Finding Aid of the J.E. Woodhead papers 0004

Finding aid prepared by Jacqueline Morin
USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library 206
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Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189
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11 December 2009


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 The copyright to unpublished materials belongs to the heirs of the writers.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

 

Business Activities

 

Records of the Lamb Knitting Machine Company Chicago, Illinois

Box 1, Folder 1

Publications

Scope and Contents note

Catalogs, price lists, instruction manuals, 50th anniversary commemorative pamphlets, scrapbook of advertisements, business cards, newspaper articles, etc.
Box 1, Volume 1-16

Account books 1868-1927

Scope and Contents note

(Journal 1872-73 also contains a Catalog of library, Jan. 1, 1875, updated 1882).
Box 2, Folder 2

Correspondence 1879-1893

Physical Description: 7 items
Box 2

Advertisements and Flyers from Rival Knitting Machine Companies.

Physical Description: 13 items
Box 2

Newspaper Clippings and Articles on Knitting Machines.

Physical Description: 4 items
 

Records, Cosmic Publishing Company 1885-1895

Box 2

Account Books

Physical Description: 2 volumes

Scope and Contents note

2 volumes.
Box 2

By-laws and Minutes of Meetings

Physical Description: 1 volume
 

Records, Western Society For Psychical Research

Box 2

Constitution

Physical Description: 5 bound volumes

Scope and Contents note

Attendance book of council, council records, membership list, cash book.
Box 2, Folder 3

Correspondence

Physical Description: 4 items
 

Records, Chicago Philosophical Society

Box 2, Folder 3

Programs

Physical Description: 5 items
Box 2, Folder 3

Flyers, etc

Physical Description: 3 items
 

Records, National Letter Return Association

Box 2, Folder 4

Correspondence

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

2 items.
Box 2, Folder 4

Accounts

Physical Description: 14 leaves
Box 2, Folder 4

Notebook

Scope and Contents note

Includes charter, constitution, minutes, etc.
Box 2, Folder 4

Newspaper clippings

Box 2, Folder 4

Flyers and 1 Book of Ready Return Stamps

Box 2, Folder 4

Article on the NLRA circa 1965

 

Personal Papers

Box 2, Folder 5

Account books 1865-1909

Physical Description: 21 volumes
 

Scrapbooks

Physical Description: 9 bound volumes
Box 2

European Tour 1894

Box 2

British post cards circa 1902

Box 2

Newspaper clippings 1871-1889

Scope and Contents note

Clippings by and about J.E. Woodhead.
Box 2

Composition Books and Diaries 1856-1858

Box 2

Composition Books and Diaries

 

Personal Correspondence: Originals and Manuscript Copies

Box 3, Folder 6

Anon.-C

Physical Description: 30 items
Box 3, Folder 7

D - R

Physical Description: 23 items
Box 3, Folder 8

Sa - Sz

Physical Description: 20 items
Box 3, Folder 9

Stoddard, J.L. Undated- 1892

Physical Description: 26 items
Box 3, Folder 10

Stoddard J.L. 1893-1914

Physical Description: 34 items
Box 3, Folder 11

T - Woodhead, Howard

Physical Description: 26 items
Box 3, Folder 12

G. Woodhead, John E. - Z

Physical Description: 12 items
Box 3, Folder 13

Personal Correspondence (A-Z): Photostat Copies

Physical Description: 39 items
Box 3, Folder 14

Biographies and documents 1861-1865

Physical Description: 51 items
 

Ephemera

Box 3

Greetings and Business cards

Physical Description: 33 items
Box 3, Folder 15

Clippings, Publications and Memorabilia of the Children of J.E. Woodhead.

 

Photographs and negatives

Box 3, Folder 16

Negatives

Physical Description: 21 items
Box 3, Folder 16

Photographs -- Family and Friends

Physical Description: 18 items
Box 3, Folder 17

Photographs -- Actors, Actresses, Tourist Spots and Unidentified Subjects

Physical Description: 44 items
Box 3, Folder 20

Manuscripts of poems by J.L. Stoddard

Physical Description: 5 items
 

Programs -- Theater and Lecture

Box 3, Folder 21

Stoddard Lectures 1879-1897

Physical Description: 76 items
Box 3, Folder 22

Theater Programs and Miscellaneous Lecture Tickets

Physical Description: 9 items
 

Newspaper and Magazine clippings

Box 3, Folder 18

Articles by and about James Davie Butler

Physical Description: 12 items
Box 3, Folder 18

Articles by and about John L. Stoddard

Physical Description: 12 items
Box 3, Folder 19

Articles by J. E. Woodhead

Physical Description: 6 items
Box 3, Folder 19

Miscellaneous clippings

Physical Description: 41 items
 

World's Columbian Exposition and World's Congress Auxiliary, Chicago 1893

Box 4, Folder 23

Correspondence

Physical Description: 37 items

Scope and Contents note

World's Congress Auxiliary, Committee on weights, measures, coinage, etc., J.E. Woodhead, secretary.
 

