Guide to the Henry Raup Wagner Papers, 1912-1957
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Guide to the Henry Raup Wagner Papers, 1912-1957
Collection number: BANC MSS C-B 849
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Correspondence, 1912-1957. Letters from other bibliophiles, scholars, librarians, etc., together with carbon copies of his replies, relating to his research and writing and to his other activities, especially his interest in the California Historical Society. Arranged alphabetically by name of person or organization. Included in Box 9: a bound volume, "Correspondence On Books Sold," 1915-1938, which is arranged chronologically. Notable correspondents appear in the Partial List of Correspondents which follows the Key to Arrangement.
Material relating to Bartolomé De Las Casas
Final draft and carbon of the manuscript of The Life and Writings of Bartolomé De Las Casas written by H. R. Wagner with the collaboration of Helen Rand Parish
Ribbon and carbon copy of Wagner's original manuscript of The Life and Writings of Bartolomé De Las Casas.
Typescript of unpublished MS "The Red Man's Friend," a biography of Las Casas by Wagner and Parish.
Notes re material by or about Las Casas. Lists of books, location of documents and/or copies, translations, photostatic copies of documents, etc.
Material relating to Fernando Cortés (as described by Wagner)
Castellon vs. Cortés from AGN, Hospital De Jesus, Leg. 300, Exp. 114. Photostatic copies.
Papers from the Nobiliario of Martin Lopez. Typed transcript.
Documents of Antonio de Mendoza, "Visorrey y Gobernador Desta Nueva España" re charges by Tello y Sandoval. Photostatic copies.
Documents of Anza, Font, and Rodriguez De Robles. Photostatic copies.
Letter of the Audiencia of Mexico 1532. Instructions by Enriquez, 1572. Photostatic copy.
Instructions to Diego López de Zuñiga and Gonzalo de Valle. Photostatic copies.
Coronado Expedition - Relación de Jaramillo. Photostatic copy.
Cortés vs. Guzmán. Mexico, 1534. Photostatic copy.
Letter of Francisco de Terrazas, 1544. Photostatic copy.
Title-pages (facsimiles) of Cortés' published letters (3). Also letters from AGN, Archivo del Hospital de Jesús, Legajo 202, Exp. 1. Photostatic copies.
Documents re lawsuits of Cortés from Archivo General de Indias, Sevilla. Typed transcripts.
Memorial de Francisco De Terrazas - June 1, 1544 and other items. Typed transcripts.
Marques del Valle documents, 1533. Photostatic copies.
Cortés documents in the John Carter Brown Library. Photostatic copies.
Document of Francisco Lopez de Gómara, "Libranza." Photostatic copy.
Proceso. Charges against Mendoza. Photostatic copies in five volumes.
Documents re lawsuit of Marques Del Valle con Virrey De Nueva España. photostatic copy in volume.
Lic. Nuñez vs. Cortes. Photostatic copy of Justicia 1009, Justicia 1009, Núm. 3, R-l of Archivo General De Indias. Volume.
Sources of information about Cortés. Primarily typed carbons.
Cortés calendar - for a bibliography - to the middle of 1526. Typescript
Cortés calendar - for a bibliography - from 1526 to the end of 1534. Typescript
Cortés calendar - from January, 1535 to the end. Typescript
Residencia of Cortés and Pesquisa secreta. Primarily typed copy
Miscellaneous notes
Material relating to Ebenezer Dorr
Additional Note
Material relating to John Jacob Astor
Additional Note
Material relating to the fur trade
Additional Note
Material relating to Peter Martyr
Additional Note
Material relating to Peter Pond
Additional Note
Miscellaneous writings by Wagner. Typed carbons unless noted otherwise. Arranged alphabetically:
Collecting. 1941
Collecting Activities
Exploration of the Santa Barbara Channel
Gold Discovery - The Wimmer Nugget
Historical Writings of William H. Prescott
House of Cromberger
How To Give Collections To Libraries. 1954. Original and carbon
In Memoriam Glenn A. Schaefer, 1880-1939
William A. Leidesdorff
A Map of Cabrillo's Discoveries. 1932
Memorandum on the [Latin American] Colloquium for George L. Harding. 1951
Remarks on Early Western Exploration
Remarks on Western Americana
Review of La Noche Triste Documentos by G. R. G. Conway. 1944. Original and carbon
Review of Maps of the California Gold Region 1848-1957 by C. I. Wheat. 1942
Jerónimo Ripalda's Catecismo. 1937
Some Personal Recollections of Robert Ernest Cowan. 2 variant copies
Unidentified, incomplete, etc.
