar. 22-25. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65869.

California – Description and travel

pre-1906. [Samuel Frank Dexter], Essay on California. HM 65901.

Charleston (S.C.) – Description and travel

1873. [Samuel Frank Dexter], “Excursion to Charleston, S.C.” HM 65900.

Charleston (S.C.) – Social life and customs

1873. [Samuel Frank Dexter], “Excursion to Charleston, S.C.” HM 65900.

Colorado – Description and travel

1901, Jan. 23. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65840.

Illinois – Description and travel

1901, Jan. 21-22. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65839.

Iowa – Description and travel

1901, Jan. 21-22. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65839.

Kern County (Calif.) – Description and travel

1901, Mar. 21. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65867.

La Jolla (San Diego, Calif.) – Description and travel

1901, Feb. 14. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 658543

Long Beach (Calif.) – Description and travel

1901, Mar. 7. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65863.

Los Angeles (Calif.) – Description and travel

1901, Feb. 19-20. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65857.
1901, Feb. 21-23. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65858.
1901, Feb. 24. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65859.
1901, Feb. 28-Mar. 1. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65861.
1901, Mar. 3-4. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65862.

Lowe, Mount (Los Angeles County, Calif.)

1901, Mar. 8-10. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65854.

Mexico, North – Description and travel

1901, Jan. 30. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65848.

Pasadena (Calif.) – Description and travel

1901, Feb. 19-20. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65857.
1901, Feb. 21-23. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65858.

Redlands (Calif.) – Description and travel

1901, Jan. 25. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65842.
1901, Jan. 25. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65844.

Rhode Island – Description and travel

pre-1906. [Samuel Frank Dexter], Reminiscences of Rhode Island. HM 65902.

Rhode Island – Social life and customs

pre-1906. [Samuel Frank Dexter], Reminiscences of Rhode Island. HM 65902.

Riverside (Calif.) – Description and travel

1901, Jan. 25. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65844.

San Bernardino (Calif.) – Description and travel

1901, Jan. 24. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65841.

San Diego (Calif.) – Description and travel

1901, Jan. 27. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65845.
1901, Jan. 28. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65846.
1901, Jan. 29. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65847.
1901, Feb. 1. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65849.
1901, Feb. 3. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65850.
1901, Feb. 5. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65851.
1901, Feb. 7. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65852.
1901, Feb. 10. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65853.
1901, Feb. 14. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65854.

San Francisco (Calif.) – Description and travel

1901, Apr. 11. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65875. 1902, Sept. 22. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to “Wheatie & Terry.” HM 65893.

San Gabriel (Calif.) – Description and travel

1901, Mar. 7. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65863.

San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.) – Description and travel

1901, Mar. 7. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65863.

Santa Barbara (Calif.) – Description and travel

1901, Mar. 13. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65866.
1901, Mar. 21. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65867.
1901, Mar. 26-29. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65870.

Santa Cruz County (Calif.) – Description and travel

1901, Apr. 22. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65879.

Santa Monica (Calif.) – Description and travel

1901, Feb. 25. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. HM 65860.

Sequoia National Park (Calif.)

1902, Aug. 18. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to “Dear Fannie & Children.” HM 65888.
1902, Aug. 20. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to “Dear Fannie & Children.” HM 65890.
1902, Aug. 21. [Samuel Frank Dexter], letter to “Dear Fannie & Children.” HM 65891.
[1902], July 18-Aug. 13. [Samuel Frank Dexter], Diary of trip to Sequoia National Park. HM 65899.

Vienna (Austria) – Description and travel

1876, Oct. 29. Mattie J. Chase, letter to [Anna] Fannie [Dexter]. HM 65823.

