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Finding Aid to the Personal Recollections of Los Angeles, California, in 1856
MS.711
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Title: Personal Recollections of Los Angeles, California, in 1856
Identifier/Call Number: MS.711
Contributing Institution:
Autry National Center, Braun Research Library
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.1 linear feet
(1 folder)
Date (inclusive): 1907-1924
Abstract: This collection consists of a handwritten manuscript of a "few personal recollections of Los Angeles, 50 years ago," written
by Mrs. M.E. Williams from Santa Rosa, California. The "recollections," written in 1907 February, tell of Mrs. Williams's
experiences in Los Angeles in 1856.
creator:
Jackson, Grant, 1866-1925
creator:
Williams, M. E., Mrs.
Mrs. Williams wrote these notes in 1907 February to her sister. Williams's sister and Wiliams's daughter, Alice M. Williams,
then forwarded the manuscript to the mother of Geneva R. Wheeler. Grant Jackson purchased the manuscripts from Geneva Wheeler
and bound them in this volume in August of 1924. Jackson pasted in a letter Geneva Wheeler sent him in November of the same
year explaining how she came to have these documents. This manuscript is part of the Grant Jackson Memorial Library bequeathed
to the Southwest Museum in 1925 April.
This collection consists of a handwritten manuscript of a "few personal recollections of Los Angeles, 50 years ago," written
by Mrs. M.E. Williams from Santa Rosa, California. The "recollections," written in 1907 February, tell of Mrs. Williams's
experiences in Los Angeles in 1856.
A typed copy of the manuscript, the original handwritten manuscript, title page, and an explanatory introduction by Grant
Jackson are bound together. The introduction, dates 1924 August 28, describes how Jackson acquired the manuscript from Geneva
R Wheeler on that same day. Presumably, Jackson also created the typed copy of the manuscript.
Also attached is a letter from Wheeler to Jackson dated 1924 November 27.
Personal Recollections of Los Angeles, California, in 1856, 1907-1924, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry National Center, Los Angeles; MS.711.
Processed by Library staff after 1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 November
12, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).
Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry National Center. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts
must be submitted in writing to the Autry Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry National Center
as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must
also be obtained by the reader.
Collection is open for research. Appointments to view materials are required. To make an appointment please visit http://theautry.org/research/research-rules-and-application
or contact library staff at rroom@theautry.org.
Part of the Grant Jackson Memorial Library bequeathed to the Southwest Museum in 1925 April.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Pico, Pio, 1801-1894
Wolfskill, William, 1798-1866
Catholic Church -- California
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- Sources
Personal narratives
Typescripts
Women -- California -- Los Angeles