Guide to the Dr. Walter Lindley Scrapbooks
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Dr. Walter Lindley Scrapbooks
Collection number: H1987.3
Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library
Libraries of The Claremont Colleges
Claremont, California
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- Kelley Wolfe Bachli
- Date Completed:
- 2007 August
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Dr. Walter Lindley scrapbooks
Dates: 1869-1943
Bulk Dates: bulk 1875-1921
Collection number: H1987.3
Creator:
Lindley, Walter, b. 1852
Extent:
30 boxes
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Library. Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library.
Abstract: The Dr. Walter Lindley Scrapbooks document through clippings,
correspondence, and ephemeral materials Dr. Lindley’s most notable endeavors, including the
formation and management of the California Hospital and nursing program, his candidacy for mayor
of Los Angeles, the development of the Whittier State School, time served on the Los Angeles
Public Library board and the founding of a tuberculosis sanitarium in Idyllwild.
Physical location: Please consult repository.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English
Administrative Information
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to publish must be submitted in writing to Special
Collections.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Dr. Walter Lindley scrapbooks. Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd
Library, Claremont University Consortium.
Acquisition Information
The Dr. Walter Lindley Scrapbooks were a gift to Honnold/Mudd Library in 1988 by F. Haynes
Lindley, Jr., and Walter Lindley, in memory of their father Francis Haynes Lindley.
Alternative Forms of Material Available
Digital collection available via The Claremont Colleges Digital Library: Dr. Walter Lindley Scrapbooks - http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/col/lsc/.
Biography / Administrative History
Dr. Walter Lindley (1852-1922) was born in Monrovia, Indiana, January 13, 1852. He was the son
of Milton Lindley, merchant, treasurer and commissioner of Los Angeles County and Mary E.
Lindley (born Mary E. Banta). During boyhood he attended school and worked on a farm. He
graduated from Keen's School of Anatomy in Philadelphia in 1872, followed by Long Island College
Hospital, Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1875. During his final year of college he was appointed by the
Brooklyn Board of Health as ambulance surgeon and was also resident physician for the Eastern
District Hospital in Williamsburg.
In 1875 Dr. Lindley moved to Los Angeles and married Miss Lou C. Puett. They had two children,
Flora and Myra. In 1881 Mrs. Lindley died. From 1882 to 1893 he was married to Lilla Leighton,
but was widowed a second time when she died at the age of 34. In 1896 he married his third wife,
the widow of Mr. Robert Hardie, Mrs. Florence Hardie. Florence was the sister of two of Dr.
Lindley's colleagues, Dr. John R. Haynes and Dr. Francis L. Haynes. The couple had two children,
Dorothy and Francis Haynes.
After moving to Los Angeles, Dr. Lindley quickly became immersed in politics, philanthropic
activities, and medical practice. He helped organize the Young Men's Republican Club of Los
Angeles and became the group's first president. He established the Free Dispensary of the
Medical College on Requena Street, which treated the underprivileged at no charge. When he
became the County Health Officer in 1878, a position he held for one year, he helped develop a
free vaccination for children attending public schools and a system of registering births and
deaths. In 1879 he was appointed Health Officer of Los Angles, where he issued the first health
circular to the public warning of the outbreak of scarlet fever.
Dr. Lindley firmly believed that Los Angeles needed a medical school. In 1885 he helped found
the College of Medicine at the University of Southern California. Over the years he served as
dean and on the faculty of obstetrics and gynecology. Shortly thereafter, Dr. Lindley brought
another first to Los Angeles. In 1886, with colleagues J.P. Widney and J.B. Kurtz, Dr. Lindley
founded the first medical journal in Los Angeles, the Southern California Practitioner, which
was published for 36 years. Through most of the publication's existence, Dr. Lindley served as
editor, publisher, and frequent contributor.
In1886 Dr. Lindley opened a practice on 315 West Six Street, which became known as Dr.
Lindley's Private Hospital for over 20 years. His brother-in-laws, John R. Haynes and Francis
Haynes also worked at the hospital. In 1887 Dr. Lindley and Dr. Francis Haynes established "The
Pacific," the first private hospital in Southern California which gradually developed into the
California Hospital. For twenty years Dr. Lindley managed the California Hospital, which was
owned and operated entirely by physicians and became known as one of the best hospitals on the
west coast. In 1920 the hospital was sold to the Lutheran Hospital Society and is still in
operation today as the California Hospital Medical Center.
Dr. Lindley was a life long advocate for the proper care of orphan and delinquent children. In
1880 Dr. Lindley helped found the Los Angeles Orphan's Home, where he served as the first
president in 1882, and acting physician for eight years. During his travels to England and
France he visited orphan homes, where orphans were placed with families and learned a trade. Dr.
Lindley became a proponent of creating a family atmosphere for orphan children in place of the
institutional orphanages that existed in the United States. Dr. Lindley also believed that the
state of California needed a reform school for delinquent children, something that was already
common in many other states. His wish became true in 1890 when the Reform School opened, which
shortly thereafter was renamed the Whittier State School. Dr. Lindley was appointed
superintendent from 1890 to 1894 and his brother Hervey was appointed to the Board of Trustees.
After Dr. Lindley left his post as superintendent, he remained a member of the Board of Trustees
and served as president from1899 to 1905. The Whittier State School was later renamed the Fred
C. Nelles School for Boys, which is no longer in operation today.
In 1901 Dr. Lindley opened a tuberculosis sanitarium in Idyllwild, California with Dr. F.T.
Bicknell. While Dr. Lindley had many successes during his lifetime, this was not one of them. He
attributed the financial failure of the sanitarium to the poor roads that made it difficult to
travel to Idyllwild and that most individuals with mild cases of tuberculosis did not want to be
near others with the disease for fear of making it worse. After a few years the sanitarium was
turned into the Idyllwild Mountain Resort Company, which suffered from a devastating fire in
April of 1905.
In 1906 Dr. Lindley became a nominee for Los Angeles mayor on the Republican ticket. The Los
Angeles Times supported him and from all reports Dr. Lindley appeared to be the shoe-in
candidate. It was a stunning disappointment when he placed third, losing to Democrat E. W.
Harper.
On January 20, 1922, Dr. Lindley died of a cerebral hemorrhage in his home. He was survived by
his wife and four children.
References for biography: Harnagel, Edward E. "The Life and Times of Walter Lindley, M.D.,
1852-1922, and the Founding of the California Hospital." Southern California Quarterly.
1971;53(4):303-15.
Burdette, Robert J., ed. Greater Los Angeles and Southern California, their portraits and
chronological record of their Careers. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906, p. 132
"Doctor Lindley Dies at Home," Los Angeles Times, January 25, 1922
"Dr. Lindley is Laid to Rest," Los Angeles Times, January 29, 1922.
"In Social Spheres," Los Angeles Times, July 19, 1894, p. 4.
National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, volume 13. New York, James T. White and Company,
1906.
Dr. Walter Lindley Scrapbooks, Francis Haynes Lindley Memorial Collection, Honnold/Mudd
Special Collections, Claremont University Consortium.
Chronology
1852 January 13 |
Dr. Walter Lindley born in Monrovia, Indiana |
1873 |
Graduated from Keen's School of Anatomy, Philadelphia |
1874-1875 |
Ambulance surgeon appointed by the Board of Health of the city of Brooklyn, N.Y. and
resident physician for Eastern District Hospital, Williamsburg.
|
1875 |
Graduated from the Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, N.Y. |
1875 |
Arrival in Los Angeles and begins his medical practice |
1875 |
Marries Miss Lou C. Puett, daughter of Reverend W. W. Puett. They had two children,
Flora, who later married Philip Kitchin, and Myra, who later married Samuel F. Bothwell. Mrs.