Correspondence and manuscripts

Box 1

Letters (correspondence)

Chase, Julian A. To [Samuel] Frank [Dexter]. Vienna, Austria 1877, July 29 HM 65822

Chase, Mattie J. To [Anna] Fannie [Dexter]. Vienna, Austria 1876, Oct. 29 HM 65823

Chase, Mattie J. To [Anna] Fannie [Dexter]. Vienna, Austria 1877, Feb. 27-Mar. 1 HM 65824

Chase, Mattie J. To [Anna] Fannie [Dexter]. Vienna, Austria 1877, May 20-27 HM 65825

Chase, Mattie J. To [Anna] Fannie [Dexter]. Vienna, Austria 1877, July 17 HM 65826

Chase, Mattie J. To [Anna] Fannie [Dexter]. Vienna, Austria 1877, Oct. 21 HM 65827

Chase, Mattie J. To [Anna] Fannie [Dexter]. Vienna, Austria 1878, Jan. 20-21 HM 65828

Chase, Mattie J. To [Anna] Fannie [Dexter]. London, England 1878, May 26-June 1 HM 65829

[Dexter, Anna Fannie]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. San Diego, Calif. 1901, Feb. 5 HM 65830

[Dexter, Anna Fannie]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Los Angeles, Calif. 1901, Feb. 21 HM 65831

[Dexter, Anna Fannie]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Santa Barbara, Calif. 1901,Mar. 17 HM 65832

[Dexter, Anna Fannie]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Santa Barbara, Calif. 1901, Mar. 19 HM 65833

[Dexter, Anna Fannie]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Oakland, Calif. 1901, Apr. 20 HM 65834

[Dexter, Anna Fannie and Samuel Frank Dexter]. To [Anthony Hamilton Dexter, Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter]. Del Monte, Calif. 1901, Apr. 24 HM 65835

Dexter, Medora. To Samuel Frank Dexter. San Bernardino, Calif. 1901, Jan. 27 HM 65836

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Chicago, Ill. 1901, Jan. 19-20 HM 65837

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Chicago, Ill. 1901, Jan. 21 HM 65838

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. 1901, Jan. 21-22 HM 65839

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. 1901, Jan. 23 HM 65840

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. San Bernardino, Calif. 1901, Jan. 24 HM 65841

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Redlands, Calif. 1901, Jan. 25 HM 65842

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Redlands, Calif. 1901, Jan. 25 HM 65843

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Riverside, Calif. 1901, Jan. 25 HM 65844

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. San Diego, Calif. 1901, Jan. 27 HM 65845

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. San Diego, Calif. 1901, Jan. 28 HM 65846

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. San Diego, Calif. 1901, Jan. 29 HM 65847

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. San Diego, Calif. 1901, Jan. 30 HM 65848

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. San Diego, Calif. 1901, Feb. 1 HM 65849

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. San Diego, Calif. 1901, Feb. 3 HM 65850

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. San Diego, Calif. 1901, Feb. 5 HM 65851

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. San Diego, Calif. 1901, Feb. 7 HM 65852

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. San Diego, Calif. 1901, Feb. 10 HM 65853

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. San Diego, Calif. 1901, Feb. 14 HM 65854

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. San Diego, Calif. 1901, Feb. 17 HM 65855

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Los Angeles, Calif. 1901, Feb. 18 HM 65856

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Los Angeles, Calif. 1901, Feb. 19-20 HM 65857

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Los Angeles, Calif. 1901, Feb. 21-23 HM 65858

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Los Angeles, Calif. 1901, Feb. 24 HM 65859

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Los Angeles, Calif. 1901, Feb. 25 HM 65860

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Los Angeles, Calif. 1901, Feb. 28-Mar. 1 HM 65861

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Los Angeles, Calif. 1901, Mar. 3-4 HM 65862

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Los Angeles, Calif. 1901, Mar. 7 HM 65863

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Los Angeles, Calif. 1901, Mar. 8-10 HM 65864

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Santa Barbara, Calif. 1901, Mar. 12 HM 65865

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Santa Barbara, Calif. 1901, Mar. 13 HM 65866

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To N[athaniel] Wheaton Dexter. Bakersfield, Calif. 1901, Mar. 16 HM 65867

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Santa Barbara, Calif. 1901, Mar. 21 HM 65868

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Santa Barbara, Calif. 1901, Mar. 22-25 HM 65869

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Santa Barbara, Calif. 1901, Mar. 26-29 HM 65870

Box 2

Letters (correspondence), diary, and other manuscript materials

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Santa Barbara, Calif. 1901, Mar. 30 HM 65871

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. San Francisco, Calif. 1901, Apr. 2 HM 65872

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Oakland, Calif. 1901, Apr. 5 HM 65873

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Oakland, Calif. 1901, Apr. 8 HM 65874

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Oakland, Calif. 1901, Apr. 11 HM 65875

