Finding Aid of the J.E. Woodhead papers
0004
Finding aid prepared by Jacqueline Morin
USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189
213-740-5900
specol@usc.edu
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 The copyright to unpublished materials belongs to the heirs of the writers.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
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
Flyers and 1 Book of Ready Return Stamps
Box 2, Folder 4
Article on the NLRA
circa 1965
Box 2, Folder 5
Account books
1865-1909
Physical Description:
21 volumes
Scrapbooks
Physical Description:
9 bound volumes
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
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.
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
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
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 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
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 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
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.