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CONTAINER LIST

 

Business material 1875-2001

Physical Description: 9 boxes and 1 oversize folder
Box 3, Folder 1

Address books, undated

Japanese contacts.
 

Autograph albums

Box 1

1903-1993

Signed by customers.
Six albums.
Box 2

1935-2001

Signed by customers.
Six albums.
 

Correspondence

Box 3, Folder 2

1879-1939

Box 3, Folder 3

1884-1885

Related to San Fernando Petroleum Mining Company.
Box 3, Folder 4

1903-1931

Related to Japanese Tea Garden (Coronado).
Includes leases.
Box 3, Folder 5

1903

Related to Singleton, Benda & Co., Ltd.
Box 4, Folder 1

1904

Related to Singleton, Benda & Co., Ltd.
Box 4, Folder 2

1905

Related to Singleton, Benda & Co., Ltd.
Box 4, Folder 3

1906

Includes letters related to San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif. 1906.
Box 4, Folder 4

1930-1931

Related to Emil Janel.
Includes clippings, lists, negatives, photographs, and printed ephemera.
Box 4, Folder 5

1936-1947

Related Zung Chang Ziang Company and Zung Chang Trading Company, Ltd.
Includes invoices.
Box 5, Folder 1

1940-1941

Related to Jordan and Happa, Export Commission Agents.
Box 5, Folder 2

1940-1982, undated

Includes letters removed from "Work Organizer" folder.
Box 5, Folder 3

1963-1970

Primarily thank you letters from customers.
Removed from binder.
Box 5, Folder 4

1967

Related to Huntington Botanical Gardens "school journey" program.
Box 5, Folder 5

1979-1998

Related to origin of the Japanese Tea Garden (San Francisco).
Includes enclosures provided by George T. Marsh and Lucy Wyckoff Marsh.
Box 5, Folder 6

Documents, 1931-1946

Miscellaneous.
Includes Citizens' Building and Loan Association. Report of Audit, Telegraph Hill Property, McCloud Building and lots.
 

Financial records

Box 6, Folder 1

1882-1970

Miscellaneous bills, notes, receipts, and statements.
Box 6, Folder 2

1882-1984

Invoices.
Box 6, Folder 3

1919-1933

Account for goods sold at Coronado store.
Box 6, Folder 4

1924-1926

Possibly account for goods purchased in Japan.
Box 6, Folder 5

1952-1954

Consular Invoice of Merchandise.
Box 6, Folder 6

undated

Statement of Proposed Quarry Enterprises to consist of Quarry, Quarrying, and Finishing Plants and Contracting Department.
 

Legal documents

Box 7, Folder 1

1879-1885

Related to San Fernando Petroleum Mining Company.
Includes interviews, memorandums, power of attorney, and stock certificates.
Box 7, Folder 2

1883-1931

Miscellaneous.
Includes Deeds of Trust, Globe Indemnity Company, Re-Assignment of Promissory Note, War Damage Corporation policy, Contents of Safe Deposit Box of G.T. Marsh and Company, Settlement of M. Levy's consignment account with E. Amsden, and The Los Angeles Electric Company contract.
Box 7, Folder 3

1897

Z. Yamabe sold, assigned, and transferred patents to George T. Marsh.
Box 7, Folder 4

1903

Agreements between George T. Marsh and E.F. Wheeler and J. Allyn Ormond.
Box 7, Folder 5

1930-1956

Agreement between Companía Mexicana del Rosarito, S.A. and G.T. Marsh and Company.
Includes correspondence and stock certificate.
Box 7, Folder 6

1931

In the Matter of the Application of G.T. Marsh and Company, a corporation, to Perpetuate Testimony.
Deposition of George T. Marsh, pages 1-181.
Box 7, Folder 7

1931

In the Matter of the Application of G.T. Marsh and Company, a corporation, to Perpetuate Testimony.
Deposition of George T. Marsh, pages 182-428.
Box 7, Folder 8

1931-1932

J.D. and A.B. Spreckels Investment Company, a corporation, Plaintiff, vs. G.T. Marsh and Company, a corporation, Defendant.
Numbers 233727 and 69482.
Includes notes and "Extracts of Records Pertaining to Coronado Garden."
Box 7, Folder 9

Minutes, 1909-1934

Special meeting of the Board of Directors of G.T. Marsh and Company.
Box 8, Folders 1-2

Notebooks, 1875-1911, undated

Twelve notebooks.
Box 8, Folder 3

Notes, undated

Related to tsuba and menuke.
Box 8, Folder 4

Paintings, undated

Merchandise for sale at George T. Marsh and Company.
Oversize folder 1

Paintings, undated

Merchandise for sale at George T. Marsh and Company.
Box 9, Folder 1

Sketches, 1928

Sketches of "Vault at Monterey," Japanese Tea Garden (San Francisco), and merchandise for sale at George T. Marsh and Company.
Box 9, Folder 2

Stationery, undated

Blank.
Box 9, Folder 3

Stock certificates, after 1909

Blank George T. Marsh and Company certificates.
Box 9, Folder 4

Stock certificates, 1912-1928

Includes United States Automotive Corporation; British and Australian Gold Mining Company Limited; Municipal Properties Company; and Sanitary Telephone Mouthguard Company certificates.
 