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Oakland, Calif. 1901, Apr. 15 HM 65876

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Oakland, Calif. 1901, Apr. 21 HM 65877

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Santa Cruz, Calif. 1901, Apr. 22 HM 65878

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Santa Cruz, Calif. 1901, Apr. 22 HM 65879

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Oakland, Calif. 1901, Apr. 27 HM 65880

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter, Fannie Wheaton Dexter, and Anthony Hamilton Dexter]. Oakland, Calif. 1901, May 2 HM 65881

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To N[athaniel] Wheaton Dexter. Chatham, Mass. 1901, July 1 HM 65882

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To “Dear Fannie & Children”. Kaweah, Calif. [1902] HM 65883

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To “Dear Fannie & Children”. Kaweah, Calif. 1902, July 21 HM 65884

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To “Dear Fannie & Children”. Mineral King, Calif. 1902, Aug. 2 HM 65885

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To “Dear Fannie & Children”. Mineral King, Calif. 1902, Aug. 5 HM 65886

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To “Dear Fannie & Children”. Visalia, Calif. 1902, Aug. 12 HM 65887

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To “Dear Fannie & Children”. Oakland, Calif. 1902, Aug. 18 HM 65888

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To “Dear Fannie & Children”. Oakland, Calif. 1902, Aug. 19 HM 65889

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To “Dear Fannie & Children”. Oakland, Calif. 1902, Aug. 20 HM 65890

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To “Dear Fannie & Children”. Oakland, Calif. 1902, Aug. 21 HM 65891

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To “Dear Fannie & Children”. Los Angeles, Calif. 1902, Sept. 4 HM 65892

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To “Wheatie & Terry”. Los Angeles, Calif. 1902, Sept. 22 HM 65893

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. To Charles T Pratt. Los Angeles, Calif. 1904, Dec. 27 HM 65894

[Hamilton, Anthony (Gideon Anthony)]. To Nellie [Hamilton]. San Francisco, Calif. 1897, July 29 HM 65895

Pratt, Charles T. To [Samuel] Frank Dexter. Providence, R.I. 1904, Dec. 21 HM 65896

Webster, Frank B[lake]. To [Samuel Frank] Dexter. Hyde Park (Boston, Mass.) 1903, July 12 HM 65897

Webster, Frank Blake. To [Samuel] Frank Dexter. Hyde Park (Boston, Mass.) 1907, Mar. 22 HM 65898

[Dexter Samuel Frank]. Diary of trip to Sequoia National Park. [1902], July 18-Aug. 13 HM 65899

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. “Excursion to Charleston, S.C.”. 1873 HM 65900

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. Essay on California. pre-1906 HM 65901

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. Reminiscences of Rhode Island. pre-1906 HM 65902

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. “Thanksgiving day”. Los Angeles, Calif. pre-1906 HM 65903

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. Manuscript notes. Undated HM 65904

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. Sketchbook of scenes of Rhode Island. 1862-1865 HM 65905

Dexter, Samuel Frank. Sketchbook. Pawtucket, R.I. 1879-1882 HM 65906

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. Sketches of animals. Undated HM 65907

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. Sketch of hunting dogs and stag. Undated HM 65908

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. Sketch of Lady Liberty. Undated HM 65909

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. Sketch of stream and scenery. Undated HM 65910

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. Sketch of woman ice skating. Undated HM 65911

Box 3

Photographs

Cabinet photograph of Samuel Frank Dexter. Pawtucket, R.I. 1884, Dec. HM 65912

Cabinet Photograph of Nellie M. Buckley and Bertha Louise Hamilton. San Francisco, Calif. 1886, Sept. HM 65913

Cabinet photograph of Gideon Anthony Hamilton and Samuel Frank Dexter. Pawtucket, R.I. 1893, Aug. HM 65914

Cabinet photograph of Edgar Daniel Boone. San Francisco, Calif. Undated HM 65915

Cabinet photograph of Nellie M. Buckley. Oakland, Calif. Undated HM 65916

Cabinet photograph of Nellie M. Buckley. San Francisco, Calif. Undated HM 65917

Cabinet photograph of Anna Fannie Dexter. Pawtucket, R.I. Undated HM 65918

Cabinet photograph of Samuel Frank Dexter. Pawtucket, R.I. Undated HM 65919

Cabinet photograph of Gideon Anthony Hamilton. San Francisco, Calif. Undated HM 65920

