John A. Schutz Miscellany Collection, 1693-1959

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Summary

Abstract:
This collection contains 86 miscellaneous historical documents collected by American history professor John A. Schutz (1919-2005). The material includes 18th-20th century manuscript material including correspondence and documents related to American and British politicians and historians, among others, as well as one 1693 printed tract (incomplete).
Extent:
86 pieces in 2 boxes
Language:
English.

Background

Scope and content:

It is possible this Miscellany collection was assembled by John Schutz as part of his own research as an historian, as well as the letters and documents collected as autographs for his interest as a collector; the material covers a wide range of years, authors and subjects: Ephemera, Correspondence and Documents are arranged chronologically in Box 1: 1693-1865, and Box 2: 1866-1959.

The material includes one piece of printed Ephemera (1693); the early American manuscript material includes correspondence and documents by William Burnet, Thomas Hutchinson, Thomas Pownall and William Shirley. The 19th century material includes correspondence and documents related to, among others, the American and British politicians and historians, George Bancroft, John Bright, Richard Cobden, John Davis, Charles William Eliot, Henry Hallam, Anthony Ashley Cooper (Earl of Shaftesbury), Robert Cecil (Marquess of Salisbury), and Robert Winthrop. The 20th century material includes correspondence by Charles Edward Chapman, Joseph Hodges Choate, Max Farrand, Hiram Johnson, Louis Knott Koontz, Robert Andrews Millikan, Frederic Logan Paxson, and Frederick Jackson Turner.

Biographical / historical:

John A. Schutz (1919-2005), was a professor, author and long-time Huntington Library reader in colonial American history. Schutz began his teaching career in 1945 at the California Institute of Technology, followed by Whittier College, and, from 1965 to 1991, at the University of Southern California. After Schutz's death, the material he had collected over the years was donated to the Huntington Library, on May 5, 2006, as part of the John A. Schutz Bequest. The Bequest included the William Ewart Gladstone Collection, Henry Cabot Lodge Collection, and the John A. Schutz Miscellany Collection.

Acquisition information:
Gift of John A. Schutz, May 5, 2006.
Processing information:

1. A large number of the letters and documents were originally pasted down or mounted into albums by previous owners. The letters and documents, in most cases, have been removed from the original pages and mountings; but some evidence of the original locations (old glue, tabs, etc.) remain on the letters. It was decided that, unless it was a paper mounted letter, this original evidence would not be noted on the folders.

2. A large number of the letters and documents also retain the pencilled notations and notes made by dealers or previous owners; these notations and notes were not removed nor noted on the folders.

Arrangement:

Organized chronologically in the following manner:

  • Box 1: Ephemera, Correspondence and Documents, 1693-1865
  • Box 2: Correspondence and Documents, 1866-1959

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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