Edwards H. Metcalf Papers mssMetcalf
Brooke M. Black
The Huntington Library
June 2020
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San Marino, California 91108
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Edwards H. Metcalf papers
Identifier/Call Number: mssMetcalf
Physical Description:
7.67 Linear Feet
(16 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1833-1997
Abstract: Personal and professional papers of Edwards Huntington Metcalf, T. E. Lawrence collector, businessman, and grandson of Henry
E. Huntington.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. Edwards H. Metcalf papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Edwards Huntington Metcalf estate, 2001.
Biographical / Historical
Edwards "Ned" Huntington Metcalf was a Pepperdine University Board member, a T.E. Lawrence enthusiast and collector, and grandson
of Henry Edwards Huntington (a railroad tycoon and founder of the Huntington Library, Art Gallery and Botanical Gardens located
on his San Marino estate). He was an owner of multiple small businesses as well as president of the Huntington Land Company.
He frequently donated to the Huntington Library, and had his own collection of rare books, primarily related to T.E. Lawrence
and coins. Metcalf was born November 4, 1911, to parents John and Elizabeth Huntington Metcalf. The family lived in Northern
California, and Edwards was the second of four children (Mary, Edwards, John, and Lawrence). He married Jane King (1910-1994)
and they lived in San Marino, California for many years. Metcalf also served in the Navy during the Korean War. He died in
Sierra Madre, California in April 2001, and he and Jane were buried in Riverside National Cemetery, in Riverside, California.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, ephemera, and photographs of Edwards Huntington Metcalf. The bulk of the correspondence
is from Metcalf's mother, Elizabeth Metcalf; his wife, Jane Metcalf; and Bushby Harold & Associates, regarding property Metcalf
owned in Tasmania. In addition to the correspondence, there are also various documents, diaries, etc., that are integrated
throughout the correspondence in alphabetical order. The photographs in this collection are loosely organized by subject:
aerial shots of the Palestine front, Metcalf, miscellaneous, portraits, and Tasmania. Ephemera includes brochures, fliers,
pamphlets, business cards, ribbons, newspaper clippings, invitation cards, and Jane King's memorial service program. There
is also miscellaneous ephemera relating to the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery and Frank King, a cartoonist.
Processing Information
Processed by Gina C Giang and Phil O'Brien in November 2013. In 2020, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.
Arrangement
Organized in the following series: 1. Correspondence and documents; 2. Photographs; 3. Ephemera.
General
Former call number: mssMetcalf papers.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Amphoras -- Spain
Book collecting
Book collectors
Camellias
Cattle -- Australia
Coins -- Collectors and collecting
Crown lands -- Leasing
Gardeners
Grafting
Juvenile delinquency
Lilies
New business enterprises -- California
Paper -- Exhibitions
Pastures -- Australia
Pesticides
Ranch life
Real property -- Australia
Roses
Seeds -- Japan
Slate
Soldiers -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Student exchange programs -- United States
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American
California -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (Or. and Idaho)
New Mexico -- History
San Juan River (Colo.-Utah)
United States -- Politics and Government -- 1945-1953 -- Public opinion
Aerial photographs
Clippings (information artifacts)
Letters (correspondence) -- United States -- 20th century
Military records -- United States -- 20th century
Portraits
Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984
Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890
Huntington, Collis Potter, 1821-1900
Huntington, Henry Edwards, 1850-1927
King, Frank, 1883-1969
Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935
Metcalf, Elizabeth
Metcalf, Jane
Millard, George M., Mrs., 1873-1938
Millikan, Robert Andrews, 1868-1953
Prentice-Huntington, Clara Elizabeth
American Camellia Society
Boys' Clubs of America
Friends of the Huntington Library
Huntington Land and Improvement Company
United States. Air Force -- Military life -- Sources
United States. Navy -- Military life -- Sources
Correspondence and documents
1928-1992
Box 2
Canadian Bank of Commerce - Horowitz
1935-1992
Box 3
Howard - McMahon
1987-1992
Box 4
Maggs Bros. - Metcalf
1929-1991
Box 11
Metcalf - Pacific League Foundation
1930-1991
Box 12
Pamela Robinson - Schulman
1935-1991
Box 13
Schulman - Sutro & Co.
1935-1992