Cabinet photograph of Bertha Louise Hamilton. San Francisco, Calif. Undated HM 65921

Cabinet photograph of Ella Louise Hamilton. Providence, R.I. Undated HM 65922

Cabinet photograph of Maude and Maria Hamilton. San Francisco, Calif. Undated HM 65923

Card photograph of Dexter Yarn Co.. Pawtucket, R.I. Undated HM 65924

Carte-de-visite of Theodore Les. Lima, Peru 1872, Jan. 1 HM 65925

Carte-de-visite of Edgar Daniel Boone. Lima, Peru Undated HM 65926

Carte-de-visite of Nellie M. Buckley. Undated HM 65927

Carte-de-visite of [Nathaniel Wheaton Dexter]. Pawtucket, R.I. Undated HM 65928

Carte-de-visite of Gideon Anthony Hamilton. Pawtucket, R.I. Undated HM 65929

Cartes-de-visite of Ned Hamilton. Pawtucket, R.I. Undated HM 65930

Carte-de-visite of James Lander. Virginia City, Nev. Undated HM 65931

Carte-de-visite of Harry Owens. Lima, Peru. Undated HM 65932

Unidentified cartes-de-visite. Lima, Peru. Undated HM 65933

Unidentified cartes-de-visite. Norwich, Conn. Undated HM 65934

Unidentified cartes-de-visite, Rhode Island. Undated HM 65935

Copy print of photograph of Sam Hamilton. pre-1899 HM 65936

Copy print of photograph of Nellie M. Buckley and Bertha Louise Hamilton. Undated HM 65937

Unidentified photographs. Undated HM 65938

Box 4

Research notes, transcripts, ephemera, and misc. materials

Folder 1

[Adams, Donna]. Notes about Walter Crowninshield. post-1967

Folder 2

Adams, Donna. Biographical information and notes for Gideon Anthony Hamilton and Samuel Frank Dexter. 1978-1992, Undated

Folder 3

Adams, Donna. Notes on Sam Hamilton of the Pony Express. 1986, Nov. 2

Folder 4

[Adams, Donna]. Typed transcripts of materials by Samuel Frank Dexter. Undated

Folder 5

[Dexter, Samuel Frank]. “Dear Fannie & Children.” Kaweah, Calif. 1902, July 25

Folder 6

[Hamilton, Anthony (Gideon Anthony)]. To [Samuel Frank Dexter]. Virginia City, Nev. 1876, Nov. 2

Folder 7

[Hamilton, Anthony (Gideon Anthony)]. To [Samuel Frank Dexter]. Mason Valley, Nev. 1878, Dec. 30

Folder 8

[Hamilton, Anthony (Gideon Anthony)]. To [Samuel Frank Dexter]. Oakland, Calif. 1890, May 17

Folder 9

[Hamilton, Anthony (Gideon Anthony)]. To [Samuel Frank Dexter]. Oakland, Calif. 1893, Jan. 1

Folder 10

Morehouse, Bertha. To Donna Adams. Oakland, Calif. 1971, Jan. 6

Folder 11

Adams, Donna. Essay: “A Peruvian horse race.” Undated

Folder 12

Adams, Donna. Essay: “On the road to Sunset.” Undated

Folder 13

[Hamilton, Anthony (Gideon Anthony)]. Article: “Wan Lee, the pagan.” Virginia City, Nev. 1874, Dec. 18

Folder 14

[Hamilton, Anthony (Gideon Anthony)]. Article: “A Peruvian horse race.” [ca.1880]

Folder 15

[Hamilton, Anthony (Gideon Anthony)]. Article: “Past and present.” Oakland, Calif. 1894, Jan. 8

Folder 16

[Hamilton, Anthony (Gideon Anthony)]. Article: “The burning of Dayton.” 1897, May 20

Folder 17

[Hamilton, Anthony (Gideon Anthony)]. Article: “Buffalo migrations.” Undated

Folder 18

Johnston, Bernice. Extract from memoirs, titled “The first people of Eagle Rock.” Undated

Folder 19

Magee, William J. “Collection Trips of Wm. J. Magee.” 1875-1883

Folder 20

Ephemera (17 pieces). 1898-1965, Undated