Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Wagner, Henry Raup and Oak, Henry Lebbeus
- Abstract:
- This collection includes a diary of trip to the missions of Southern California by Henry Lebbeus Oak and biography of Oak written by Henry R. Wagner.
- Extent:
- 0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Henry L. Oak Diary and Biography, 1874, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.564; [folder number] [folder title][date].
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection includes an 1874 diary of trip to the missions of Southern California by Henry Lebbeus Oak and a biography of Oak by Henry R. Wagner. The diary is a ruled notebook bound in leather cover with 155 handwritten pages. This collection also contains a carbon copy of a typewritten copy of the original journal.
- Biographical / historical:
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Henry Lebbeus Oak (1844 May 13 - 1905 May 20) was born in Penobscot County, Maine. He emigrated to California, and in early 1869, Oak became Librarian of the Bancroft Library of San Francisco, California, a position he held for 18 years, until 1887. Upon retirement, he settled in Siegler Springs, California, where he built a cabin and lived the rest of his life, spending much of his time and money writing his family genealogical record.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Glenna Schroeder, circa 1977-1981. Final processing and finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 October 5, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Appointments to view materials are required. To make an appointment please visit https://theautry.org/research-collections/library-and-archives and fill out the Researcher Application Form.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
- Preferred citation:
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Henry L. Oak Diary and Biography, 1874, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.564; [folder number] [folder title][date].
- Location of this collection:
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4700 Western Heritage WayLos Angeles, CA 90027, US
- Contact:
- (747) 201-8448