Miscellaneous documents in Spanish. Photostatic copies. Arranged as follows:
Documents relating to early history of California and Mexico (W. B. Stephens collection)
Diario Del P. Viscaino
Ley Para El Uso De Papel Sellado. Typed copy and translation. Original in Los Angeles County Archives
Respuesta a Las Preguntas Hechas. Original in The Bancroft Library (BANC MSS M-M 316).
Documents relating to New Spain
Official Report (Description and History) of Vera Paz, 1574. Original in Muñoz Collection, v. 39.
Descripcion De Chohila Hecha en 1531 por Gabriel De Rojás.
List of books sold to Yale-Middle West and Louisiana Collections. Bound volume.
List of Wagner collections in the Huntington Library.
Lists of books bought and sold. Primarily typed carbons
Lists of published and unpublished writings. Typed carbon
Bibliography of books about Early California & The West. Probably compiled by Wagner. Typescript.
Yale University Class of 1884. History, 1880-1914 (bound volume); History, 1914-1936 (bound volume); clippings.
Miscellaneous notes, photostatic copies of manuscripts, etc. Primarily unidentified
Personalia
Additional Note
Miscellany
Additional Note
Pages from book catalogs
Tear sheets of three articles by Wagner published in Imago Mundi
Marco Polo's Narrative Becomes Propaganda To Inspire Colón. 1944.
Additions To the Manuscript Atlases of Battista Agnese. 1947.
A Map of Sancho Gutiérrez of 1551. 1951.
Clippings
Additional Note
Note cards (3" x 5" and 4" x 6") - in bundles
Scope and Content Note
Adams, Frederick Baldwin, 1910-
See: Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Adams, Randolph Greenfield, 1892-
2 letters, 1938-1945. Letter, 1938, comments on the importance of Wagner's Plains and the Rockies.
Aiton, Arthur Scott, 1894-
18 letters, 1942-1945. Relate primarily to Wagner's book about Cortés. Letter, Sept. 24, 1943, transmits copies of letters to G. S. Ford & J. T. Lanning. Letter, Oct. 9, 1943, transmits letter from G. S. Ford.
Allen, Edward Weber, 1885-
Letter, Aug. 19, 1940. Asking Wagner to review his bibliography on Lapérouse.
Allison, David Clark, 1881-
Letter, May 31, 1934. Thanking Wagner for sending him a copy of his Published Writings.
American Antiquarian Society
82 letters, 1922-1956. Written mainly by C. S. Brigham, Director. Letter, 1922, transmits notification of election to membership. A few letters written by R. W. G. Vail & C. K. Shipton.
American Philosophical Society
2 letters, 1953
Anderson, Gregg, 1908-1944
See: Ward Ritchie Press
Associated Colleges At Claremont, Calif.
8 letters, 1934-1956. Written mainly by C. K. Edmunds, J. H. Kemble & E. W. Lyon. Several letters, 1934-1935, concern an honorary degree which he received from Pomona College.
Babb, James Tinkham, 1899-
See: Yale University. Library
Bagrow, Leo
25 letters, 1947-1955 & n.d. Relate primarily to Wagner's articles which were published in Imago Mundi, a review about early cartography.
Bancroft, Eleanor (Ashby), 1903-1956
48 letters, 1943-1956. Several letters written for her. Many letters concern sale of Cortés Society publications.
Barker, Eugene Campbell, 1874-
4 letters, 1921-1922. In Correspondence On Books Sold (Box 9)
Bechtel, Kenneth Karl, 1904-1978
3 letters, 1952-1955. Re sale of several books to Bechtel.
Bekeart, Philip Baldwin, 1861-1936
Letter, Jan. 2, 1931. Reply to Wagner's correction of two footnotes in one of his articles.
Bibliographical Society of America
2 letters, 1946-1947. Letter, 1946, written by N. W. McCombs, Permanent Secretary, transmits notification of election as honorary member.
See also:
Powell, Lawrence Clark,
Wroth, Lawrence Counselman
Bjork, David Knuth, 1891-
3 letters, 1944-1956. Letter, Mar. 27, 1956, written for him by his wife.
Blake, Anson Stiles, 1870-1959
See: California Historical Society
Bliss, Leslie Edgar, 1889-
See: Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
Bolton, Herbert Eugene, 1870-1953
6 letters, 1932-1944
Book Club of California, San Francisco
2 letters, 1952. Letter, July 16, written by Oscar Lewis.
Brigham, Clarence Saunders, 1877-
See: American Antiquarian Society
Brigham, Eliza (Dorr)
7 letters, 1953-1954. With these: genealogical information about the Dorr family.
British Columbia. Provincial Archives Dept.
2 letters, 1954. Written by W. E. Ireland, Provisional Librarian and Archivist. Re the Dorr collection in the archives.
