Myron Hunt Papers: Finding Aid

I. Boardman-Nichols Family Papers. 1815-1890

Physical Description: 40 pieces

Journals, autograph albums, and correspondence of ancestors and family of Harriette Hollond (Boardman) Hunt.

Box 1

Volumes: Harriet A. (Nichols) Boardman; Charles H. Boardman; Henry Augustus Boardman.

Boardman, Harriet Agnes (Nichols). Extract Book (i.e. Commonplace Book). 1859

Boardman, Harriet Agnes (Nichols). Extract Book (i.e. Commonplace Book). 1860

Boardman, Charles H. Autographs of Class of 1859, Yale College. 1859

Volume of engravings of faculty & graduates with letters from each.

Boardman, Henry Augustus. Autograph album of Class of 1829, Yale College. 1829

Includes Catalogue of Yale Class of 1829 at end of volume.

Box 2

Volumes: Harriet A. (Stanton) Nichols and Julia Francis Nichols.

Nichols, Harriet A. (Stanton). Extract Book (i.e., Commonplace Book). 1860

Nichols, Julia Francis. Selections in Poetry (i.e., Commonplace Book). 1854-57

Nichols, Julia Francis. Notebook of poetry. 1863

Nichols, Julia Francis. Diary in form of letters to family (from Europe). 1867

Nichols, Julia Francis. Diary (written in Sierra Madre, Calif.). 1899

Nichols, Julia Francis. Diary (written in Sierra Madre, Calif.). 1900

Nichols, Julia Francis. Diary (written in Sierra Madre, Calif.). 1901

Box 3

Volumes of Robert Nichols and Robert Charles Nichols; Boardman-Nichols Family correspondence.

Memoir of Robert Nichols (1792-1862). [1862]

Nichols, Robert Charles. Diary (written in Bridgeton, N.J.). 1846-47

Nichols, Robert Charles. Diary (written in Bridgeton, N.J.). 1854-60

Nichols, Robert Charles. Diary (written in Bridgeton, N.J.). 1864-68

Correspondence and ephemera of the Boardman and Nichols Families

Boardman, Henry Augustus. To Mary I. Boardman. 1855, Dec. 4

Horn, James. To Robert Charles Nichols. 1883, Sep. 12

Hunt, Harriette Hollond (Boardman). To Julia Francis Nichols. [1890?]

Jones, R. Ralston. To Harriet A. (Stanton) Nichols. 1883, Nov. 18

McCoy, Maria T. To Harriet A. (Stanton) Nichols. 1850, Jan. 24

Nichols, Harriet A. (Stanton). To Harriet Agnes (Nichols) Boardman. 1881-88

Physical Description: 3 pieces

Nichols, Harriet A. (Stanton). To Robert Charles Nichols. 1852, June 8

Nichols, Julia Francis. To Harriet Agnes (Nichols) Boardman. 1881, Nov. 10

Nichols, Julia Francis. To Robert Charles Nichols. 1867, Oct. 6

Nichols, Robert. To Robert Charles Nichols. 1851-52

Physical Description: 4 pieces

Nichols, Robert Charles. To "Frederick". 1854, July 3

Nichols, Robert Charles. To Harriet Agnes (Nichols) Boardman. 1879-1880

Physical Description: 2 pieces

Nichols, Robert Charles. To Robert Nichols. 1862, Jan. 26

Nichols, Robert Charles. To his children. 1858, Apr. 3

Scarborough, John. To Harriet A. (Stanton) Nichols. 1883, Nov. 9

Stewart, Ana C. To Robert Nichols. 1815, Oct. 21

Torrey, William. To J. W. Kaye. 1883, Nov. 29

Walsh, Emily Goodwin (Nichols). To Harriet Agnes (Nichols) Boardman. undated

?, Claude. To Robert Charles Nichols. 1867, Aug. 22

?, Edgar. To Julia Francis Nichols. 1876, July 24

Ephemera

Physical Description: 5 items

Includes an 1865 printed invitation; a pen-and-ink caricature titled "The Greyhound Committee in chase of a Black Badger"; a 1 p. manuscript poem beginning "What can assuage this bitter anguish ..." and "I'm so d-r-u-n-k, I cannot stand," dated October 19, 1809; and two additional later documents with music/verse.

