Personal Recollections of Los Angeles, California, in 1856 Manuscripts and Letter, 1907-1924

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Summary

Title:
"Personal Recollections of Los Angeles, California, in 1856" Manuscripts and Letter
Dates:
1907-1924
Creators:
Williams, M. E., Mrs. and Jackson, Grant
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' experiences in Los Angeles in 1856.
Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Personal Recollections of Los Angeles, California, in 1856 Manuscript and Letter, 1907-1924, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.711.

Background

Scope and content:

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' 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, dated 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.

Acquisition information:
Part of the Grant Jackson Memorial Library bequeathed to the Southwest Museum in 1925 April.
Custodial history:

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.

Processing information:

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).

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Holly Rose Larson
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-06-15 23:23:19 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West 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.

Preferred citation:

Personal Recollections of Los Angeles, California, in 1856 Manuscript and Letter, 1907-1924, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.711.

Location of this collection:
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027, US
Contact:
(747) 201-8448
rroom@theautry.org
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