British Museum
2 letters, 1955
Bromsen, Maury Austin, 1919-
9 letters, 1952-1954. Several letters concern an article Wagner wrote about Medina.
Brower, David Ross, 1912-
See: California. University. Press
Brown University. John Carter Brown Library
See: Wroth, Lawrence Counselman
Brownell, Kenneth C., 1903-
2 letters, 1951. Written while President, American Smelting and Refining Company.
Bruning, Harry F.
10 letters, 1948-1954. Relate primarily to his purchase of several maps from Wagner.
Buist, Henry, 1863-
Letter, Oct. 6, 1942. Thanking Wagner for sending a copy of Bullion To Books.
California. State Library, Sacramento
3 letters, 1934-1945. Written by M. R. Gillis, State Librarian. Several letters thank Wagner for sending copies of his books.
See also 3 letters, 1921-1922, written by M. J. Ferguson, State Librarian in Correspondence On Books Sold (Box 9).
California. University. President
4 letters, 1936-1955. Written by R. G. Sproul. Letter (copy), Aug. 19, 1953, written to E. A. Dickson.
California. University. Press
16 letters, 1936-1955. Written mainly by D. R. Brower, S. T. Farquhar and A. Frugé. Letter, July 30, 1936, is a copy. Relate primarily to publication of Wagner's book, The Cartography of the Northwest Coast of America.
California. University. Vice-President and Provost
Letter, Jan. 26, 1945. Written by M. E. Deutsch.
California. University, Riverside. Library
5 letters, 1954-1955. Written by E. T. Coman, Librarian. Re books Wagner sold to the library.
California. University, Riverside. Provost
Letter, Nov. 30, 1954. Written by G. S. Watkins.
California Historical Society
114 letters, 1923-1956. Written by A. S. Blake, A. L. Chickering, T. Crocker, E. S. Heller, E. M. Parratt, J. Van Nostrand, D. S. Watson, E. A. Wiltsee and others.
Camp, Charles Lewis, 1893-1975
23 letters, 1942-1956. Several letters written to Mrs. Wagner.
Carnahan, George Holmes, 1879-
Letter, Apr. 1, 1933
Carpenter, Edwin Hager, 1915-
17 letters, 1942-1956. Letter, Nov. 13, 1952, is incomplete. Several letters are written to Ruth Frey Axe.
Castañeda, Carlos Eduardo, 1896-
See: Texas. University, Austin. Library
Cerwin, Herbert
Letter, Jan. 7, 1949. Re his research on Bernal Diaz.
Chickering, Allen Lawrence, 1877-
See: California Historical Society
Clary, William Webb, 1888-
2 letters, 1934-1955. Letter, 1934, thanks Wagner for sending him a copy of his Published Writings.
Cleland, Robert Glass, 1885-1957
4 letters, 1942-1955. Several letters thank Wagner for sending copies of his publications.
Cobb, Gwendolin B.
2 letters, 1955. Letter, Jan. 9, written to L. U. Hanke.
Colorado. State Historical Society
Letter, Sept. 6, 1938. Written by L. R. Hafen, Historian and Curator.
Colt, Harris Dunscomb, 1861-
6 letters, 1934-1957. Several letters thank Wagner for sending copies of his book. Some letters concern the Yale class of 1884.
Coman, Edwin Truman, 1903-
See: California. University, Riverside. Library
Conway, George Robert Graham, 1873-1951
27 letters, 1928-1944. Many letters relate to their mutual interest in cartography, Mexican history, etc. With these: Letter from Mrs. Conway, July 11, 1951 & copy of his obituary written by Wagner for the California Historical Society.
Cowan, Robert Ernest, 1862-1942
Letter, May 12, 1934. Thanking Wagner for sending him a copy of his Published Writings.
Cowan, Robert Granniss, 1895-
3 letters, 1947-1955. Concerning a reissue of his father's bibliography by the Book Club of California. With these: typed copy of foreword written by Wagner.
Crocker, Templeton, 1884-1948
See: California Historical Society
Crotty, Homer Daniel, 1899-
3 letters, 1951-1957. Letter, Jan. 24, 1951, concerns Wagner's resignation from the Friends of The Huntington Library. Letter, 1957, concerns Wagner's resignation as a Trustee of the Southwest Museum.
Davies, David Lloyd, 1903-
Letter, Dec. 3, 1937. Thanking Wagner for sending him a copy of his Published Writings.
Davies, David William, 1908-
See: Honnold Library For The Associated Colleges, Claremont, Calif.
Dawson, Glen, 1912-
13 letters, 1951-1956. Relate primarily to books which Wagner sold to Dawson.
Day, George Parmly, 1876-1952
3 letters, 1949-1955. Re the Yale Alumni Fund and the Class of 1884.