II. Hunt (Robert Nichols) Papers

Correspondence and poetry of son of Myron Hunt (with several items by his friend, the New Mexican author, Paul Horgan).

Box 3, Folders 26-33

Robert Nichols Hunt Papers

Bard, Mary. To Robert Nichols Hunt. [1929?]

Horgan, Paul Hymm and Chorale: [poem with introduction]. 1925, July 16

Horgan, Paul. The Eels: [poem]. [c.1930?]

Horgan, Paul. The Retreat. A Story. [c.1930?]

Hunt, Robert Nichols. Notebook. [c.1929?]

Hunt, Robert Nichols. [50 poems, mainly typewritten. c.1930?]

Hunt, Robert Nichols. Some Contemporary Aspects of Art and Criticism. [c.1929?]

Hunt, Robert Nichols. To Hildegard [Flanner?] (incomplete). 1929, Nov. 2

?, Frank. To Robert Nichols Hunt. [1929?]

Related Material

See also oversize photograph of George [Kennedy?] at end of collection.

III. Hunt (Harriette Holland Boardman and Myron) Papers.

The major section of material on the early architectural and family life of Myron Hunt, his architectural sketch books (2 volumes made while in Italy in 1894), and 8 Japanese architectural plans for teahouses.

These items have individual call numbers: HM 27626 (1-13)-27627 (1-2).

Box 4

Harriette Hollond Boardman Hunt journals (1893-1907).

HM 27626 (1). Hunt, Harriette Hollond (Boardman). Journal (Europe). 1893, June-Aug.

HM 27626 (2). Hunt, Harriette Hollond (Boardman). Journal (Europe). 1893, Aug.-Nov.

HM 27626 (3). Hunt, Harriette Hollond (Boardman). Journal (Europe). 1893-1894

HM 27626 (4). Hunt, Harriette Hollond (Boardman). Journal (Evanston; North Carolina). 1897

HM 27626 (5). Hunt, Harriette Hollond (Boardman). Journal (Evanston; North Carolina). 1899-1900

HM 27626 (6). Hunt, Harriette Hollond (Boardman). Journal (South Carolina; California). 1901-1904

HM 27626 (7). Hunt, Harriette Hollond (Boardman). Journal (Pasadena, California). 1904-1907

Box 5

Harriette Hollond Boardman Hunt journals (1907-1913) and autobiography; Myron Hunt sketchbooks and Japanese architectural plans.

HM 27626 (8). Hunt, Harriette Hollond (Boardman). Journal (Pasadena). 1907, May-Oct.

HM 27626 (9). Hunt, Harriette Hollond (Boardman). Journal (Pasadena). 1907-1910

HM 27626 (10). Hunt, Harriette Hollond (Boardman). Journal (Pasadena). 1910-1911

HM 27626 (11). Hunt, Harriette Hollond (Boardman). Journal (Pasadena). 1911-1912

HM 27626 (12). Hunt, Harriette Hollond (Boardman). Journal (Pasadena & Palm Springs). 1912-1913

HM 27626 (13). Hunt, Harriette Hollond (Boardman). Journal (Palm Springs). 1913

Hunt, Harriette Hollond (Boardman). Autobiographical Sketch & Family History. 1900-1902

HM 27627 (1 & 2). Hunt Myron. Sketch books of Italian architecture. 1894

Physical Description: 2 volumes

[Japanese Architectural Plans for Teahouses]. undated

Physical Description: 8 pieces

IV. Hunt (Virginia Pease and Myron) Papers

Correspondence, business papers, account books and scrapbooks relating mainly to civic and philanthropic organizations, such as California Junior Republic, Collis P. & Howard Huntington Memorial Hospital, La Vina Sanatorium, Pasadena Army & Navy League (community war service during World War I), Pasadena Association and Recall Election of 1931, Pasadena Block-Aid Committee (for relief work during the Depression), and 2 scrapbooks on the life and work of Myron Hunt

Box 6

Correspondence of Myron Hunt and Virginia Pease Hunt: A - C. 1915-1935

Physical Description: 205 pieces

Box 7

Correspondence of Myron Hunt and Virginia Pease Hunt: D - Fo. 1915-1938

Physical Description: 315 pieces

Box 8

Correspondence of Myron Hunt and Virginia Pease Hunt: Fo - Hunt, Myron to A - F. 1915-1946

