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Title: Toulmin Estate papers
Dates: 1829-1965
Collection Number: N/A
Creators:
Toulmin, Alice Larkin
Toulmin, Henry Wrougton
Holladay, Margaret
Extent:
Approximately 2,992 items in 16 boxes
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
Manuscripts Department
The Huntington Library
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2203
Fax: (626) 449-5720
Email: manuscripts@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: This collection consists of records concerning the planning and distribution of Alice Larkin Toulmin’s Estate.
Language of Material: The records are in English.
The collection is open for qualified researchers.
In order to quote from, publish, or reproduce any of the manuscripts or visual materials, researchers must obtain formal permission
from the office of the Library Director. In most instances, permission is given by the Huntington as owner of the physical
property rights only, and researchers must also obtain permission from the holder of the literary rights. In some instances,
the Huntington owns the literary rights, as well as the physical property rights. Researchers may contact the curator of this
collection for further information.
[Item], Toulmin Estate papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
In library.
Alice Larkin Toulmin (1879 Dec. 5 - 1963 Feb. 13) is the granddaughter of Thomas Oliver Larkin (first U.S. consul to Alta
California and a signer of the original California Constitution) and daughter of Alfred O. Larkin and Mary Ball Larkin Chappell.
She married Henry W. Toulmin in 1914. The Toulmin Estate included stocks, bonds, cash, furniture, residential and commercial
properties, and miscellaneous items. Among her real Estate holdings, the Larkin House in Monterey, California, stood out for
its historical significance, for it was built by Thomas Oliver Larkin in 1835 and served as the U.S. consulate in Alta California.
Alice purchased the house in 1922 and made it her family residence for many years. In 1962 she deeded the Larkin House to
the State of California. The Larkin House is recognized by the U.S. government as a National Historic Landmark and is part
of the larger Monterey State Historic Park.
Henry Wrougton Toulmin (1871 March 2 - 1952) was a sportsman and amateur archaeologist born in England. He and his wife Alice
lived in the Larkin House in Monterey, California, for many years.
The Toulmin Estate papers are organized into two series: 1) Correspondence, manuscripts, and ephemera series. 2) Dairies series.
The bulk of the first series consists of correspondence and documents concerning the planning and distribution of Alice Larkin
Toulmin’s Estate by executor Margaret Holladay, the law firm O’Melveny and Myers, and the Larkin House Advisory Committee.
Other correspondence includes a small number of early correspondence by Alice Larkin Toulmin, Henry W. Toulmin, Alfred O.
Larkin, and Mary Ball Larkin Chappell. In addition, photos of the Larkin, Toulmin, Molera, and Childs families are also included.
The second series contains diaries of Alice Larkin Toulmin from 1900 to 1962. There are a total of 66 bound diaries.
Toulmin, Alice Larkin
California. Dept. of Parks and Recreation
California. Division of Beaches and Parks
Hammond, George P. (George Peter), 1896-1993
Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
Holladay, Margaret
Larkin, Alfred O.
O'Melveny and Myers
Portsmouth Athenaeum (Portsmouth, N.H.)
Distribution of decedents' Estates
Executors and administrators--United States.
Trusts and trustees--California.
Women--California
California--History--20th century--Sources.
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Monterey (Calif.)
Letters (correspondence)--United States
Photographs--United States--19th century.
Photographs--United States--20th century.