Finding Aid to the Rufus Rowe Haines Biographical Collection MS.684

Holly Rose Larson
Library and Archives at the Autry
2012 November 8
210 South Victory Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91502
rroom@theautry.org


Contributing Institution: Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: Rufus Rowe Haines Biographical Collection
Creator: Guinn, J. M. (James Miller)
Creator: Fennel, Estelle H.
Identifier/Call Number: MS.684
Physical Description: 0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Date: undated
Abstract: This file contains a letter from Estelle H. Fennel to the Library regarding research on her father, Rufus Rowe Haines, a typed excerpt on Haines from Historical and Biographical Record of Los Angeles and Vicinity by J. M. Guinn, and a copy of a photograph of Haines.
Language of Material: English .

Scope and Contents

This file contains a letter from Estelle H. Fennel to the Library regarding research on her father, Rufus Rowe Haines, a typed excerpt on Haines from Historical and Biographical Record of Los Angeles and Vicinity by J. M. Guinn, and a copy of a photograph of Haines.

Preferred Citation

Rufus Rowe Haines Biographical Collection, undated, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.684.

Processing History

Processed by Library staff after 1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 November 8, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).

Acquisition

Donated by Estelle H. Fennel, between 1924 and 1960.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote 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.

Biographical Note

Rufus Rowe Haines (1826 - 1908) was an employee of Western Union Telegraph Company and was responsible for establishing telegraph communication between British Columbia and Southern California.

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Subjects and Indexing Terms

Historical and Biographical Record of Los Angeles and Vicinity
Photographs
Correspondence
Telegraph -- California -- History
Telegraphers
Haines, Rufus Rowe