See also Yale University. Library
Dentzel, Carl S.
See: Los Angeles. Southwest Museum
Detroit, Mich. Public Library
5 letters, 1953-1954. Written by E. H. Stones, Chief, Burton Historical Collection. Re Dorr family papers in the Burton Collection.
Deutsch, Monroe Emanuel, 1879-1955
See: California. University. Vice-President and Provost
Dickson, Edward Augustus, 1879-1956
2 letters, 1953
Diller, Aubrey, 1903-
Letter, Dec. 5, 1954
Dobie, James Frank, 1888-
2 letters from Wagner to Dobie, 1942-1956
Doheny, Estelle
2 letters, 1931-1934. Letter, 1931, requests Wagner to write an introduction for a book she plans to have published. Letter, 1934, thanks Wagner for giving her a copy of his Published Writings.
Dorr, Harold M., 1897-
Letter, Dec. 1, 1953. Re tracing descendants of Ebenezer Dorr, Jr., captain of the first American ship to touch at California.
Drage, Lucy (Christie)
5 letters, 1942-1957. Several letters contain comments about Alexander Woollcott.
Dunlap, Boutwell, 1877-
Letter, Dec. 14, 1923.
Dunn, Harry Lippincott, 1894-
Letter, May 22, 1934. Re Wagner's Published Writings.
Eames, Wilberforce, 1855-1937
See: New York. (City). Public Library
Eastwood, Alice, 1859-1953
Letter, Nov. 8, 1927
Eberstadt, Edward Emory, 1883-1958
4 letters, 1934-1954. Letter, 1934, written for him by Lindley Eberstadt.
See also Letter, Sept. 1, 1922, in Correspondence On Books Sold (Box 9)
Edmunds, Charles Keyser, 1876-
See: Associated Colleges At Claremont, Calif.
Engelhardt, Zephyrin, Father, 1851-1934
8 letters, 1927-1930. Relate primarily to his research on sixteenth century Spanish explorations on the Northwest coast of America.
Evans, Herbert McLean, 1882-1971
5 letters, 1934-1952. Several letters thank Wagner for giving him copies of his books.
Evans, Luther Harris, 1902-
See: U.S. Library of Congress
Farquhar, Francis Peloubet, 1887-1974
8 letters, 1934-1957. Several letters written to others. With these: typescript of his introduction to Wagner's Published Works, 1955.
Farquhar, Samuel Thaxter, 1890-1949
See: California. University. Press
Farrand, Max, 1869-1945
5 letters, 1932-1943. Letter (copy), April 20, 1932, written to F. W. Howay.
Ferguson, Milton James, 1879-
See: California. State Library, Sacramento
Ford, Guy Stanton, 1873-
See: Aiton, Arthur Scott
Fox Printing Company
8 letters, 1943-1944. Concern their printing his book, The Rise of Fernando Cortes.
Frear, Walter Francis, 1863-
Letter, Oct. 10, 1942. Re Wagner's help in obtaining the Morse Collection of Twainiana for presentation to Yale.
Frugé, August, 1909-
See: California. University. Press
Gale, Edward Chenery, 1862-
Letter, Sept. 5, 1934. Thanking Wagner for sending a copy of his Published Writings.
Giffin, Helen (Smith), 1893-
See: Society of California Pioneers
Gillis, Mabel Ray, 1882-1961
See: California. State Library, Sacramento
Goudy, Ferderick William, 1865-1947
Letter, Aug. 25, 1942. Thanking Wagner for sending him a copy of Bullion To Books.
Grabhorn, Edwin, 1889-1968
3 letters, 1934-1942. Letter, 1934, written for him by Jane Grabhorn.
See also 2 letters, 1937, in Correspondence On Books Sold (Box 9). Written for him by Jane Grabhorn.
Grabhorn, Jane Bissell, 1911-1973
See: Grabhorn, Edwin
Graff, Everett D, 1885-1964
12 letters, 1951-1956. Letter, Mar. 2, 1953, written for him by his secretary. With these: typed copy of list of printed documents in his collection.
Granniss, Ruth Sheppard
See: Grolier Club, New York
Graver, Benjamin Franklin, 1908-
Telegram, Aug. 19, 1955
Gregg, Kate Leila, 1883-1954
4 letters, 1952-1953. Re her research and writing about western history.
Grolier Club, New York
4 letters, 1934-1945. Written mainly by R. S. Granniss. Relate primarily to Wagner's gifts to the Club.
Guggenheim, Harry F, 1890-
Letter, Feb. 3, 1942. Re providing information and a photograph for Wagner's Bullion To Books.
Hafen, LeRoy Reuben, 1893-
See: Colorado. State Historical Society
Hamlin, Herbert Skyhawk, 1888-
2 letters, 1955. Requesting information about adobes.