Lindley died on May 8, 1881
|
1877 |
Assisted in the organizing of and first president of the first Young Men's Republican
Club of Los Angeles
|
1877 |
Organized Free Dispensary on Requena Street, which developed into the Free Dispensary of
the Medical College, which treated the sick poor at no charge
|
1878 |
Secretary of the Los Angeles County Medical Association, serving three years |
1878 |
County health officer, serving one year where he helped develop a free vaccination for
children attending public schools and a system of registering births and deaths
|
1878 |
Became the Southern California correspondent of the San Francisco Post |
1878 |
Assisted in organizing and became one of the Directors of the Humane Society |
1879-1880 |
Appointed Health Officer of Los Angeles |
1879 May 19 |
Issued the first health circular of information for the public in Los Angeles |
1879 |
Elected member City Board of Education, Chairman of Committee on Building and Repairs,
and Chairman of Committee of Purchase of Books for School Library
|
1880 |
Los Angeles County physician |
1880 |
One of the founders of the Los Angeles Orphan's Home, became its first president in
1882, and served eight years as its physician
|
1880-81 |
Member of the Board of Education of Los Angeles |
1882 |
President of the Los Angeles County Medical Association |
1882 |
Post-graduate coursework, N.Y. City |
1882 March 10 |
Marries second wife Lilla Leighton, who died in 1893 at the age of 34 |
1883 |
Appointed Examining Surgeon for Pensions by President Harrison |
1885 |
One of the founders of the College of Medicine of the University of Southern California,
where he chaired obstetrics and gynecology. Secretary of Faculty and Professor of Obstetrics,
1885-1890, Professor of Gynecology, 1894-1901, Dean, 1902-1905
|
1885 |
Appointed superintendent of the Los Angeles County Hospital |
1886 |
With colleagues J.P. Widney and J.B. Kurtz, founded Los Angeles' first medical journal
the Southern California Practitioner, which was published for 36 years. Through most of the
publication's existence, Lindley served as editor, publisher, and frequent
contributor.
|
1886 |
Started practice on 315 West Six Street, which became known as Dr. Lindley's Private
Hospital for over 20 years. Also working there were John R. Haynes and Francis Haynes.
|
1886-1887 |
Medical Superintendent, Los Angeles County Hospital |
1887 |
Co-authors with Dr. J. P. Widney California of the South: its physical geography,
climate, resources, routes of travel, and health-resorts, published by the Appleton Company,
two more editions were later published
|
1887 |
Post-graduate coursework, N.Y. City |
1887 |
Appointed member of the Board of Free Holders for the purpose of preparing a new charter
for the city of Los Angeles
|
1887 |
Established "the Pacific," the first private hospital in Southern California with Dr.
Francis L. Haynes. This small hospital gradually developed into the California
Hospital.
|
1889 |
President of the California State Medical Society |
1890-94 |
Helps establish the Whittier State School, a reform and trade school, where he worked
with his brother Hervey Lindley. Hervey was appointed to the Board of Trustees, while Dr.
Lindley was appointed superintendent (1890-1894). After leaving his post as superintendent, he
remained a member of the Board of Trustees and was president of the Board of Trustees from
1899-1905. The school was later renamed the Fred C. Nelles School for Boys.
|
1892-1893 |
Vice-President National Conference of Charities |
1896 |
Marries third wife, Mrs. Florence Hardie, widow of Robert Hardie, daughter of James S.
Haynes and sister of Dr. John R. Haynes and Dr. Francis L. Haynes. They had two children,
Dorothy and Francis Haynes.
|
1895 |
Appointed Trustee of the Throop Polytechnic Institute, Pasadena |
1895 |
Appointed by President Cleveland the Pacific Coast delegate to International Prison
Convention, Paris
|
1895 |
Organized and was elected President of the Board of Directors of the College Training
School for Nurses, the first training school for nurses established in Southern
California.
|
1895-1896 |
President Los Angeles Humane Society |
1897 |
Appointed Medical Examiner by the State Commission in Lunacy |
1898 |
One of the founders of the California Hospital, owned and operated entirely by
physicians and managed by Dr. Lindley for twenty years. In 1920, the hospital was purchased by
Lutheran Hospital Society and became a nonprofit. The hospital is now named the California
Hospital Medical Center
|
1900-? |
Director of Farmers and Merchants National Bank |
1901 |
Opened a tuberculosis sanitarium in Idyllwild, California with Dr. F.T. Bicknell. The
sanitarium was a financial failure and ceased to exist after a few years, later becoming the
Idyllwild Mountain Resort Co. The sanitarium and resort were not a financial success in part
because of how difficult it was to travel to Idyllwild. The resort also suffered from a
devastating fire in April of 1905.
|
1903 |
Elected Director of the University Club |
1904 |
Received degree of LL.D. from St. Vincent's College |
1905-1906 |
President University Club |
1906-1907 |
Candidate for mayor of Los Angeles on the Republican ticket. Lindley came in third place
in the balloting losing to Democrat, E. W. Harper.
|
1909 |
Dr. Lindley is appointed to the Board of Medical Examiners in the State of
California
|
1922 January 20 |
Dr. Lindley died of a cerebral hemorrhage in his home |
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of 32 scrapbooks that were assembled by Dr. Walter Lindley, covering
the spectrum of interests and activities that took place during his lifetime. The scrapbooks
document through clippings, correspondence, and ephemeral materials Dr. Lindley’s most notable
endeavors, including the formation and management of the California Hospital and nursing
program, his candidacy for mayor of Los Angeles, the development of the Whittier State School,
time served on the Los Angeles Public Library board and the founding of a tuberculosis
sanitarium in Idyllwild. Other scrapbooks are themed around personal topics and interests, such
as banquets, commencements and dinner parties where Dr. Lindley was often a speaker or guest of
honor, his travel abroad, correspondence with or in regard to family members, and a collection
of articles on Shakespeare.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into nine series:
- Series 1: California Health Resort Company and Idyllwild Mountain Resort
- Series 2: California Hospital
- Series 3: Candidacy for Mayor of Los Angeles
- Series 4: Dinners and Commencements
- Series 5: General Topics
- Series 6: Los Angeles Public Library
- Series 7: Shakespeare
- Series 8: Travel
- Series 9: Whittier State School
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Hospitals -- California -- Los Angeles County
Orphanages -- California
Juvenile delinquency -- California -- Los Angeles County
Juvenile delinquents -- Rehabilitation -- California -- Los Angeles County
Medicine
Tuberculosis -- Treatment
Elections -- California -- Los Angeles
Mayors -- California -- Los Angeles -- Election
Medical colleges
Medicine Study and teaching
Nursing schools
Nursing -- Study and teaching
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Series 1
California Health Resort Company and Idyllwild Mountain Resort
1901 March – 1911 April
Physical Description: 2 scrapbooks
Scope and Content Note
Dr. Walter Lindley was one of the founders of the California Health Resort Company in 1901,
a sanitarium to treat tuberculosis patients. The sanitarium was never a financial success,
most likely because of difficulty to travel to Idyllwild from Los Angeles and that
tuberculosis patients, having a contagious disease, did not necessarily want to be near each
other. In July of 1903 the sanitarium closed, reopening in August first as the Strawberry
Valley Hotel, later as the Strawberry Valley Lodge and finally as Idyllwild Among the Pines.
In April of 1904, right before the start of the peak season, a fire destroyed the central
building and one of the cottages, as well as damaging several other cottages. The California
Health Resort Company officially changed its name in 1904 to the Idyllwild Mountain Resort
Company.
Dr. Lindley was interested in many aspects of Idyllwild and collected articles on the
development of the road from Hemet to Idyllwild (which was key to attracting patients and
tourists to the facility), accidents involving automobiles, a shooting, an injury of a boy on
a horse, a flood, land development, stories of touring Idyllwild and activities that took
place, and any article that mentions the sanitarium or resort, including numerous accounts of
the fire in 1904.
The second scrapbook is referred to by the label on the spine “Idyllwild III,” however there
is not an Idyllwild I or II in the collection.
Box 1
California Health Resort Co.,
1901 March - 1905 August
Physical Description: 249 pages
Abstract: Scrapbook includes several letters to investors of the Idyllwild sanatorium and
resort regarding the financial state of affairs, the damage of the fire, and the School of
Forestry which began using the facilities for an annual summer school. Other items pertaining
to the operation of the resort include the agreement for the sale of real estate for the
Idyllwild property from 1901, a letter to Dr. Lindley regarding the construction for the
rebuilding of the hotel, future plans for upgrades and additions to the hotel, lists of
stockholders, financial reports, and an inventory of equipment. Promotional materials such as
color postcards of Idyllwild and brochures for “Idyllwild among the Pines” are also pasted
in. Also noteworthy is a typed document to preserve wild game, advocating an ordinance that
would prohibit the killing of deer for five years to help preserve the wildlife and natural
beauty of the mountains and community. 24 photographs of the resort and Idyllwild scenery are
pasted throughout the scrapbook. The scrapbook also includes many clippings about Idyllwild
and the sanitarium and resort from from local newspapers.