Physical Description: 159 pieces

Box 9

Correspondence of Myron Hunt and Virginia Pease Hunt: Hunt, Myron to G - Z. 1915-1946

Physical Description: 176 pieces

Box 10

Correspondence of Myron Hunt and Virginia Pease Hunt: Hunt, Virginia (Pease). 1917-1938

Physical Description: 613 pieces

Box 11

Correspondence of Myron Hunt and Virginia Pease Hunt: Hunter - N. 1915-1946

Physical Description: 144 pieces

Box 12

Correspondence of Myron Hunt and Virginia Pease Hunt: O - Sp. 1915-1945

Physical Description: 155 pieces

Box 13

Correspondence of Myron Hunt and Virginia Pease Hunt: St - Z. 1915-1957

Physical Description: 188 pieces

Box 14

Business Papers: California Junior Republic; Huntington Memorial Hospital

Folder 1

California Junior Republic. Articles of Incorporation, Trustees, etc. 1927-1946

Physical Description: 10 pieces

Folder 2

California Junior Republic. Contributors. 1926-1928

Physical Description: 19 pieces

Folder 3

California Junior Republic. Financial Statements. 1922-1929

Physical Description: 13 pieces

Folder 4

California Junior Republic. Reports. 1928-1945

Physical Description: 9 pieces

Folder 5

California Junior Republic. Clippings, misc. 1928

Physical Description: 12 pieces

Folder 6

Collis P. & Howard Huntington Memorial Hospital. 1935; 1945-46

Physical Description: 59 pieces

Box 15

Business papers: La Vina Sanatorium; Pasadena Army & Navy League; Pasadena Art Institute.

Folder 1

La Vina Sanatorium. 1937-1946

Physical Description: 35 pieces

Folder 2

Pasadena Army & Navy League. Arcadia War Camp Community Service Clubs. 1918-1919

Physical Description: 22 pieces

Folder 3

Pasadena Army & Navy League. Financial Matters. 1918-1919

Physical Description: 31 pieces

Folder 4

Pasadena Army & Navy League. Officers, Committees, and Workers. 1917-1919

Physical Description: 45 pieces

Folder 5

Pasadena Army & Navy League. Organization & Minutes of Meetings. 1917-1919

Physical Description: 34 pieces

Folder 6

Pasadena Army & Navy League. Pasadena War Camp Community Service. 1918-1919

Physical Description: 14 pieces

Folder 7

Pasadena Army & Navy League. Reports. 1917-1919

Physical Description: 20 pieces

Folder 8

Pasadena Army & Navy League. San Pedro Soldiers & Sailors Canteen. 1918-1919

Physical Description: 27 pieces

Folder 9

Pasadena Army & Navy League. Woman's Section (knitting). 1917-1918

Physical Description: 38 pieces

Folder 10

Pasadena Art Institute. 1943-1946

Physical Description: 31 pieces

Box 16

Business papers: Pasadena Association.

Folder 1

Pasadena Association. Committees. 1932-1933

Physical Description: 13 pieces

Folder 2

Pasadena Association. Directors. 1931-1937

Physical Description: 10 pieces

Folder 3

Pasadena Association. Directors' Meetings. 1931-1938

Physical Description: 175 pieces

Folder 4

Pasadena Association. Inter-Organization Coordinating Committee. 1933-1938

Physical Description: 22 pieces

Folder 5

Pasadena Association. Members' Meetings. 1931-1936

Physical Description: 40 pieces

Folder 6

Pasadena Association. Membership Lists. 1931-1938

Physical Description: 30 pieces

Folder 7

Pasadena Association. Organization and By-laws. 1931-1932

Physical Description: 9 pieces

Folder 8

Pasadena Association. Miscellaneous. 1931-1932

Physical Description: 6 pieces

Box 17

Business papers: Pasadena Association - Recall Election

Folder 1

Pasadena Association. Recall Election. Campaign Directors and Committee. 1931

Physical Description: 6 pieces

Folder 2

Pasadena Association. Recall Election. Campaign Expenses and Financial Statements. 1931-1932