Hammond, George Peter, 1896-
26 letters, 1934-1957. Several letters written to Ruth Frey Axe.
See also 2 letters, 1937, in Correspondence On Books Sold (Box 9).
Hanke, Lewis Ulysses, 1905-
23 letters, 1939-1956. Letter, Jan. 19, 1956, is written on Wagner's letter to him. Several letters are written for him. Many letters relate to their mutual interest in Bartolomé de Las Casas.
Hanna, Archibald, 1916-
See: Yale University. Library
Hanna, Phil Townsend, 1896-
17 letters, 1930-1942. Letter, July 23, 1930, transmits letter (copy) to L. R. Works. Letter, Oct. 11, 1933, written for him by H. D. Carew. Written while Editor, Touring Topics and Westways.
Harding, George Laban, 1893-1976
29 letters, 1935-1957. Several letters written to F. P. Farquhar. Several letters transmit letters (copies) written to or by others.
Harlow, Neal Roten, 1908-
6 letters, 1947-1953. Written primarily while Librarian, University of British Columbia.
Harper, Lathrop C.
4 letters, 1934-1953. Letter, Nov. 17, 1953, written by D. G. Parsonage. Relate primarily to books Wagner bought from him.
See also:
Letter, Mar. 21, 1918, in Yale University. Library
11 letters, 1917-1924, in Correspondence On Books Sold (Box 9).
Harrison, Lawrence B.
3 letters, 1939-1942. Providing data for use in Wagner's Bullion To Books.
Harvard University. Library. Houghton Library
4 letters, 1940-1955. Written by W. A. Jackson.
Hayes, Edmund, 1895-
Letter, Sept. 15, n.y. Thanking Wagner for sending him several of his publications.
Heller, Emanuel Siegfried, 1865-1926
See: California Historical Society
Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
7 letters, 1926-1948. Written mainly by L. E. Bliss, H. E. Huntington, R. A. Millikan and R. O. Schad.
See also 8 letters, 1922-1938, in Correspondence On Books Sold (Box 9).
Hill, Robert W.
See: New York. (City). Public Library
Hodge, Frederick Webb, 1864-1956
11 letters, 1928-1956 & n.d. With these: list of books Wagner sold to the Southwest Museum.
Hokin, Lillian E. (Russell)
8 letters, 1953-1954. Some letters concern the authenticity of the so-called Drake Plate.
Holmes, Harold C.
7 letters, 1950-1954. Letter, Jan. 14, 1950, transmits letter (copy) written by H. W. Plath and letter (copy) written by E. M. Parratt. Many letters concern efforts to reprint E. L. Bosqui's memoirs.
Honnold Library For The Associated Colleges, Claremont, Calif.
17 letters, 1929-1956. Written mainly by D. W. Davies and W. H. Kerr. Letter, Dec. 23, 1952, written to Ruth Frey Axe. Many letters concern books Wagner sold or gave to the Pomona College Library.
Horrocks, William B.
9 letters, 1942-1956. Some letters thank Wagner for sending him copies of his books.
Howay, Frederic William, 1867-1943
18 letters, 1932-1943. Many letters concern his research and writing about Spanish explorations of the northwest coast of America.
Howell, Warren Richardson, 1912-
7 letters, 1952-1955. Letter, Nov. 8, 1955 written to Ruth Frey Axe. Primarily concern books Wagner sold to Howell.
Hubble, Edwin Powell, 1889-
Letter, Aug. 28, 1934. Thanking Wagner for sending him a copy of his Published Writings.
Huggins, Dorothy Harriet
82 letters, 1923-1957. Written mainly while Corresponding Secretary, California Historical Society.
See also California Historical Society
Huntington, Henry Edwards, 1850-1927
See: Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
Hussey, Roland Dennis, 1897-
Letter, Mar. 16, 1953. Thanking Wagner for sending him a copy of his publication about Hispanic Americana in the John Carter Brown Library.
Jackson, Joseph Henry, 1894-1955
Letter, May 19, 1953
Jackson, William Alexander, 1905-
See: Harvard University. Library. Houghton Library
Jones, George William, 1860-1942
Letter, May 17, 1934. Thanking Wagner for sending him a copy of his Published Writings
Jones, Herschell V., 1861-
14 letters, 1923-1947. Several letters written for him. In Correspondence On Books Sold (Box 9).
Jones, Idwal, 1890-1964
2 letters, 1952. Requesting information about the Venetian traveller, Gemelli- Careri.
Josephy, Alvin M., 1915-
Letter, May 25, 1955. Requesting Wagner's permission to publish quotations from one of his articles.