Box 2
Idyllwild III
1904 April - 1911 April
Physical Description: 153 pages
Abstract: Letters from the Idyllwild Mountain Resort Co., signed by Dr. Lindley, Secretary
and General Manager and other board members, to notifying stockholders of the debt, stock
values, property values, and general state of affairs of the company. A list of stockholders
and brochures are also present. The scrapbook also includes numerous clippings about the
sanitarium and resort from local newspapers.
Box 2
Idyllwild III, Folder 1
1921-1922
Physical Description: 15 items
Abstract: Loose Dr. Lindley ID cards for various associations and club memberships that were
separated from scrapbook.
Box 2
Idyllwild III, Folder 2
1906
Physical Description: 3 items
Abstract: Loose ephemera that were separated from scrapbook, including a menu for the
Idyllwild Bungalow at Strawberry Valley, pamphlet for Idyllwild among the pines, and a poem
about Idyllwild by Mrs. Nannie Henry Johnson.
Box 2
Idyllwild III, Folder 3
1910
Physical Description: 3 items
Abstract: Loose typed documents that were separated from scrapbook, including one letter from
Ella L. Moody and two pages of quotations.
Box 2
Idyllwild III, Folder 4
1911
Physical Description: 8 items
Abstract: Loose clippings that were separated from scrapbook, clippings.
Series 2
California Hospital
1901-1921
Physical Description: 7 scrapbooks
Scope and Content Note
California Hospital, located on 1414 South Hope Street, opened on June 11, 1898. It was
conceived as a facility that would be run and owned entirely by physicians. The seven
scrapbooks cover the hospital from 1901 to 1921, primarily through newspaper clippings that
cover illness, accidents, and deaths, as well as general information about the hospital and
nursing program.
All of the scrapbooks were given the title that was labeled on the spine by Dr. Lindley. It
should be noted that the first scrapbook is labeled “California Hospital” without a volume
number and there is not a volume I or II in the collection. While all others in this series
are given a volume number, there is one labeled “Number II” (not “Volume II”), which when
arranged chronologically comes between volumes IV and V.
Box 3
California Hospital
1901-1902
1906
Physical Description: 248 pages
Abstract: This scrapbook contains items relating to the California Hospital, predominantly
newspaper article clippings that mention the hospital in relation to an automobile or other
type of horrific accident, operations, illness, and death, as well as news of the addition
being built to the hospital, prominent physicians who worked there, nursing school
graduations and general information about the hospital. The scrapbook also includes a
photograph of two nurses with two young patients, booklets on the California Hospital School
for Nurses, a list of graduates from the nursing program, promotional booklets on the
California Hospital, the hospital bylaws, correspondence from Dr. Lindley to doctors and
stockholders, and the 1906 booklet “Greater Los Angeles,” by Samuel Pine.
Box 4
California Hospital, Volume III
1906 August - 1910 December
Physical Description: 250 pages
Abstract: This scrapbook contains items relating to the California Hospital, predominantly
newspaper article clippings that mention the hospital in relation to an automobile or other
type of horrific accident, illness, murder or crime that cause injury, and death. Other items
include commencement programs for the California Hospital Training School for Nurses,
correspondence, list of California Hospital Company stockholders, rules governing the
admission of interns to the California Hospital, and memos or letters reporting hospital
complaints. There is also one undated catalog produced by the company Rech-Markbaker Co.
featuring a variety of photographs of ambulances for humans and pets.
Box 5
California Hospital, Volume IV
1908 December - 1917 December
Physical Description: 150 pages
Abstract: This scrapbook contains items relating to the California Hospital, predominantly
newspaper article clippings that mention the hospital in relation to an automobile or other
type of horrific accident, on the job injuries, suicide, illness, murder or crime that cause
injury, death, malpractice lawsuit, and general articles about the hospital facility. Other
items include correspondence from Dr. Lindley on behalf of the hospital, an expense report
for the hospital from 1912, and a letter to “Nurses of California” from the Political
Equality League.
Box 5
California Hospital, Volume IV, Folder 1
1906-1921
Physical Description: 3 items
Abstract: Three booklets on the School for Nurses California Hospital from 1906-1910 and one
booklet "Steps Toward Freedom," by Dr. Walter Lindley, 1921.
Box 6
California Hospital, Number II
1910-1917 June
Physical Description: 200 pages
Abstract: This scrapbook contains items relating to the California Hospital, predominantly
newspaper article clippings that mention the hospital in relation to an automobile or other
type of horrific accident, illness, and death. Other items include the guidelines for
admitting interns to the hospital, a list of California Hospital property, and taxes for
1909-1910.
Box 7
California Hospital, Volume V
1915 November - 1918 June
Physical Description: 215 pages
Abstract: This scrapbook contains items relating to the California Hospital, predominantly
newspaper article clippings that mention the hospital in relation to an automobile or other
type of horrific accident, illness, murder or crime that cause injury, death, malpractice
lawsuit, and general articles about the hospital facility or nursing program. Other items
include correspondence from Dr. Lindley on behalf of the hospital, booklet titled
“Constitution and By-Laws of the California Hospital Nurses’ Alumnae Association” from 1911,
taxes from 1915, and letters to Miss Williamson from “Sue.”
Box 8
California Hospital, Volume VI
1918 January - 1920 November
Physical Description: 216 pages
Abstract: This scrapbook contains items relating to the California Hospital, predominantly
newspaper article clippings that mention the hospital in relation to an automobile, street
car or other type of horrific accident, illness, murder or crime that cause injury, death,
and general articles about the hospital facility, nursing program, and the shortage of nurses
due to World War I. Other items include correspondence from Dr. Lindley on behalf of the
hospital, letters addressed to Dr. Lindley from other physicians, and a hospital expense
report from 1919.
Box 9
California Hospital, Volume VII
1915,
1919 September - 1921 February
Physical Description: 90 pages
Abstract: This scrapbook contains items relating to the California Hospital, predominantly
newspaper article clippings that mention the hospital in relation to an automobile or other
type of horrific accident, illness, murder or crime that cause injury and death. Other items
include meeting minutes from hospital staff meetings, inventory of surgical instruments in
the hospital, financial statement from 1921, statistics of provisions, number of patients and
employees from 1919 and 1920, and a transcription of correspondence protesting the “Six and
Seven Hours Law for Pupil Nurses” from 1915.
Series 3
Candidacy for Mayor of Los Angeles, 1907
1906 August – 1914 October
Physical Description: 3 scrapbooks
Scope and Content Note
Scrapbooks document, through clippings and letters, Dr. Walter Lindley’s candidacy for mayor
of Los Angeles for the 1907 election. Dr. Lindley was the endorsed Republican Party candidate
and was favored to win. He placed a disappointing third, losing to the Democratic Party
candidate, Arthur C. Harper. Lee Gates, non-partisan City Central committee candidate and
Republican Party member, came in second.
Dr. Lindley’s campaign platform promised to bring water to the city from Owens River to
support future growth of Los Angeles, cleaning up the streets, and better hospital services
with equal service to the rich and poor.
Box 10
Political I Scrapbook
1906 August - November
Physical Description: 199 pages
Abstract: Scrapbook covers the period of Lindley’s nomination to candidacy by the Republican
Party for mayor of Los Angeles. Dr. Lindley was also a candidate for mayor two years prior,
but stepped out of the race before the Republican convention to nominate a candidate. The
scrapbook includes local newspaper clippings that chronicle the fight for the Republican
Party nomination between Lee C. Gates and Dr. Walter Lindley. Gates had already been named as
the mayoral candidate by the non- partisan City Central Committee, but also sought the
Republican nomination, which he lost to Lindley. Letters from a variety of colleagues,
friends, family, business men, and the general public that writes to congratulate him on his
nomination by the Republican Party or respond to letters from his Campaign Committee. It also
includes clippings about the Democratic Party and non-partisan candidates.
Box 10
Political I Scrapbook, Folder 1
1906 December – 1910 October
Abstract: Contents include: list of disbursements and receipts; front page of Il Fil Di Fer
with feature article on Walter Lindley, December 1, 1906; article “Stimson issues appeal to
voters,” August 1910; “Great demonstration for good government given by citizens,” December
1909; “Results on other days: vote on mayor at the primaries recall and at the city election
three years ago,” December 1909; and front page of the Los Angeles Times “Unionist bombs
wreck the times; many seriously injured.”
