Cecil (Arthur Bond) Collection, 1818-1942, bulk 1903-1942

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Summary

Title:
Arthur Bond Cecil collection
Dates:
1818-1942, bulk 1903-1942
Creators:
Cecil, Arthur Bond, 1885-1967
Abstract:
A collection of material related to Arthur Bond Cecil, American surgeon and urologist, as well as a collector of art, furniture, and manuscripts.
Extent:
1.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Arthur Bond Cecil collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of correspondence and poems collected by Arthur Bond Cecil; some of which were collected for the autograph value. The majority of the collection consists of poems and letters by George Sterling, including, among others, "Adullam," "The Hawk's Nest," "Nepenthe," and "The Strange Bird." There is also a notebook of poems by Sadakichi Hartmann; a letter from Issac Hull to Samuel W. Dana; James Ryder Randall poems; a John Singer Sargent letter; a James McNeill Whistler letter; and letters to Mitchell Kennerley, Frances Marion, James Rolph, and Upton Sinclair. There are also a few letters concerning material Cecil has in his collection; many of the letters with envelopes.

Biographical / historical:

Arthur Bond Cecil (1885-1967) was as American surgeon, urologist, and collector. He was born in Millersville, Maryland and attended St. Johns College, Johns Hopkins Medical School, and the United States Naval Medical School. In 1913, Cecil moved to Los Angeles, California, and began working at Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles; beginning in 1932 he was chief secretary of urology at Los Angeles County General Hospital and Professor of Urology at the School of Medical Evangelists, Los Angeles. In 1938, he married Henrietta Alice Smith (1908-1992) and together they became collectors of art, furniture, and manuscripts. Cecil died in Los Angeles on October 11, 1967.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Mrs. Arthur B. Cecil, May 1977.
Processing information:

Processed by David Michael Hamilton, March 1978; in May 2025, Gayle M. Richardson created the finding aid.

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Gayle M. Richardson
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-05-16 09:35:44 -0700 .

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Restrictions:

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Arthur Bond Cecil collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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