Karpinski, Louis Charles, 1878-
3 letters, 1933. Letter, Jan. 4, transmits letter (copy) to L. Martin & asks Wagner to serve on an advisory committee for a proposed bibliography of printed maps.
Kelleher, William F.
20 letters, 1951-1953. Re publishing a new edition of The Plains and the Rockies and requesting Wagner to write a preface for a new edition of R. E. Cowan's Bibliography.
Kemble, John Haskell, 1912-
See: Associated Colleges At Claremont, Calif.
Kentucky. University. Libraries
6 letters, 1952-1955. Written by L. S. Thompson, Director. Thanking Wagner for giving copies of several of his publications to the Library.
Keogh, Andrew, 1869-
See: Yale University. Library
Kerr, Willis Holmes, 1880-
See: Honnold Library For The Associated Colleges, Claremont, Calif.
Knollenberg, Bernhard, 1892-
See: Yale University. Library
Knopf, Alfred A., 1892-
See: Knopf (Alfred A.) Inc.
Knopf (Alfred A.) Inc.
Letter, Feb. 3, 1947. Written by A. A. Knopf. Rejecting Wagner's manuscript about Bartolomé De Las Casas.
Koontz, Louis Knott, 1890-
See: Pacific Historical Review
Lamb, William Kaye, 1904-
20 letters, 1943-1956. Letters, 1943, written while Librarian, University of British Columbia. Letters, 1953-1956, written while Dominion Archivist of Canada. Relate mainly to Wagner's research on Peter Pond.
Lanning, John Tate, 1902-
Letter, Jan. 23, 1942. Written while Editor, Hispanic American Historical Review.
Layne, Joseph Gregg, 1885-
2 letters, 1934-1942. Thanking Wagner for sending him a copy of Published Writings and Bullion To Books.
Leroy, Joseph Faunt
Letter, Mar. 3, 1952
Lewis, Oscar, 1893-
See: Book Club of California, San Francisco
Lewis, Wilmarth Sheldon, 1895-
See: Yale University
Los Angeles. Southwest Museum
Letter, Nov. 6, 1956. Written by C. S. Dentzel, Director.
Louisiana Historical Society
2 letters, 1954. Written by E. A. Parsons, President. Re possible sale of miniature portraits by Wagner to the Society.
Lovelace, Maud (Hart), 1892-
2 letters, 1957
Lydenberg, Harry Miller, 1874-
See: New York (City). Public Library
Lyman, Edward Dean, 1881-
3 letters, 1934-1956. Thanking Wagner for sending him copies of his books.
Lyman, George Dunlap, 1882-1949
Letter, June 14, 1934. Thanking Wagner for sending him a copy of his Published Writings.
Lyon, Elijah Wilson, 1904-
See: Associated Colleges At Claremont, Calif.
McCombs, Nelson Wilbor, 1890-
See: Bibliographical Society of America
McDonald, Gerald D.
See: New York. (City). Public Library
McMurtrie, Douglas Crawford, 1888-1944
4 letters, 1937-1941. Several letters concern McMurtrie's publication about New Mexico.
Magee, David Bickersteth, 1905-1977
3 letters, 1953. Re books purchased by Wagner.
Martin, Lawrence, 1880-
See: U.S. Library of Congress
Marvin, Cornelia
See: Oregon. State Library, Salem
Mason, William Smith, 1866-
2 letters, 1934-1954. Thanking Wagner for sending him copies of his publications.
Massachusetts Historical Society
3 letters, 1953. Written by S. T. Riley, Librarian. Re Wagner's research on Ebenezer Dorr, Jr.
Mayer, Isaac Henry, 1864-
2 letters, 1956-1957. Thanking Wagner for sending him copies of his publications.
Michigan. University. William L. Clements Library
Letter, Mar. 23, 1957. Written by H. W. Peckham, Director.
Millikan, Robert Andrews, 1868-1953
See: Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
Mills College, Calif. Library
Letter, Oct. 10, 1939. Written by L. F. Barr, Curator, Bender Collection. Requesting a copy of several of Wagner's publications.
Missouri Historical Society
5 letters, 1935-1955. Letter, Oct. 21, notifies Wagner of his election as honorary member.
Morison, Samuel Eliot, 1887-
2 letters, 1942
Mudd, Seeley Greenleaf, 1895-1968
Letter, July 12, 1934
Nasatir, Abraham Phineas, 1904-
2 letters, 1953-1955. Re Nasatir's book Before Lewis and Clark.
Nettleton, De Witt B.
Letter, Feb. 15, 1954. Re Peter Pond.
New England Historic Genealogical Society
2 letters, 1953. Re Dorr family genealogy.