Box 11
Political II Scrapbook
1906 November - 1907 January
Physical Description: 238 pages
Abstract: Clippings from Los Angeles newspapers regarding the election and letters from
friends and business associates, mostly supporting his candidacy as the election nears, and
later, sending their regrets on the outcome of the election.
Box 12
Politics Mayoralty
1906 November - 1914 October
Physical Description: 147 pages
Abstract: Politics Mayoralty. Article clippings relating to events prior to and following the
election. In August 1908, Dr. Walter Lindley was elected chairman of the Republican
convention. Later articles reveal that Dr. Lindley declined to run for mayor in 1908. During
the election for mayor in 1910 there are frequent references to the 1907 election and Dr.
Lindley. The clippings from 1913-1914 focus on entirely different subject matter, consisting
of accounts of accidents, injuries, illness, and hospitalization, with a few articles about
banquets where Dr. Lindley was in attendance.
Box 12
Politics Mayoralty, Folder 1
1914 October
Physical Description: 2 items
Abstract: Loose material separated from scrapbook, typed letter asking for contributions to
the Republican California governor candidate, with signed pledges.
Series 4
Dinners and Commencements
1912 December – 1920 April
Physical Description: 2 scrapbooks
Scope and Content Note
In the Dinners and Commencements series the numerous events that Dr. Lindley and his family
participated in are outlined through newspaper clippings and dinner and commencement programs.
In 1914, Miss Dorothy Lindley, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Lindley has her society debut, which
is documented in the local newspapers. There are also many wedding announcements and
clippings, where Dorothy Lindley was a member of the wedding party.
Box 13
Dinner and Commencements
1912 December - 1916 December
Physical Description: 199 pages
Abstract: Scrapbook contains primarily newspaper clippings and dinner programs which mention
Dr. Lindley, Mrs. Lindley, or Miss Dorothy Lindley. Most of the dinner programs list Dr.
Lindley as a speaker and includes events that are hosted by the California Hospital,
California Club, Federation Club, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, University Club,
Newman Club, Reiner Club, and others. Also in the scrapbook is one letter from Charles Dwight
Willard to Dr. Lindley, where Mr. Willard described his life with tuberculosis; photographs
of the presentation of the Loving Cup to Fred W. Kelly and Dr. Lindley speaking at the event;
commencement programs for the Training School for Nurses of the California Hospital; a list
from Dr. Lindley to his daughter with bits of advice for success in life; and clippings on
lawsuit of California Hospital.
Box 14
Dinner and Commencements
1915 August - 1920 April
Physical Description: 199 pages
Abstract: Contents of the scrapbook include numerous society clippings from the Los Angeles
Times, Graphic, Tribune, and Express that mention Miss Dorothy Lindley, Dr. Lindley, or Mrs.
Lindley in attendance. Other noteworthy items in the volume are a photograph accompanied by
newspaper article of Dorothy Lindley as maid of honor for the Nebeker wedding; banquet
invitations; a typed manuscript by Dr. Lindley recalled an evening in 1916 when he introduced
actor Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree for the Celtic Club; letters between Williams College and Dr.
Lindley about the struggles of his son, Francis Lindley, during his first semester of
college; four letters to Dr. Lindley from Otis Skinner; commencement programs for the
Training School for Nurses of the California Hospital; and numerous banquet programs.
Box 14
Dinner and Commencements
1915-1920
Physical Description: 7 items
Abstract: Loose materials separated from scrapbook. Commencement announcements for the
Training School for Nurses of the California Hospital, invitation to the American Public
Health Association session, invitation to the wedding of Dorothy Lindley and Robert Paine
Fife, booklet of the President's Convention of Field Representatives of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company.
Box 14
Dinner and Commencements
1915
Physical Description: 4 items
Abstract: Loose materials separated from scrapbook, four letters to Dr. Lindley from Otis
Skinner, one letter from 1915, others undated
Box 14
Dinner and Commencements
1920
Physical Description: 11 items
Abstract: Loose materials seperated from scrapbook, clippings
Series 5
General Topics
1872 March – 1922 January
Physical Description: 13 scrapbooks
Scope and Content Note
The General Topics series covers a variety of topics that interested Dr. Lindley. Many of
the articles focus on general health or medical topics, California Hospital, Whittier State
School, School Board, and Dr. Lindley. Other articles cover charities or organizations Dr.
Lindley was affiliated with, often mentioning his name. Several of the scrapbooks contain
correspondence regarding his children and grandchildren. In particular, Dr. Lindley was often
writing or receiving information about his son, Francis, who was away at school and overseas
during World War I.
To clarify the somewhat illogical scrapbook titles in this series it should be noted that of
the 13 scrapbooks, 6 were labeled “Personal,” followed by a volume number on the spine. Of
these six, the first four are labeled I-IV, and then there are two that are labeled “Personal,
Volume V.” The remaining 7 scrapbooks were labeled “Miscellaneous” or without any label,
however they contained similar content to the “Personal” scrapbooks and the decision was made
to put them in one series together and to reflect the original spine label in the title.
Box 15
Scrapbook [marbled covers]
1904-1906
Physical Description: 252 pages
Abstract: Scrapbook covers a wide variety of topics relating to Dr. Lindley, primarily
through newspaper clippings with occasional correspondence, booklets, and photographs.
Examples of topics covered include Governor Pardee’s visit to Whittier State School, speeches
Dr. Lindley made, the appointment of Dr. Lindley as a Whittier trustee, book collecting,
“who’s who” in Los Angeles, news relating to the University Club, reports for the Southern
California Practitioner, Lindley’s mayoral campaign , and society scandals. There are also
certificates from the State of California, signed by Governor Pardee, one appointing Dr.
Lindley to the Whittier State School board of trustees and one appointing Dr. Lindley as a
delegate from California to the National Conference of Charities and Corrections. Also of
interest are the materials relating to the National Conference of Charities and Corrections
where Dr. Lindley presented a paper “The Evils of Institutional Childhood,” where he
advocates for orphans to be places with families and for the state to pay support, instead of
placing orphans in large institutional homes. Additional materials include the booklet “The
Physician’s Duty to His Fellow Practitioner,” by Walter Lindley, expense reports for the
Southern California Practitioner, three photographs of children with a donkey, and the
booklet “Elliot Addressing System.”
Box 16
Personal, Volume I
1869,
1908 September – 1915 July
Physical Description: 200 pages
Abstract: This scrapbook covers a variety of topics and subject matter, including: newspaper
clippings that mention Dr. Lindley’s attendance at a Southern California Medical Association
convention; announcements that he will be in France and East Britain for two months; dinners
attended; committee to build a new Los Angeles Orphans’ Home; article written by Dr. Lindley
on tuberculosis; articles about tuberculosis that mention Dr. Lindley; articles about health
and disease; articles about construction on the site of the Lindley Hotel, which Dr. Lindley
sold to the Sixth Street Company; lease of a property to construct theaters; typed documents,
probably written by Dr. Lindley, which include facts about the human body; article on John
Hall, physician and son-in-law of Shakespeare; description of Dr. Lindley’s visit with Dr.
George Ross; business or charity related correspondence addressed to Dr. Lindley from James
E. West, William Faurett Smith, J V. Gillett, Robert J. Burdette, and Harriet Johnson;
personal correspondence includes a letter from Dr. Lindley’s grandson, Lindley Fowler
Bothwell, and Dr. Lindley’s great grandmother, Ann Hadley, written in 1869; letter naming Dr.
Lindley the Supreme Trustee of the Fraternal Brotherhood; letter appointing Dr. Lindley to
the Los Angeles Red Cross Endowment Fund Committee; letter from Harrison Grey Otis; letters
from Dr. Lindley include a letter to J. A. Graves thanking him for his $20,000 donation to
the University of California; letter to Title Insurance and Trust Company; letters written to
physicians from Dr. Lindley as the editor and publisher of the Southern California
Practitioner; Official Programme for the Second Annual Aviation Meet; preliminary Program for
the Third Annual Congress of the Playground Association of America; menus for the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce excursion in 1910; articles about President Taft’s visit to Los Angeles
(Dr. Lindley served on the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce arrangements committee that
planned the visit), ephemeral material relating to the President’s visit, such as seating
charts, police permit, invitations, souvenir of ground breaking by President Taft for the
Panama-Pacific International Exposition; Dr. Lindley’s taxes from 1909-1910; Photograph of
Dr. Lindley next to an automobile, 1910; list of items stolen from residence of Dr. Lindley,
1912; appointment certificate to the Board of Medical Examiners in the State of California
with the state seal and signed by the governor, 1909; article announcing Dr. Lindley’s
publication “Suggestions for my Boys,” and typescript for “Suggestions for my Four Boys”; Dr.