Physical Description: 9 pieces

Folder 3

Pasadena Association. Recall Election. Campaign Meetings. 1931

Physical Description: 17 pieces

Folder 4

Pasadena Association. Recall Election. Candidates. 1931

Physical Description: 5 pieces

Folder 5

Pasadena Association. Recall Election. Petitions. 1931

Physical Description: 9 pieces

Folder 6

Pasadena Association. Recall Election. Platform. 1931

Physical Description: 4 pieces

Folder 7

Pasadena Association. Recall Election. Precinct Workers. 1931

Physical Description: 16 pieces

Folder 8

Pasadena Association. Recall Election. Press releases and speeches. 1931

Physical Description: 16 pieces

Folder 9

Pasadena Association. Recall Election. Report of Harry Calvin. 1931, Dec.28

Physical Description: 1 piece

Folder 10

Pasadena Association. Clippings. 1931

Box 18

Business papers: Pasadena Block-Aid Committee (History, reports, etc.)

Folder 1

Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. History and Organization Plan. 1931-1932

Physical Description: 7 pieces

Folder 2

Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. Officers, members, committees. 1931-1932

Physical Description: 41 pieces

Folder 3

Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. Plans and preliminary surveys by organizations. 1932-1934

Physical Description: 93 pieces

Folder 4

Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. Publicity. 1932

Physical Description: 7 pieces

Folder 5

Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. Reports. 1932

Physical Description: 55 pieces

Folder 6

Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. Miscellaneous. 1932-1934

Physical Description: 8 pieces

Box 19

Business papers: Pasadena Block-Aid Committee (Financial papers and requisitions)

Folder 1

Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. Financial Papers. Subscriptions. 1932

Physical Description: 12 pieces

Folder 2

Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. Financial Statements. 1932-1933

Physical Description: 36 pieces

Folder 3

Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. Requisitions (Work Committee Desk Book). 1932-1933

Physical Description: 1 piece

Folder 4

Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. Requisitions (A - Cha). 1932-1933

Physical Description: 37 pieces

Folder 5

Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. Requisitions (Churches). 1932-1933

Physical Description: 176 pieces

Box 20

Business papers: Pasadena Blck-Aid Committee (requisitions, continued)

Folder 1

Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. Requisitions (Ci-O). 1932-1933

Physical Description: 217 pieces

Folder 2

Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. Requisitions (Pa-Pasadena Civic). 1932-1933

Physical Description: 103 pieces

Folder 3

Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. Requisitions (Pasadena Community Playhouse). 1932-1933

Physical Description: 95 pieces

Folder 4

Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. Requisitions (Pasadena Day Nursery-Pasadena Home for the Aged). 1932-1933

Physical Description: 50 pieces

Folder 5

Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. Requisitions (Pasadena Hospital). 1932-1933

Physical Description: 84 pieces

Folder 6

Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. Requisitions (Pasadena Preventorium). 1932-1933

Physical Description: 50 pieces

Folder 7

Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. Requisitions (Po - V). 1932-1933

Physical Description: 82 pieces

Folder 8

Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. Requisitions (W - Y). 1932-1933

Physical Description: 93 pieces

Account books

Volume 1

Pasadena Army & Navy League. Donations and Guarantee Funds. 1917-1919

Volume 2

Pasadena Army & Navy League. Guarantee Fund. 1917-1919

Volume 3

Pasadena Army & Navy League. Day Book, San Pedro. 1917-1919

Volume 4

Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. Account Book. 1932-1933

Volume 5

Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. Cash Receipts Journal No. 1. 1932

Volume 6

Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. Cash Receipts Journal No. 2. 1932-1933

Volume 7

Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. Cost reports. 1932-1933

Volume 8

Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. Treasurer's reports. 1932-1933

Volume 9

Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. Block-Aid Fund. 1932-1933

Scrapbooks

Volume 10

Scrapbook re Myron Hunt. 1903-1920

Volume 10a

Addenda to above 1903-1920

Loose material laid in Vol. 10.

Volume 11

Scrapbook re Myron Hunt. 1921-1929

Volume 12

Scrapbook re Pasadena Association and Recall Election. 1931-1932

Volume 13

Scrapbook re Pasadena Association and Recall Election. 1931-1932

Volume 13a

Addenda to above 1931-1933

Loose material laid in Vol. 13.

Volume 14

Scrapbook re Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. 1932

Volume 15

Scrapbook re Pasadena Block-Aid Committee. 1932

Oversize

Photograph of George [Kennedy?]. [c.1930?]

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