White (Hortense Sacriste) Letters, 1874-1935

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Hortense Sacriste White Letters, 1874-1935 (bulk:1877-1882)
Dates:
1874-1935
Creators:
White, Hortense Sacriste
Abstract:
Extent:
(Boxes: ½ letter)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Hortense Sacriste White Letters, 1874-1935 (bulk:1877-1882). Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Background

Scope and content:

Collection of letters written to Hortense Sacriste, later Hortense Sacriste White. Many of the letters are from male admirers before she married. Writers include George H. Bonebrake, James C. Kays, Reginaldo F. del Valle, James W. Dunn, John A. Fanning, Maurice O'Brian, and R. M. Pogson. There are also letters of condolence after the deaths of Hortense S. White's husband Stephen M. White (1901) and mother (1935). One folder contains financial records.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County staff.
Date Prepared:
1874-1935
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Research is by appointment only

Terms of access:

Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder

Preferred citation:

Hortense Sacriste White Letters, 1874-1935 (bulk:1877-1882). Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Location of this collection:
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US
Contact:
(213) 763-3359