Lindley’s taxes, 1914-1915; monthly financial letter from the Farmers and Merchants National
Bank of Los Angeles, June 1915; articles about the American Medical Association convention in
Los Angeles in 1911, one article by Dr. Lindley and one by Mrs. Lindley; and an issue of The
Whittier, September 1894, announcing Dr. Lindley’s resignation from the superintendency of
the state school.
Box 16
Personal, Volume I, Envelope 1
1909 February - 1912 August
Abstract: Loose materials from “Personal Volume 1 Scrapbook,” includes correspondence
regarding the article “The Traducers of Shakespeare” in West Coast Magazine written by Dr.
Lindley; photographic postcard of Harry Lindley Kitchin; page from The Bulletin, February 3,
1912; “Care of the body,” Los Angeles Times, July 4, 1909; article about Dr. Lindley titled
“Who’s Who and Why: Noted Men and Women of the Southwest,” Los Angeles Times, August 31,
1912; and two booklets published by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, one for the annual
banquet in 1912 and one for the “Arizona Excursion” in 1910.
Box 17
Personal, Volume II
1879 – 1915 March (bulk 1906 March - 1915 March)
Physical Description: 252 pages
Abstract: This scrapbook covers a variety of topics and subject matter, including: articles
on remedies for tuberculosis and other articles related to diseases; reprint of Dr. Lindley’s
paper, “The Outlook for Health: A Los Angeles Physician’s Survey of the Field” which
discusses the transmission of diseases through animals and outlines some of the most deadly
diseases, such as cancer and tuberculosis; article clippings that mention Dr. Lindley on
various topics, from the construction of his new home on Figueroa to his appearance at
dinners and other functions; articles relating to an address Dr. Lindley gave to the
University Club titled “Crime, Its Prevention and Cure,” where advocates boys have all male
teachers over the primary school level because they are more capable of disciplining and
leading children who are criminally inclined; lecture by Dr. Lindley published in the LA
times, “His Duty to Patients. Experienced Physician’s Advice to the Young Doctor”; article
clippings about Dr. John R. Haynes losing the chairmanship of the Board of Civil Service
Commissioners; Dr. Lindley’s taxes, 1906-1907, 1909-1910; articles about the fire at
Marlborough Preparatory school in October 1908, in which Dr. Lindley’s sister, Ida and mother
were rescued; articles on the death of Dr. A. H. Lindley, Dr. Lindley’s uncle, in October
1908; typed document, “Shakespeare and his Traducers: An Historical Study,” by Dr. Lindley;
letter from Los Angeles Public Librarian, Charles Lummis, requesting Dr. Lindley’s signature
for the library’s “Autograph Archive”; typed poem “The Blue Sky,” by Eliza J.?; articles
about the Whittier State School scandal where the superintendent, J.P. Greeley was charged
with lax discipline among misbehaving pupils; certificate from the State of California
governor appointing Dr. Lindley to member of the Board of Trustees of the Whittier State
School, 1902; advertisement for Milton Lindley, father of Dr. Lindley, running for county
treasurer, 1879; articles on the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce excursion to the aqueduct
which Dr. Lindley was a participant, 1910, and other Chamber of Commerce events; photograph
of Dr. W. H. Millington, Caldwell, N. J.; list of individuals who passed the Board of Medical
Examiners exam for the State of California in 1910; real estate documents relating to the
lease and sale of properties owned by Dr. Lindley; booklet “In Memoriam, Mrs. Nancy Ann
Bridge, 1818-1903”; booklet “The Ethics of Property and the Rights of Man,” sermon delivered
by Reverend George Thomas Dowling Letter published in the Times Magazine to Dorothy Lindley,
1908; biography of Hall John, Shakespeare’s son-in-law; postcard of Eiffel Tower; 3
photographs of children; and 1 photograph of Francis Haynes Lindley with a horse, Idyllwild,
1905.
Box 17
Personal, Volume II, Envelope 1
Abstract: Loose materials from “Personal Volume 2 Scrapbook,” includes typed document of
Lindley genealogy; photographic images of Dr. Lindley’s reception hall and dining room (page
torn from publication?); certificate from the State Historical Society of Wisconsin;
correspondence from the Van Lindley Co. Florists; and a typed document from state records of
North Carolina.
Box 18
Miscellaneous
1906-1920 (bulk 1915-1920)
Physical Description: 122 pages
Abstract: This scrapbook is labeled on the spine “Misc.,” which is an accurate reflection of
the contents. There are numerous newspaper clippings covering a variety of topics. Several
articles report on statistics, usually regarding various populations for cities in the United
States. There are a few items on “negroes,” including a flyer for a Sunset Club event titles
“The Negro, America’s Ever-Present Problem” from 1917 and a brief typed document that gives
average spent on African American children in 1917 and 1918 and brief statements about
African Americans in the war. There are a number of newspaper articles reporting on accidents
and illnesses that mention the California Hospital. Francis Haynes Lindley’s enlistment
record and discharge from the Navy from March 1919 are also included. In addition, there are
a few letters of correspondence; a Monthly Bulletin of the Los Angeles Health Department from
June 1916; two booklets by Henry Z. Osborne titled the Los Angeles Aqueduct from 1920 and
Emergency Military Bill from 1917; and one photograph of Mr. Samuel Hill.
Box 19
Personal, Volume III
1909 March – 1916 November
Physical Description: 248 pages
Abstract: A significant portion of the scrapbook is dedicated to the Whittier State School,
primarily documented through newspaper article clippings. Events that were covered include
accusations made by two girls who claimed to be mistreated in the school; an investigation of
the Whittier State School, in an effort to improve conditions; recommendations supported by
the board of trustees, such as abolishing whipping boys and girls, and adding facilities such
as tennis courts and a swimming hole; the appointment of a new superintendent, Fred C.
Nelles, who was a proponent of segregating boys and girls, and implementing a merit system,
where privileges are granted for good behavior; and Dr. Lindley’s resignation from the board.
In addition to the clippings there are a few letters and reports, including a parole
officer’s report addressed to the Board of Trustees and Superintendent of Whittier State
School, October 1910, and a letter detailing plans to establish an Advisory Board composed of
women to look after the interests of the female students at Whittier State School. Relating
to Dr. Lindley’s study of schools for delinquent children, there are article clippings on his
trip to England and his findings from visiting industrial schools and reformatories; a report
from the Philanthropic Society’s Farm School, reformatory school in England; and a census of
California State Board of Charities and Corrections for the months of February and March
1909. There are many other miscellaneous materials saved in the scrapbook. Some of the
noteworthy materials include a Description of Dr. Lindley’s experience attending the annual
festival on William Shakespeare’s birthday in Stratford of Avon, 1909?; booklet “Dr. John
Hall, Shakespeare’s Son-In-Law”, by Dr. Walter Lindley, printed by the Southern California
Practitioner, September 1916; a memoranda of the State Board of Medical Examiners meeting,
December 1911; real estate lease agreement, invoice, escrow statement; Sunset Club pamphlets;
letter to members of the Celtic Club from Dr. Lindley, February 1916, after he was elected
president of the club; memo from Dr. Lindley to stockholders of the California Hospital
Company, January 1916; report card and letter from the principal regarding Francis Haynes
Lindley, 1916; paper, “The Development of Modern Surgery,” written by Francis Haynes Lindley,
June 1916; expense account from Harry Lindley Kitchin, 1916; article clippings, banquet
programs, and a coupon booklet relating to the 1911 American Medical Association convention
in Los Angeles; 3 photographs of Harvey Lindley Kitchin, 1 photograph of Harry Lindley
Kitchin, 1 photograph of Philip Kitchin, 2 photographs of the Kitchin residence in Seattle;
and the Report of the Selwyn Emmett Graves Memorial Dispensary, May 1916, University of
California Bulletin, Third Series, volume 9, number 9
Box 19
Personal, Volume III, Envelope 1
1911 August – 1917 December
Abstract: Loose materials from “Personal Volume 3 Scrapbook,” includes lists of corporal
punishment and offences for Whittier State School; letter to the State Board of Charities and
Corrections regarding the treatment of four girls at Whittier State School; correspondence
regarding the sculpture for the General Otis Memorial; leaflet for the Community Theatre of
Hollywood “Four One Act Plays,” 1917?; and the article “The Avon and Stratford Church” from
the Mentor, volume 2, number 14.
