Finding Aid to the "Personal Recollections of Los Angeles, California, in 1856" Manuscripts and Letter MS.711
Holly Rose Larson
Library and Archives at the Autry
2012 November 12
210 South Victory Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91502
rroom@theautry.org
Contributing Institution:
Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: "Personal Recollections of Los Angeles, California, in 1856" Manuscripts and Letter
Creator:
Williams, M. E., Mrs.
Creator:
Jackson, Grant
Identifier/Call Number: MS.711
Physical Description:
0.1 Linear Feet
(1 folder)
Date (inclusive): 1907-1924
Abstract: This collection consists of a handwritten manuscript of a "few personal recollections of Los Angeles, 50 years ago," written
by Mrs. M.E. Williams from Santa Rosa, California. The "recollections," written in 1907 February, tell of Mrs. Williams' experiences
in Los Angeles in 1856.
Language of Material:
English
.
Mrs. Williams wrote these notes in 1907 February to her sister. Williams's sister and Wiliams's daughter, Alice M. Williams,
then forwarded the manuscript to the mother of Geneva R. Wheeler. Grant Jackson purchased the manuscripts from Geneva Wheeler
and bound them in this volume in August of 1924. Jackson pasted in a letter Geneva Wheeler sent him in November of the same
year explaining how she came to have these documents. This manuscript is part of the Grant Jackson Memorial Library bequeathed
to the Southwest Museum in 1925 April.
This collection consists of a handwritten manuscript of a "few personal recollections of Los Angeles, 50 years ago," written
by Mrs. M.E. Williams from Santa Rosa, California. The "recollections," written in 1907 February, tell of Mrs. Williams' experiences
in Los Angeles in 1856.
A typed copy of the manuscript, the original handwritten manuscript, title page, and an explanatory introduction by Grant
Jackson are bound together. The introduction, dated 1924 August 28, describes how Jackson acquired the manuscript from Geneva
R. Wheeler on that same day. Presumably, Jackson also created the typed copy of the manuscript.
Also attached is a letter from Wheeler to Jackson dated 1924 November 27.
Personal Recollections of Los Angeles, California, in 1856 Manuscript and Letter, 1907-1924, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.711.
Processed by Library staff after 1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 November
12, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).
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from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is
given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include
or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
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Part of the Grant Jackson Memorial Library bequeathed to the Southwest Museum in 1925 April.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- Sources
Women -- California -- Los Angeles
Catholic Church -- California
Personal narratives
Typescripts
Pico, Pio
Wolfskill, William