New York. (City). Public Library
12 letters, 1932-1955. Written by W. Eames, H. M. Lydenberg and others. Some letters concern material in its collection about Bartolomé de Las Casas.
Newberry Library, Chicago
4 letters, 1928-1957. Letter, Sept. 21, 1934, written by G. B. Utley, Librarian.
Norris, Thomas Wayne, 1878-1952
Letter, Jan. 2, 1952
Oregon. State Library, Salem
3 letters, 1927. Written by Cornelia Marvin, Librarian. In Correspondence On Books Sold (Box 9).
Oregon Historical Society
Letter, Nov. 18, 1943. Written by L. Pollard, Superintendent. Asking Wagner's opinion about a series of articles he proposed for the Oregon Historical Quarterly.
Pacific Historical Review
2 letters, 1938-1940. Written by L. K. Koontz, Managing Editor. Letter, 1940, invites Wagner to become a patron of the Review.
Paltsits, Victor Hugo, 1867-
Letter, Feb. 28, 1945. Concerning Bartolomé De Las Casas.
Parish, Helen Rand
4 letters, 1949-1956. Concern Wagner's biography of Bartolomé de Las Casas which she edited.
Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York
11 letters, 1951-1953. Some letters relate to books Wagner bought.
Parratt, Edna (Martin), 1901-
See: California Historical Society
Parsons, Edward Alexander, 1878-
See: Louisiana Historical Society
Peckham, Howard Henry, 1910-
See: Michigan. University. William L. Clements Library
Pettus, William Bacon, 1880-
Letter, Aug. 2, 1945. Thanking Wagner for sending him a copy of one of his publications.
Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
Letter, Feb. 25, 1957. Written by F. B. Adams.
Pollard, Lancaster, 1901-
See: Oregon Historical Society
Porter, Mae Reed
2 letters, 1953. Re Bernard DeVoto and her collaboration with him on Across The Wide Missouri.
Powell, Lawrence Clark, 1906-
15 letters, 1950-1957. Letter, Sept. 7, 1955, written to Ruth Frey Axe. Letter (copy), Jan. 31, 1957, written to T. W. Streeter. Several letters written while President, Bibliographical Society of America.
Powell, Philip Wayne, 1913-
3 letters, 1944-1952. Letter (copy), Mar. 4, 1944, written to L. B. Wright. Re his research in Mexico & his book Soldiers, Indians and Silver.
Priestley, Herbert Ingram, 1875-1944
Letter, May 21, 1934. Thanking Wagner for presenting a copy of his
Published Writings to The Bancroft Library.
See also Letter, Jan. 18, 1934, in Correspondence On Books Sold (Box 9).
Prosser, Herman A.
11 letters, 1951-1957. Some letters thank Wagner for sending him copies of his publications.
Putnam, Herbert, 1861-
See: U.S. Library of Congress
Raup, Hallock Floy, 1901-
11 letters, 1934-1957. Some letters thank Wagner for sending him copies of his publications.
Ritchie, Ward, 1905-
See: Ward Ritchie Press
Robertson, James Alexander, 1873-1939
5 letters, 1928-1934. Several letters thank Wagner for sending him copies of his publications.
Roe, Frank Gilbert, 1894-
Letter, July 10, 1956.
Rolle, Andrew F, 1922-
3 letters, 1951 & n.d. Two letters transmit letters from C. Corwin re Drake's landing site.
Romero De Terreros y Vinent, Manuel, Marqués De San Francisco, 1880-1968
7 letters, 1943-1945. Several letters concern his study of portraits of Cortés.
Rosenbach, Abraham Simon Wolf, 1876-
Letter, Jan. 4, 1922. In Correspondence On Books Sold (Box 9).
Rosenstock, Fred A.
2 letters, 1955. Re obtaining a copy of Wagner's Sixty Years of Book Collecting.
Schad, Robert Oliver, 1900-
See: Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
Schwab, John Christopher, 1865-
See: Yale University. Library
Seymour, Charles, 1885-
See: Yale University. Library
Shaffer, Ellen Kate, 1904-
5 letters, 1954-1955. Letter, Dec. 27, 1954, written for her by her secretary.
Shipton, Clifford Kenyon, 1902-
See: American Antiquarian Society
Smith, Charles Wesley, 1877-
See: Washington. University. Library
Smith, Paul Jordan, 1885-
Letter, May 23, 1934. Thanking Wagner for sending him a copy of his Published Writings.
Society of California Pioneers
Letter, July 8, 1947. Written by H. S. Giffin, Secretary.
Sproul, Robert Gordon, 1891-1975
See: California. University. President
Stokes, Anson Phelps, 1874-
Letter, July 16, 1915. In Correspondence On Books Sold (Box 9).