Box 20
Personal, Volume IV
1910 November – 1918 December
Physical Description: 252 pages
Abstract: While this scrapbook covers a variety of topics, a reoccurring theme is WWI. Dr.
Lindley’s son, Francis, enlists in the Hospital Corps, a branch of the Navy at 18. Francis
was in the middle of his freshman year at USC, but decided to enlist. He is sent to the
Philippines to serve as a Hospital Assistant. Dr. Lindley’s grandson, Harry L. Kitchin, also
joins the military and is sent to Ireland. Dr. Lindley’s daughter starts training to be a
nurse and tries to join the Red Cross so that she can go abroad to help with the war effort,
however she is too young and it is discouraged. Correspondence, reports, and newspaper
clippings in the scrapbook document all of these events. A significant portion of the
scrapbook is also dedicated to Dr. Lindley’s health and recovery from surgery in 1918, which
was described as quite serious. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings reporting his
recovery and numerous letters from friends and colleagues who send Dr. Lindley get well
wishes. The name of his ailment and type of surgery are not mentioned. In addition, the
scrapbook contains materials on the planning committee that Dr. Lindley participated for a
memorial in honor of Harrison Gray Otis, clippings on a lecture given by Dr. Lindley on the
“Irish Dramatists,” an obituary for Dr. Lindley’s mother, Mary E. Lindley, announcements of
the Sunset Club, and a list of property belonging to Dr. Lindley from 1918. Seven photographs
are also pasted into the scrapbook: Lindley Fowler Rothwell, 1914; a tennis match, Idyllwild,
1917; the Idyllwild Inn, 1917; Dr. Lindley, 1917; a nurse and a dog; a house with the nurse
and dog in the foreground; and a faded blurry photograph of a sailor.
Box 21
Personal, Volume V [Number 1]
1917-1919 December
Physical Description: 258 pages
Abstract: Scrapbook contains numerous correspondences between Dr. Lindley and the U.S. Navy,
where Dr. Lindley writes to request the discharge of his son, Francis, and grandson, Harry
Kitchin. He argued that since the war was over that both men should be able to return back to
college. In March 1919 Francis is honorably discharged, and upon returning to the United
States from the Philippines enrolls in summer classes at USC. In the fall he starts at
Harvard University. Enrollment cards, correspondence and progress reports from both
universities are pasted into the scrapbooks. Correspondences from Francis to his father
discuss his wish to be discharged, gratitude for packages sent, and frequently inquire into
the healing of Dr. Lindley’s wound. Letters and postcards from Harry describe his wartime
experiences in England. Harry is also discharged from the service, documented through
newspaper clippings and correspondence. The scrapbook also contains numerous announcements
from the Sunset Club; a letter to Dr. Lindley from Harry Lindley, 1918; a letter from the Red
Cross to Dr. Lindley, stating that Dorothy will not be allowed to work in France due to her
young age; a certificate appointing Dr. Lindley to the Board of Library Directors, 1918;
letter to Hon. Thomas Lee Woolwine from John R. Haynes, 1919; letter to Philip Kitchin from
Dr. Lindley; and a letter to Dr. Lindley from his brother Hervey from Spain, 1919. Additional
photographs in the scrapbook are: two images of Lindley F. Bothwell, 1918; Major Warren
Bovard, 1919; Dr. Lindley, 1919; Harry Lindley Kitchin, 1919; two images of Harry Lindley
Kitchin in the Navy with two other service men, 1917; and a photo postcard of a battlefield
in France, 1919. Article clipping topics in the scrapbook include: the progress of the
General Harrison Gray Otis sculpture; Dr. Lindley possibly being a candidate for Los Angeles
Mayor, 1919; doctors returning to Los Angeles from war service; and a banquet hosted by Dr.
Lindley and Dr. John R. Haynes for physicians and surgeons who had returned from service
during the war accompanied by a group portrait photograph.
Box 22
Personal, Volume V [Number 2]
1919 November – 1921 February
Physical Description: 197 pages
Abstract: The largest body of materials in the scrapbook relate to Francis Lindley’s studies
at Harvard. Numerous letters are included from Francis to Dr. Lindley or Mrs. Lindley, where
he describes difficulties with his studies. Letters from Harvard to Dr. Lindley similarly
report Francis’ progress in his studies, along with report cards and college expenses. In
addition, letters from various individuals addressed to Dr. Lindley are part of the
scrapbook, including correspondence from his brother Hervey, 1919-1920; brother Arthur
Lindley, 1921; and one letter to Philip Kitchin, son in-law of Dr. Lindley, from Jason
McLachlan, attorney of Mrs. Kitchin, requesting a divorce on her behalf. There are also
articles on the completion of the Harrison Gray Otis memorial, along with a photograph of the
sculptor Burt Johnson working on a bust of General Otis. Other miscellaneous items in the
scrapbook are: a certificate from the State of California appointing Dr. Lindley as a member
of the State Board of Health, 1920; an inventory of furnishings belonging to Dr. Lindley’s
daughter, Mrs. Kitchin; articles and telegram regarding the California Mission Restoration
Association, for which Dr. Lindley served on the executive committee; and a financial
statement for the California Hospital, 1921. Photographs included in the scrapbook are: two
cart-de-visites, one of David Lindley, grandfather of Dr. Lindley, and Mary Lindley,
grandmother of Dr. Lindley; portrait of Dr. Lindley, 1919; group portrait of the Board of
Directors of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce; Dr. Lindley, 1918; Dr. Lindley with his
brother, Albert and wife, 1920; Dr. and Mrs. Lindley in Yellowstone, 1920; Board of Directors
of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce; portrait of Selwyn Graves; group portrait of the
Sunset Club, 1918; portrait of Lt. Col. C. W. Decker; Juneau, Alaska; Ford dealership, 1919.
Box 26
Miscellaneous loose materials
1896 May – 1921 January
Abstract: Photocopies of letters from famous people from scrapbooks (original correspondence
kept by donor). Letters are from Theodore Roosevelt, John F. Carrere, Harrison Gray Otis,
Robert Lincoln, Frederick Warde, Foster Wright, Otis Skinner, Maud Skinner, and Howard Kelly.
Box 26
Miscellaneous loose materials
1899
Abstract: The Brainerd Banquet, December 2, 1899
Box 26
Miscellaneous loose materials
1897-1900
Abstract: Commencement invitations: California Hospital Training School for Nurses 2nd Annual
Commencement Exercises, 1900, 10 copies; College Training School for Nurses Graduating
Exercises, 1897; The College of Medicine Annual Commencement Exercises, 1900; College of
Medicine, University of Southern California, 1900.
Box 26
Miscellaneous loose materials
1889 December – 1919 August
Abstract: Two booklets “Idyllwild among the pines” and “Order of exercises for the dedication
of the Whittier Methodist Episcopal Church,” 1889; letter to the “officers and members of the
College Training School for Nurses” from Florence Lindley, 1898; correspondence to Dr.
Lindley from Williams College, 1919; to Dr. Lindley from Williams College, 1919; invitation
for La Fiesta Ball in Los Angeles, 1897.
Box 26
Miscellaneous loose materials
1882 September - 1896
Abstract: Contents include: College of Medicine of the University of Southern California
schedule of lectures, 1896-7; business card for J. H. Roberts; business card for Watt’s
Cyclery; certificate from the Medical Examiner’s Commission; letter to W. A. Weldon, Coroner,
from T. H. Ward, Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles, 1882; and letter to Dr. Lindley from A.
L. Reed, East Whittier Land and Water Company.
Box 26
Miscellaneous loose materials
1921
Abstract: Contents include: two copies of leaflet “Dedication services of the California
Hospital of the Lutheran Church,” 1921 and leaflet “The Bivouar Westlake” signed by Harrison
Gray Otis.
