Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Provenance
Historical Note
Scope and Content
Arrangement
Processing Information
Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Sunset Club Archives
Identifier/Call Number: mssSunset Club archives
Physical Description:
30.73 Linear Feet
(52 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1895-2010
Abstract: This collection consists of the
business records of the Sunset Club of Los Angeles, California, a men's social organization,
from its inception in 1895, and currently updated through 2010.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
Access
Some items are restricted to the use of Sunset Club members. The Huntington shall open the
contents of the Collection which are dated thirty (30) years or more years earlier (or high
resolution surrogates where the condition of specific originals does not permit them to be
handled) for research use by registered Huntington Library readers and correspondents
according to The Huntington's standard policies, procedures, and operating schedule. For
more information, contact Reader Services.
Publication Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from
or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The
responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining
necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. Sunset Club Archives, The Huntington Library, San Marino,
California.
Provenance
Placed on deposit at the Huntington by the Sunset Club in 2010.
Historical Note
The Sunset Club was started in Los Angeles, California, in 1895 by Charles Dwight Willard
(1866-1914), along with Charles Fletcher Lummis, W.C. Patterson, Bert Estes, and Fred L.
Alles. It was modeled on the Sunset Club of Chicago as a men's social organization.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of the business records of the Sunset Club of Los Angeles from its
inception in 1895, and currently updated through 2010. Included are club annals, programs
and agendas, the text of lectures, essays, correspondence, event programs, memorial
brochures, song books, and a few financial records. It also contains photographs, glass
plate positives, some DVD and video, and a limited number of artifacts.
Note: the following items continued to be in the custody of W. Horton as of June, 2010:
Annals / Publications various Extra copies of Sunset Club Annals.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by document function. It will be expanded and updated with
future additions.
Processing Information
Processed by Huntington staff in 2012. In 2023, 10 memorial bronze plaques were returned to
the Sunset Club at the Club's request.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Clubs -- California -- Los Angeles -- Sources
Men -- Society and clubs -- California -- History
California -- History -- 1850-1950
California -- History -- 1950-
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History