Mary W. T. Dickinson collection, 1662-1949

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Summary

Creators:
Dickinson, Mary W. T., approximately 1872-1952
Abstract:
A collection of manuscripts, correspondence, volumes, autographs, photographs, and ephemera related to Mary W. T. Dickinson, a collector who lived in Pasadena, California, in the 1930s to 1950s.
Extent:
4.92 Linear Feet (6 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Mary W. T. Dickinson collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of manuscripts, correspondence, volumes, autographs, photographs, and ephemera collected by Mary W. T. Dickinson. The manuscripts include French military orders (1678) and a document signed by Charles II, King of England (1662). The volumes are both literary and historical, most with some type of illustration. The collection also includes a small amount of personal correspondence and a larger amount of correspondence with dealers and the Henry E. Huntington Library concerning her collection.

Biographical / historical:

Mary Winifred T. Dickinson (approximately 1872-1952) was born in Massachusetts; she was a widow who lived in Pasadena, California, in the 1930s to 1950s. She was a collector with a wide-ranging interest in many historial periods and types of material, including: medieval volumes, 19th century commonplace books, autograph albums and autographs, first editions, and 17th to 19th century manuscripts. She died in September 1952, in Pasadena.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Mary W. T. Dickinson, 1953.
Processing information:

Processed by Gayle M. Richardson, and a finding aid created, in June 2024.

Arrangement:

Arranged by format and subject.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

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]. Mary W. T. Dickinson 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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