Box 26
Miscellaneous loose materials
1897 August - 1899 August
Abstract: Newspaper clippings: “Changes in Ovaries in Old Age,” “A will case: contest over
the fortune of C. A. Steele,” “Whittier Reform School,” “Hon. Hervey Lindley,” six untitled
clippings on the Whittier Reform School, “Lindley at the counter,” “Trained nurses: efforts
for the establishment of a school,” formula for “Marsden’s Cancer Paste,” several fragments
of articles, issue of the South Dakota Mail (July 22, 1897), and an issue of the Bankers
Alliance News (Los Angeles, February 1, 1895)
Box 26
Miscellaneous loose materials
1896 June – 1898 January
Abstract: Newspaper clippings: “A day with our street Arabs in the boys’ republic,” “Insanity
in California,” “The story of Clara Humphrey,” “The wants of man,” “Health,” “The Field,”
“Great Revolutionary Surgery,” “A new declaration of independence,” “Heredity,” “Saving our
Junior Citizens,” “For trained nurses,” “For mercy home,” and untitled clipping that mentions
Dr. Lindley being present.
Box 26
Miscellaneous loose materials
1886-1943
Abstract: Contains page fragments from unidentified Lindley scrapbooks, most undated.
Contents include: article “Idyllwild Sanatorium,” “Nadeau Vineyard: largest and most
productive in the world,” “That grand jury: county physician Lindley gives it an
overhauling,” 1886, “California of the south” book reviews, “Tributes paid to Dr. Lindley,”
“Dr. Lindley is called by death,” “Mary E. Lindley, here since 1875, whose life ends,” “A
pioneer passes,” “Early days of Los Angeles,” 1943, “Dr. Lindley dies at home,” 1922,
“Library Board and Bank Adopt Resolutions,” “Dr. Widney’s address,” “Ravages of time held up
in L.A., untitled article fragments, and Walter Lindley
Box 26
Scrapbook ["invoices" printed on spine]
1921 August
Physical Description: 21 pages
Abstract: Only the first 21 pages of this scrapbook remain, with the subsequent pages
missing. Most of the clippings and correspondence pasted in the scrapbook relate to Dr.
Lindley’s book collecting.
Box 26
Scrapbook [small black, with red spine]
1872 March – 1881 April
Physical Description: 76 pages
Abstract: Scrapbook appears to originally have been a school notebook from 1874, but many of
the class notes are covered by pasted in newspaper clippings. The clippings cover topics such
as the Board of Education from 1880-1881, announcements of marriage, information on diseases
and medical remedies, and other miscellaneous topics.
Box 26
Scrapbook [small oblong brown]
1873 June -1879 May
Physical Description: 117 pages
Abstract: A portion of this scrapbook covers Dr. Lindley’s time as an ambulance surgeon in
1875 in Brooklyn and includes a newspaper article where a reporter travels with Dr. Lindley
to one of his emergency home visits. In January 1876 clippings announce the arrival of Dr.
Lindley in Los Angeles. Throughout the scrapbook are clippings of accidents, illness, “Advice
from the Health Officer” by Dr. Lindley, advertisements for Dr. Lindley’s practice, and one
public posting from Dr. Lindley as Health Officer warning of the spread of Scarlet Fever in
Los Angeles from 1879. The scrapbook appears to be an old ledger book with the article
clippings pasted over most of the entries.
Box 26
Scrapbook, Envelope 1
1919 August
Physical Description: 7 items
Abstract: The Bulletin of the Los Angeles County Medical Association. Volume 49, number 14,
August 7, 1919 (6 copies).
Box 26
Scrapbook, Envelope 2
1921-1922
Physical Description: 6 items
Abstract: Correspondence from booksellers to Dr. Lindley and one flyer from the Sunset Club
from 1921 October to 1922 January
Box 26
Scrapbook, Envelope 3
1890-1892
Physical Description: 5 items
Abstract: Newspapers: Tombstone Epitaph (Tombstone, Arizona), May 31, 1890; The Evening
Express (Los Angeles), May 28, 1890; Los Angeles Tribune, May 27-28, 1890, May 18, 1892
Box 26
Scrapbook, Envelope 4
1890
Physical Description: 3 items
Abstract: Newspapers: The Evening Express (Los Angeles), August 4, 1890; Los Angeles Tribune,
August 3, 1890; Los Angeles Herald, August
Box 26
Scrapbook, Envelope 5
1890
Physical Description: 1 item
Abstract: Newspaper: Los Angeles Tribune, September 8, 1890
Box 26
Scrapbook, Envelope 6
1890
Physical Description: 5 items
Abstract: Newspapers: The Globe (Toronto), October 28, 1890; The Philadelphia Press, October
14, 1890; Los Angeles Times, October 29-30, 1890; The Daily Evening Telegraph (Philadelphia),
October 13, 1890
Box 26
Scrapbook, Envelope 7
1890
Physical Description: 8 items
Abstract: Newspapers: The Daily Free Press (London), November 4 and 15, 1890; The Times
(Philadelphia), November 7, 1890; The Philadelphia Record, November 9, 1890; The Evening Star
(Philadelphia) November 7, 1890; The Press (Philadelphia), November 7, 1890; The Philadelphia
Inquirer, November 7, 1890; Public Ledger (Philadelphia), November 7, 1890
Box 27
Scrapbook [created from a State Atlas of New Jersey]
1873-1887 January
Physical Description: 122 pages
Abstract: Scrapbook contains primarily newspaper clippings on a variety of topics of interest
to Dr. Lindley, including the School Board, table of exported goods from Los Angles from
1880, the harm of drinking alcohol before breakfast, California school system, the
development of a reform school in California, the orphan home, the development of a Los
Angeles medical college, the Los Angeles Medical Society, and election results for the city
of Los Angeles. There are also several newspaper articles written by Dr. Lindley, including a
series of “Letters from Dr. Lindley” written while he was in Brooklyn, and articles in favor
of creating a reform school in California. There are a few illustrations, such as “The
President’s Room,” an image from Harper’s Weekly of President Garfield wounded on his bed,
and an image from Puck “Death’s head doctors, may paths to the grave.” In addition to
clippings there are: business cards; a photograph of Dr. Lindley from 1874; and certificates
that were presented to Dr. Lindley from the Grand Master Workmen of California, the Grand
Lodge of A.O.U.W. of California, and the Southern California Mutual Aid Association.
Box 28
Scrapbook [invoices printed on the spine]
1921 April – September
Physical Description: 133 pages
Abstract: This scrapbook covers both personal and business matters that Dr. Lindley was
involved with towards the end of his life. There are newspaper articles and correspondence
relating to the sale of the California Hospital, stockholders, and stock distributions. There
are also clippings and flyers regarding speaking engagements, meetings and dinners, the Los
Angeles Public Library building site, and the State Board of Health bills. The scrapbook also
contains the article “Ships that Never Reached the Harbor” by Dr. Lindley along with numerous
letters from individuals remarking on the article. Personal materials include correspondence
to and from Dr. Lindley with family members and regarding his son Francis’ education and
health. There are three photographs in the scrapbook, two of Dr. Lindley and one of a
sculptor working on the bust of General Gray Otis.
Box 28
Scrapbook, Envelope 1
1921 May - 1922 January
Physical Description: 17 items
Abstract: A variety of loose items, including a Roster of Members of the Medical Society of
the State of California, typed document regarding the settlement of Newark, “The Song of the
Ax” summer and autumn, clipping “Brow sings in an Old Bookshop,” sale list from book dealer
Meredith Janvier, correspondence to Dr. Lindley regarding books donations to USC, alimony
settlement for his daughter Flora, and his brother’s health.
Series 6
Los Angeles Public Library
1917 October – 1920 February
Physical Description: 1 sccrapbook
Scope and Content Note
Dr. Lindley was appointed to the Library Board for the Los Angeles Public Library in
December of 1918. Series primarily contains correspondence from Orra Monnatte, President of
the Board of Directors, and reports, memos and correspondence from Everett Perry, Librarian of
the Los Angeles Public Library.
Box 23
City Library
1917 October – 1920 February
Physical Description: 223 pages
Abstract: Scrapbook contains correspondence, memos, and reports of the Board of Directors for
the Los Angeles Public Library. The majority of the letters and reports were written by
Everett Perry, Librarian for Los Angeles Public Library, with some letters from Orra
Monnatte, President of the Board of Directors. Other items include reports to the Board of
Library Directors, January 1919, briefing them on topics such as employee resignations, new
hires, and other library business; list of standing committees for the Board of Library
Directors; letter from Francis J. Conaty; clippings from the Los Angeles Express and Los
Angeles Times mentioning Dr. Lindley’s appointments; list of librarian salaries and library
statistics from major cities in the United States in 1917; the librarian’s monthly reports
with circulation statistics and expenditures for February and April through September 1919;
booklet, Los Angeles Public Library, 1872-1920; and the salary schedule for library employees
for February 1920.