Personal material 1877-1953

Physical Description: 3 boxes and 1 oversize folder
Box 9, Folder 5

Biography, 1916-1958

Related to George T. Marsh.
Includes extract from "Who's Who in California."
 

Correspondence

Box 9, Folder 6

1879-1949, undated

Box 9, Folder 7

1903-1930

Letters from Lucy Elvira Whiteside.
Box 9, Folder 8

1928-1953, undated

Direct mail only.
Includes publications from International Conciliation, The New Commonwealth, The Home Financer, and The Landmark.
Box 10, Folder 1

1931-1932

Related to Citizenship for Nations by George T. Marsh.
 

Diaries

Box 10, Folder 2

1878-1879

George T. Marsh's trip to British Columbia, Canada and Yokohama, Japan.
Box 10, Folder 3

1928

Lucy Elvira Whiteside's trip to Japan.
Box 10, Folder 4

undated

Related to unidentified individual's travel in Japan.
Account written on onionskin paper.
Box 10, Folder 5

Disks, undated

Unidentified 6-inch disk.
Box 10, Folder 6

Financial records, 1893-1902

Related George T. Marsh's personal property.
Box 10, Folders 7-8

Notebooks, undated

One notebook related to patriotism and religion; and the second notebook consists of one page related to garment measurements.
 

Notes

Box 10, Folder 9

after 1912

"From the Personal Notes of G.T. Marsh."
Photocopies.
Box 10, Folder 10

1930-1931

Possibly research related to Citizenship for Nations by George T. Marsh.
Box 10, Folder 11

Paintings, undated

Image of a hand and man by Emil Janel.
Box 10, Folder 12

Poems, undated

Entitled "Pungle" by H.H.J.
Oversize folder 2

Scrapbooks, 1877-1930

Laid-in articles, clippings, and letters related to economics, international relations, society, and politics.
Box 10, Folder 13

Sketches, undated

Six miscellaneous sketches.
 

Typescripts

Box 10, Folder 14

The Lords of Sengami: A Tale of the Dawn of an Empire by Ronald Temple and George T. Marsh., 1930s

Box 11, Folder 1

Citizenship for Nations by George T. Marsh., before 1931

Box 11, Folder 2

Armageddon: A Foreshadow of the World's Great War: A Novel of Old and New Japan by Ronald Temple and George T. Marsh., undated

Box 11, Folder 3

"Eight Boots and Yellow Booty: An Article on China" by Harry W. Wyckoff in collaboration with George T. Marsh., undated

Box 11, Folder 4

"The Silent Army -- The Reserves. An Article" by Harry W. Wyckoff., undated

Box 11, Folder 5

The Ten Demon Rulers of the Chinese Buddhist Hells.", undated

 

Ephemera 1881-2001

Physical Description: 6 boxes and 2 oversize boxes.
Oversize box 12

Black-and-white prints, undated

Images from various gardens in Japan.
Oversize box 13

Black-and-white prints, undated

Images from various gardens in Japan.
 

Books

Box 11, Folder 6

Books, 1916

The Lords of Dawn by Gorge T. Marsh and Ronald Temple.
Box 11, Folder 7

Books, 1931

Citizenship for Nations by George T. Marsh.
Box 11, Folder 8

Books, 1924

The Gōda Collection of Japanese Sword Fittings by Robert Hamilton Rucker.
Box 14, Folder 1

Business cards, 1971, undated

 

Clippings

Box 14, Folder 2

1881-1910s

Miscellaneous.
Box 14, Folder 3

1920s

Miscellaneous.
Box 14, Folder 4

1930s

Miscellaneous.
Box 14, Folder 5

1931-1932

Two articles written by George T. Marsh.
Box 14, Folder 6

1931-1958

Related to Marsh family.
Box 14, Folder 7

1940s-1950s, undated

Miscellaneous.
Box 14, Folder 8

1979-2001

Related to Japanese Tea Gardens and George T. Marsh and Company.
Box 15, Folder 1

Descriptions, 1937-1968

Descriptions and historical notes about oriental art.
Box 15, Folder 2

Greeting cards, 1910-1930

Box 15, Folder 3

Empty envelopes, 1916-1961

 

Ephemera

Box 15, Folder 4

American, Canadian, Chinese, and Japanese arts and culture, 1930-1948

Includes booklets, exhibition catalogs, fliers, index, newsletters, prints, and a map of Dairen.
Includes typewritten copies of excerpts and notes related to Alison Stilwell.
Box 15, Folder 5