Straus, Roger Williams, 1891-
2 letters, 1952-1957. Thanking Wagner for sending him copies of several of his publications.
Streeter, Thomas Winthrop, 1883-
297 letters, 1928-1957. Re his book collecting, Texas bibliography, etc.
See also 2 letters, 1927, in Correspondence On Books Sold (Box 9).
Summerlin, George Thomas, 1872-
2 letters, 1939. Providing data about Chile for Wagner's Bullion To Books.
Taylor, Henry C.
2 letters, 1952. Letter, May 26, thanks Wagner for sending him a copy of his Sixty Years of Book Collecting.
Tays, George
3 letters, 1934. Re his research on Pio Pico.
Texas. University, Austin. Library
7 letters, 1926-1946. Written mainly by C. E. Castañeda.
See also 2 letters, 1937, in Correspondence On Books Sold (Box 9).
Thompson, Lawrence S.
See: Kentucky. University. Libraries
Treanor, John, 1883-1936
2 letters, 1934. Re Wagner's Published Writings.
Turner, Justin G.
6 letters, 1952-1955. Letter (copy), Sept. 8, 1955, written to C. I. Wheat.
Twombly, Edward Bancroft, 1891-
Letter, Mar. 23, 1955. Re the death of his father, H. B. Twombly, and disposition of funds of the Yale class of 1884.
Twombly, Henry Bancroft, 1862-
11 letters, 1949-1954. Primarily concerns members of the Yale class of 1884.
U.S. Library of Congress
11 letters, 1928-1954. Written by L. Martin, H. Putnam, L. H. Evans and others.
U.S. National Archives
2 letters, 1954. Written by W. N. Franklin, General Reference Section. Re a map drawn by Peter Pond.
Utley, George Burwell, 1876-
See: Newberry Library, Chicago
Vail, Robert William Glenroie, 1890-
See: American Antiquarian Society
Van Nostrand, Jeanne
See: California Historical Society
Villa, Francisco, 1877-1923
Letter, Apr. 18, 1914. Written in Spanish to the American Smelters and Securities Co. Confirming agreements with the superintendent re operations of their smelter at Velardeña.
Voorhis, Charles Brown, 1870-
Letter, May 1, 1951. Re disposition of his library.
Ward Ritchie Press, Los Angeles
2 letters, 1934-1941. Letter, 1934, written by Ward Ritchie. Letter, 1941, written by Gregg Anderson.
Washington. University. Library
3 letters, 1931-1942. Written by C. W. Smith, Librarian. Several letters thank Wagner for sending copies of his publications.
Watkins, Gordon Samuel, 1889-
See: California. University, Riverside. Provost
Watson, Douglas S.
See: California Historical Society
Wheat, Carl Irving, 1892-1966
22 letters, 1932-1956. Some relate to his books.
Whitaker, Arthur Preston, 1895-
4 letters, 1939. Seeking Wagner's advice about his proposed bibliography of Latin American travel.
Whitebrook, Robert Ballard
22 letters, 1952-1954 & n.d. Many relate to his research and writings about Washington.
Wickersham, James, 1857-1939
2 letters, 1933. Asking Wagner about his publications relating to Spanish voyages to Alaska.
Wieder, Frederik Caspar, 1874-
Letter, Jan. 6, 1930. Primarily concerning the Plancius world map
Wiltsee, Ernest Abram, 1863-1947
See: California Historical Society
Winship, George Parker, 1871-
Letter, Apr. 20, 1927. Replying to inquiry re books about Cortes in the Harvard University Library.
Woodward, Arthur, 1898-
Letter, Aug. 21, 1952
Worden, J. Perry, 1866-
5 letters, 1934-1942 & n.d. Several letters thank Wagner for sending him copies of his books.
Wright, Irene A.
34 letters, 1923-1942. Primarily concerning research she did for Wagner in the archives in Seville.
Wroth, Lawrence Counselman, 1884-
118 letters, 1925-1956. Written mainly while Librarian, John Carter Brown Library. Some letters written while President, Bibliographical Society of America.
Yale University
7 letters, 1946-1951. Written by W. S. Lewis, C. Seymour and others. Relate primarily to honorary degree which the President and Fellows voted to confer upon Wagner.
Yale University. Library
163 letters, 1912-1957. Written by J. T. Babb, A. Hanna, A. Keogh, B. Knollenberg, J. C. Schwab and others.
See also 8 letters, 1915-1937, in Correspondence On Books Sold (Box 9).
Zamorano Club
5 letters, 1941-1957. Letter, 1957, written to F. P. Farquhar. Relate primarily to Wagner's books published by the Club.
Zeitlin, Jacob Israel, 1902-
Letter, Dec. 12, 1934. Thanking Wagner for sending him a copy of his Published Writing.