Series 7
Shakespeare
1910-1917
Physical Description: 1 scrapbook
Scope and Content Note
Series contains one scrapbook of Dr. Lindley’s writings on William Shakespeare and clippings
relating to Shakespeare.
Box 26
Shakespeare
1910-1917
Physical Description: 60 pages, plus loose materials
Abstract: Scrapbook contains two writings by Dr. Lindley, one typed undated manuscript titled
“Shakespeare and his Traducers, An Historical Study,” and a published article from the West
Coast Magazine titled “Shakespeare and the Traducers,” from February 1909. The bulk of the
scrapbook is filled with clippings about William Shakespeare from newspapers and magazines,
covering the Shakespeare/Bacon debate and images of actors from Shakespeare performances. One
article references Dr. Lindley and his expertise on Shakespeare’s knowledge of medicine. A
few programs are present, including “Been Greet Players of London” (Temple Auditorium, 1905)
and “Sir Herbert Tree in “Macbeth” (Majestic Theatre, 1916). Also notable are two
photographs, “Stratford from Memorial Theatre” and “The Room in which Shakespeare was born.
Binding for scrapbook is missing.
Series 8
Travel
1908-1920
Physical Description: 2 scrapbooks
Scope and Content Note
Travel, Volume I, chronicles Dr. Lindley’s trip to London and Paris with his wife for
several months in 1909. With a commissioner appointment from the governor of California, Dr.
Lindley visited reformatory schools and hospitals to investigate methods of education abroad.
In France, Dr. Lindley reports on the conditions of “destitute and neglected” children, where
they are moved from urban areas to be placed with families in agricultural regions to learn
the farming trade. The result, according to the articles, is a child who grows up to be
better suited for success than he or she would in an institution. Dr. Lindley’s discoveries
and ideas for educating and caring for these children were chronicled in newspapers.
Travel, volume II, primarily documents Dr. Lindley’s vacation in Alaska in 1915, along with
non-travel related items, such as business documents for the Southern California Practitioner.
Box 24
Travel Volume I
1909 March -1914 September
Physical Description: 199 pages
Abstract: The bulk of the scrapbook relates to Dr. Lindley’s trip abroad to England and
France as a special commissioner appointed by the California governor to investigate methods
of education in France and England in 1909. Dr. Lindley traveled with his wife, visiting
hospitals and schools for orphan children. After visiting schools for destitute and dependent
children, newspaper articles about the trip cite Dr. Lindley’s new ideas and how they can be
implemented at the Whittier State School. The scrapbook contains receipts for travel
expenses, documents on English and French school systems, typed document “The Poor Law
Report,” and a typed document description of meeting Mr. John Burs. There are numerous
letters from officials and friends, such as California Governor James N. Gillett, Bishop of
Los Angeles, Senator Frank Flint, Dr. John R. Haynes, and Los Angeles Times editor Harrison
Gray Otis, vouching for Dr. Lindley and requesting that he be granted access to facilities
for his research while abroad. There is one photograph of a soccer team “Gurney’s House,
1908-09.” While in England, Dr. Lindley also researched Shakespeare, evidenced by a letter
and reading room records in the scrapbook. In addition to the materials relating to Dr.
Lindley’s trip abroad, there is a bulletin and program for the 36th National Conference of
Charities and Corrections, Buffalo, N. Y. 1909, information on the “Conference on the Care of
Dependent Children,” Washington, D. C., and articles about the Los Angeles Chambers of
Commerce delegates trip to Panama.
Box 25
Travel Volume II
1908 January - 1920 May
Physical Description: 116 pages
Abstract: The start of the scrapbook does not appear have any connection with Dr. Lindley’s
travels. There are article clippings about the “bake oven” cure for rheumatism and other
diseases, a letter to the California Medical Examining Board, article clippings on medical
malpractice lawsuits and financial statements, correspondence, and business materials of the
Southern California Practitioner. About half of the scrapbook is dedicated to Dr. Lindley’s
trip to Alaska in 1915. There are fifteen pages of typed notes on the journey to Alaska,
several pages of typed notes on the history of Alaska, correspondence regarding the trip, and
article clippings about Dr. Lindley’s trip. There are a few ephemeral pieces, such as a music
program and a leaflet produced by the Alaska and Seattle Chamber of Commerce. There are a
couple of photographs of Alaska, one of a parade in Anchorage in 1916, another of Anchorage,
and one of Seward. There are also Alaskan postcards of Cordova, Cape St. Elias, Juneau,
Ketchikan, and Valdez. In addition to photographs and postcards of Alaska, there are images
of the ship Admiral Watson sinking in Seattle in 1915, a house in Seattle, Big Bear Lake Dam
and Big Bear Lake. There are postcards of Yosemite, Madison Square, and Kings River Canyon in
California.
Box 25
Travel Volume II, Folder 1
undated
Physical Description: 3 items
Abstract: Loose materials from scrapbook that includes a typed description of the of the
Panama Canal, 5 pages typed, a list of passengers for the Excursion to Isthmus of Panama, and
a transcription of letter by Edgar A. Poe.
Series 9
Whittier State School
1875,
1889 April – 1904 February
Physical Description: 3 scrapbooks
Scope and Content Note
Dr. Lindley was an early advocate for building a reform school for juvenile delinquents in
California. He was knowledgeable on reform schools in other states and thought that California
needed one too. In 1891 he helped establish the Reform School, which soon changed its name to
the Whittier State School. Dr. Lindley was appointed school superintendent from 1890 to 1894.
After leaving his post as superintendent, he remained a member of the Board of Trustees and
acted as president from 1899-1905. Dr. Lindley’s brother Hervey was also a member of the Board
of Trustees.
In addition to the three scrapbooks that are part of this series, the scrapbook Personal
Volume 3 also contains materials on the Whittier State School.
Box 29
Whittier State School I
1889 April – 1892 May
Physical Description: 240 pages
Abstract: Scrapbook consists almost entirely of newspaper clipping on the building and
development of “The Reform School,” later known as the Whittier State School. Topics covered
include the site selection for the school, construction, opening, costs and the scandal that
ensued over inappropriate expenditures, and children who were committed to the school. There
are also a few related articles on children, prison, and children who attend San Quentin.
Box 29
Whittier State School II
1890 July-1893 February
Physical Description: 234 pages
Abstract: Scrapbook consists primarily of newspaper clippings relating to the Whittier State
School, covering topics such as the “extravagant” furnishings, visit to the school by the
Board of Supervisors, reports on the facilities and children being housed there, and general
news of the town of Whittier. Though the scrapbook is labeled “Whittier State School II,”
most of the first 100 pages of the scrapbook cover a different topic all together, and follow
Dr. Lindley’s brother Hervey Lindley through his run for Congress in 1890.
Box 30
Whittier State School III (spine missing)
1875,
1893 January - 1904 February
Physical Description: 258 pages
Abstract: Scrapbook consists primarily of newspaper clippings relating to the Whittier State
School, covering topics such as a legislative committee investigation, the name change from
Reform School for Juvenile Offenders to Whittier State School, cost of attendance to the
school, board of trustee appointments and issues, musical performances and plays,
overcrowding in the school, and a fire. There are also clippings and correspondence
sporadically mixed in that relate to the California Hospital and other topics of interest to
Dr. Lindley.
Box 30
Whittier State School III,
1884-1905
Abstract: Originally laid into the scrapbook are loose newspaper clippings primarily related
to the California Hospital, Nursing School at the California Hospital, and Dr. Lindley’s run
for mayor. Other items include the 1884 booklet “The Objects, Methods, and Results of State
Reform Schools and Industrial Farms” by Dr. Lindley, public notice written by Dr. Lindley in
1879 as Health Officer warning of the spread of Scarlet Fever in Los Angeles, commencement
leaflets from the California Hospital Training School for Nurses from 1900, brochure for the
“Hooper Rest Sheet and Straight Jacket Combined” from 1899, Saint Vincent’s College Student
(June 1905), leaflet “Prof. Hanks’ Class in Gynecology” by George E. Abbott (no date), and
the brochure “The College Training School for Nurses, Session 1897-98.”