Scope and Contents
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Preferred Citation
Acquisition
Biographical note
Title: J. E. Woodhead papers
Collection number: 0004
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
7.42 Linear feet
10 boxes
Date: circa 1856-1920s
Abstract: Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks of Woodhead's business and manufacturing career with the Lamb Knitting Machine Company;
records of the Cosmic Publishing Company and the Western Society for Psychical Research; correspondence on the Columbian Exposition
of 1893 in Chicago; correspondence, indexes, catalogues, dealers' invoices pertaining to the John Edward Woodhead Library,
parts of which were acquired by USC; and personal correspondence, photographs, and memorablia of the Woodhead family.
creator:
Woodhead, J.E., (John Edward), 1840-1918
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks of Woodhead's business and manufacturing career with the Lamb Knitting Machine Company;
records of the Cosmic Publishing Company and the Western Society for Psychical Research; correspondence on the Columbian Exposition
of 1893 in Chicago; correspondence, indexes, catalogues, dealers' invoices pertaining to the John Edward Woodhead Library,
parts of which were acquired by USC; and personal correspondence, photographs, and memorablia of the Woodhead family.
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
The collection contains published articles; researchers are reminded of the copyright restrictions imposed by publishers on
reusing their articles and parts of books. It is the responsibility of researchers to acquire permission from publishers when
reusing such materials. The copyright to unpublished materials belongs to the heirs of the writers. Permission to publish,
quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], J.E. Woodhead papers, Collection no. 0004, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern
California.
Acquisition
Donated by J.E. Woodhead.
Biographical note
J.E. (John Edward) Woodhead was born in Leeds, England on August 2, 1840 and died in Chicago on October 24, 1918. His family
emigrated to the United States in 1844, settling first in Cincinnati, then moving to Burlington, Iowa in 1855. Woodhead moved
to Chicago in 1871, shortly after the Chicago Fire, and entered into business as the western agent for the Lamb Knitting Machine
Company. He developed an interest in book collecting, and established a 4000-plus volume private library. He also served as
Secretary of the World's Congress Auxiliary Section of Weights, Measures, and Coinage at the World's Columbian Exposition;
was a founder and officer (secretary) of the Cosmic Publishing Company, publisher of "Mind in Nature"; a founding member of
the Western Society for Psychical Research (founded 1885 in Chicago); and the founder and manager of the National Letter Return
Association (1885-1895).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Cosmic Publishing Company. -- Archives
Lamb Knitting Machine Company. -- Archives
National Letter Return Association. -- Archives
Western Society for Psychical Research. -- Archives
Woodhead, J.E., (John Edward), 1840-1918 -- Archives
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.). -- Archives
Book collecting--Illinois--Chicago--Archival resources
Book collectors--Illinois--Chicago--Archival resources
Businessmen--Illinois--Chicago--Archival resources
Correspondence
Diaries
Ephemera
Ledgers (account books)
Photographs
Private libraries--Illinois--Chicago--Archival resources
Scrapbooks