Printed Material

Box 10, Box 4, Folder 24

Invitation, Programs, and Tickets

Physical Description: 15 items
Box 4, Folder 24

Advertisements and Souveniers

Physical Description: 38 items
Box 4, Folder 25

Other Conventions and Expositions

Physical Description: 5 items

Scope and Contents note

Programs, tickets, memorabilia
Box 4

J.E. Woodhead, Bookman

 

Catalogs of the J.E. Woodhead Library

Box 4, Folder 26

Typescript catalog prepared by USC 1950

Physical Description: 225 leaves
Box 4, Folder 27

Manuscript Catalogs Prepared by J.E. Woodhead 1859-1883

Physical Description: 8 volumes
Box 4, Folder 27

Catalog of Art Works

Physical Description: 1 bound volume
Box 8, 10, Box 4, Folder 28

Desiderata and purchase lists 1883-1908

Physical Description: 140 items
 

Correspondence

 

Book dealers and publishers

Box 4, Folder 29

A-D

Physical Description: 39 items
Box 4, Folder 30

E

Physical Description: 83 items
Box 4, Folder 31

F - L

Physical Description: 18 items
Box 4, Folder 32

M - Q

Physical Description: 38 items
Box 4, Folder 33

R - Z

Physical Description: 46 items
 

Reciepts and invoices from Book Dealers and Publishers

Box 5, Folder 34

A - B

Physical Description: 80 items
Box 5, Folder 35

C - Francis Edwards

Physical Description: 113 items
Box 5, Folder 36

Ee - Ez

Physical Description: 54 items
Box 5, Folder 37

F - L

Physical Description: 31 items
Box 5, Folder 38

M - McClurg's 1888

Physical Description: 97 items
Box 5, Folder 39

McClurg's, 1889 - Mz 1889

Physical Description: 77 items
Box 5, Folder 40

N - Z

Physical Description: 101 items
Box 8

Miscellaneous

Box 6, Folder 41

Correspondence and Invoices from Express Agents and Custom House Brokers

Physical Description: 11 items
Box 6, Folder 41

Caxton Club Correspondence

Physical Description: 12 items
Box 6, Folder 42

Book and Illustration Advertisements , Prospectuses and Catalogs

Physical Description: 61 items
Box 6, Folder 43

Notes and articles on Woodhead and his library

Physical Description: 44 leaves
Box 8, Box 6, Folder 44

Newspaper Clippings on Bibliographic and Literary Topics 1888-1957

Physical Description: 40 items
Box 6, Folder 45

Lists Relating to Extra-illustrating Projects: Longfellow and Byron

Physical Description: 44 leaves
 

Miscellany

Box 8, Box 6, Folder 46

Calendars 1870-1; 1871-3; 1895-2; 1904-2

Physical Description: 8 items

Scope and Contents note

1870 (1); 1871 (3); 1895 (2); 1904 (2)
Box 6, Folder 47, Box 8

Pamphlets

Physical Description: 17 items
Box 9, Box 7, Folder 48

Magazine Issues

Physical Description: 7 items
Box 7, Folder 49

Correspondence Subseries 4: 1949

Physical Description: 13 items

Scope and Contents note

Grace Woodhead Zeiss and The Wisconsin State Historical Society
Box 7

J.E. Woodhead Collection Bookplates Subseries 5:

Box 9

Notes

 

Historical Documents

Box 7, Folder 50

Notorial documents

Scope and Contents note

a. 33 x 14.5 cm, parchment , dated 6 May Anno regni Regis Henricic Sexti
b. 33 x 14 cm, parchment , dated 14 Aug Anno regis Henrici Sexti No. 533/9
Box 7, Folder 50

18th Century American Script

Physical Description: 5 items

Scope and Contents note

a. 8 dollar note, State of Massachusetts Bay, #14878, dated 5 May 1780, 9 x 7 cm
b. 6 shilling note, Colony of Massachusetts Bay, #441, May 25,1775, 15 x 7 cm
c. Ticket, Massachusetts semi-annual State lottery, #24720, March 2,1790, 11 x 6.5 cm
d. 10 pound reciept, State of Massachusetts Bay, #2973, Oct 10,1778 , 23.5 x 15 cm
e. Letter transmitting 18th century money to Woodhead
Box 7, Folder 50

List of soldiers who died at Andersonville, Georgia July 1, 1865

Physical Description: 24 pages
Box 9

Miscellaneous historical documents

Box 7, Folder 51

Unidentified Notebook and Manuscripts

Physical Description: 4 items
 

Duplicates

Box 7, Folder 52

Stoddard Lectures

Physical Description: 51 items
Box 7, Folder 53

Miscellaneous

Physical Description: 28 items
Box 7, Folder 54

Photographs and Materials for the Woodhead Bookplate

Physical Description: 21 items

Scope and Contents note

Photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Woodhead, the Woodhead Library. Materials for the Woodhead Bookplate.