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  • Overview of the Collection
  • Access
  • Administrative Information
  • Biographical Note
  • Scope and Content
  • Arrangement
  • Indexing Terms

  • Overview of the Collection

    Title: Marshall Stimson Papers
    Dates (inclusive): 1893-1951
    Collection Number: mssStimson papers
    Creator: Stimson, Marshall, 1876-1951.
    Extent: Approximately 932 pieces in 11 boxes, 13 volumes, and 1 case.
    Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts Department
    1151 Oxford Road
    San Marino, California 91108
    Phone: (626) 405-2129
    Email: reference@huntington.org
    URL: http://www.huntington.org
    Abstract: This collection consists of the papers of Los Angeles lawyer Marshall Stimson (1876-1951). Includes materials related to California and national politics (including Hiram Johnson and the Progressive Party "Bull Moose" Convention of 1912), Homer Lea, the League of Nations, and World War II. The collection also contains the diaries of Stimson's wife, Mary Gordon Stimson.
    Language: English.

    Access

    Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.

    Administrative Information

    Publication Rights

    The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item]. Marshall Stimson Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

    Provenance

    Gifts of Mrs. Marshall Stimson, November 1953; Gordon Stimson, June 22, 1971, November 16, 1971, April 24, 1972, June 15, 1973, and Mrs. Thompson Webb, Jr., Gift, June 22, 1989.

    Biographical Note

    Marshall Stimson (1876-1951), a Los Angeles lawyer, was active in civic affairs and was instrumental in the development of the Los Angeles Harbor. He was director of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and active in reform movements in state and local governments. Stimson was prominent in Republican politics and organized the Lincoln-Roosevelt Republican League of California (1907) and the Progressive Party in California (1912). He was also active in supporting the League of Nations and the United Nations.

    Scope and Content

    The collection consists of letters, manuscripts (including 25 diaries and notebooks), documents (including 5 account books), photographs, and 9 scrapbooks related to the life and activities of Marshall Stimson. The collection includes radio addresses of Marshall Stimson and the manuscript of his published autobiography titled Fun, Fights, and Fiesta in Old Los Angeles. There are materials related to California and national politics, including Hiram Johnson and the Progressive Party "Bull Moose" Convention of 1912. There are also materials related to Homer Lea, the League of Nations, and World War II. The collection also contains the diaries of Mary Gordon Stimson, wife of Marshall Stimson.

    Arrangement

    Arranged by document type.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Huntington Library's Online Catalog.  

    Subjects

    Johnson, Hiram, 1866-1945.
    Lea, Homer, 1876-1912.
    Stimson, Marshall, 1876-1951 -- Archives.
    League of Nations.
    Lawyers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Correspondence.
    Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1912.
    Progressivism (United States politics) -- History -- Sources.
    Radio addresses, debates, etc.
    World War, 1939-1945.
    California -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
    California -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
    Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
    United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1953.

    Forms/Genres

    Diaries -- California.
    Letters (correspondence) -- California.
    Scrapbooks -- California.

    Additional Contributors

    Stimson, Mary Gordon.