Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Charles Broughton notebooks
- Dates:
- 1888-1944
- Creators:
- Broughton, Charles, 1864-1945
- Abstract:
- Notebooks belonging to artist and illustrator Charles Broughton.
- Extent:
- 2 Linear Feet (21 volumes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Charles Broughton notebooks, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of 21 volumes belonging to artist Charles Broughton from 1888 to 1944. Each volume is a combination of diary, journal, commonplace book, and sketchbook. The cross-hatching sketches, drawn by Broughton, are of animals, places, outdoor scenes, historical figures, and common people (perhaps Broughton knew them or came across the individuals and sketched them). Some of the sketches also relate to Broughton's travels, as well as the First and Second World Wars.
- Biographical / historical:
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Charles Broughton was a painter and illustrator. He was born in Montreal, Canada in 1864 and studied art in Toronto and New York City. In 1927, he moved to California, where he began painting landscapes with wildflowers. He died in Los Angeles in April 1945.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Mrs. Ross K. Boore, March 1959.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Huntington Library staff in the 1960s. In September 2025, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged chronologically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-04-21 16:26:33 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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[Identification of item]. Charles Broughton notebooks, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191