Economics, international relations, society, and politics, 1925-1930

Includes booklets, pamphlets, and publications.
Box 16, Folder 1

George T. Marsh and Company, undated

Shopping bags only.
Box 16, Folder 2

George T. Marsh and Company and Japanese Tea Garden (San Francisco), 1894-1998

Includes a bulletin, fliers, invitations, Orientations 29, no. 4, and photocopies.
Box 16, Folder 3

League of Nations, 1927-1930

Includes draft of a memorandum, program, flier, and publications.
Box 16, Folder 4

Miscellaneous, 1889-1931

Includes booklets, brochures, fliers, newsletters, and theater programs.
Box 16, Folder 5

Miscellaneous, 1912-1947

Includes The Forum, Western Livestock Journal, and Overland Monthly.
Box 16, Folder 6

Monterey Peninsula, 1963-1972

Includes booklets, magazines, and travel guides.
Box 17, Folder 1

Travels, 1896-1931

Includes passenger ships' passenger lists, menus, and booklets.
Box 17, Folder 2

Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901, 1900-1901

Includes songbook and funeral program.
Box 17, Folder 3

Lists, 1931-1939

Miscellaneous contacts, goods, and historical facts.
Box 17, Folder 4

Postage stamps, 1969-1985

Removed from envelopes.
Box 17, Folder 5

Postcards, undated

Primarily related to Japanese Tea Garden (Coronado).
Blank.
 

Sales catalogs

Box 17, Folder 6

1896-1936

Miscellaneous.
Includes order forms.
Box 18, Folder 1

1913-1914

Catalogue of Kozuka by George T. Marsh.
Box 18, Folder 2

1913-1914

Catalogue of Kozuka by George T. Marsh.
Fragments only.
Box 18, Folder 3

1913-1914

Catalogue of Kozuka by George T. Marsh.
Notebooks with pasted fragments only.
 

Photographs 1894-1986

Physical Description: 7 boxes, 1 oversize box, and 1 envelope.
Box 19, Folder 1

Daguerreotype, undated

Unidentified girl.
 

Negatives

Box 19, Folders 2-4

Negatives, 1904-1941, undated

Box 20, Folders 1-2

Negatives, undated

Envelope 1

NOT AVAILABLE: Negatives, undated

Negatives are too fragile to be handled.
 

Photograph albums

Box 20, Folder 3

George T. Marsh and family, undated

Box 20, Folder 4

George T. Marsh and Company store, 1928

Box 20, Folder 5

George T. Marsh and Company store, 1930

Box 21, Folders 1-3

George T. Marsh and Company (Monterey and/or Santa Barbara), undated

Box 22, Folder 1-2

George T. Marsh and Company (Santa Barbara), undated

Box 22, Folder 3

Japanese Tea Garden (Coronado), 1905-1915

Box 22, Folder 4

Miscellaneous, undated

Furniture and household goods.
Includes loose pages.
Box 23, Folders 1-3

Oriental art, undated

Includes furniture, household goods, and printed papers.
Oversize box 24

Oriental art, undated

Bronze wares.
 

Photographs

Box 23, Folder 4

Containers, undated

Box 23, Folders 5-6

Figurines, 1957-1969, undated

Box 25, Folder 1

Furniture, 1937-1969, undated

Box 25, Folder 2

George T. Marsh and Company (Los Angeles and Pasadena), 1904, undated

Box 25, Folder 3

George T. Marsh and Company (Monterey), 1956-1986, undated

Box 25, Folder 4

George T. Marsh and Company (San Francisco), undated

Box 25, Folder 5

George T. Marsh and Company (Santa Barbara), 1930-1955, undated

Box 25, Folder 6

Japanese Tea Garden (Coronado), undated

Box 25, Folder 7

Japanese Tea Garden (San Francisco), 1894, undated

Scenes from California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894.
Box 25, Folder 8

Mill Valley home, undated

Box 26, Folder 1

Miscellaneous objects, undated

Box 26, Folder 2

Miscellaneous people and places, undated

Includes may be photographs from George T. Marsh's gardens, stores, or travels.
Box 26, Folder 3

Stone lanterns and pagodas, undated

Box 26, Folder 4

Travels to Arizona, Baja California, and other unidentified locations, undated

Box 26, Folder 5

Travels to Asia, 1935, undated

Box 26, Folder 6

Tsubas, undated

Box 26, Folder 7

Portraits, 1901-1930, undated

Includes Charles Doyle, J. Allyn Ormond, and George T. Marsh.
Mostly unidentified.
CONTAINER LIST
Business material
Autograph albums
Correspondence
Financial records
Legal documents
Personal material
Correspondence
Diaries
Notes
Typescripts
Ephemera
Books
Clippings
Ephemera
Sales catalogs
Photographs
Negatives
Photograph albums
Photographs
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