Overview of the Collection
Access
Administrative Information
Biographical Note on John A. Schutz
Cataloging Decisions
Scope and Content
Arrangement
Indexing: Subjects
Indexing: Added Entries
Indexing Terms
Overview of the Collection
Title: John A. Schutz Miscellany Collection
Dates (inclusive): 1693-1959
Collection Number: mssHM 73570-73655
Extent:
86 pieces in 2 boxes
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Manuscripts Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2129
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: This collection contains 86 miscellaneous historical
documents collected by American history professor John A. Schutz (1919-2005).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).
Language:
English.
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Publication Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to
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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]. John A. Schutz Miscellany Collection, The Huntington
Library, San Marino, California.
Provenance
Gift of John A. Schutz, May 5, 2006.
Biographical Note on John A. Schutz
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.
Cataloging Decisions
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.
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.
Arrangement
Organized chronologically in the following manner:
- Box 1: Ephemera, Correspondence and Documents, 1693-1865
- Box 2: Correspondence and Documents, 1866-1959
Indexing: Subjects
Abbot, Benjamin, 1762-1849. In John Gorham Palfrey, 1796-1881, letter to William
Plumer, 1759-1850, (1838, Mar. 28). HM 73590.
Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of, 1784-1860. In George Bancroft, 1800-1891,
letter to Sir Henry Holland, 1788-1873, (1853, July 18). HM 73601.
American Historical Association. Pacific Coast Branch. In Frederic L. (Frederic
Logan) Paxson, 1877-1948, letter to John A. Schutz, 1919-, (1935, Sep. 16). HM
73647.
American Historical Association. Pacific Coast Branch. In Frederic L. (Frederic
Logan) Paxson, 1877-1948, letter to Louis Knott Koontz, 1890-1951, (1938, Aug. 5).
HM 73652.
Boucher de Perthes, M. (Jacques), 1788-1868.
Antiquites
Celtiques Et Antediluviennes
. In Richard Cobden, 1804-1865, letter to M.
(Jacques) Boucher de Perthes, 1788-1868, (1847, Nov. 26). HM 73594.
Bowditch, N.I. (Nathaniel Ingersoll), 1805-1861.
Suffolk
Surnames
. In Robert C. (Robert Charles) Winthrop, 1809-1894, letter to
N.I. (Nathaniel Ingersoll), 1805-1861, (1861, Mar. 19). HM 73609.
Castañeda, Carlos Eduardo, 1896-1958 (ed.).
Our Catholic
Heritage in Texas
. In Herbert Eugene Bolton, 1870-1953, letter to Louis
Knox Koontz, 1890-1951, (1936, Dec. 30). HM 73651.
Curti, Merle (Merle Eugene), 1897-1996. In Max Farrand, 1869-1945, letter to Louis
Knox Koontz, 1890-1951, (1936, Oct. 15). HM 73650.
Davis, John, 1787-1854. In John Davis, 1787-1854, letter to [Sir], (1851, Sep. 24).
HM 73598.
Ellis, George Edward, 1814-1894.
Memoir of Jared Sparks, LL.D.
In Justin Winsor, 1831-1897, letter to Benson John Lossing, 1813-1891, (1869,
Dec. 23). HM 73614.
Everett, Oliver. In Jared Sparks, 1789-1866, letter to Fielding Lucas, 1781-1854,
(1823, Oct. 28). HM 73586.
France -- History -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715. In Charlwood Lawton, 1660-1721, Ephemera,
Printed Material, (1693). HM 73570.
Gay, Edwin F. (Edwin Francis), 1867-1946. In Max Farrand, 1869-1945, letter to Louis
Knox Koontz, 1890-1951, (1936, Oct. 15). HM 73650.
Godey’s Magazine. In Rupert Hughes, 1872-1956, letter to
Leo Rich Lewis, 1865-1945, (1896, Dec. 24). HM 73626.
Great Britain -- History -- William and Mary, 1689-1702. In Charlwood Lawton,
1660-1721, Ephemera, Printed Material, (1693). HM 73570.
Harper’s Weekly. In Francis Parkman, 1823-1893, letter
to George William Curtis, 1824-1892, ([ca. 1865?], Aug. 10). HM 73611.
Koontz, Louis Knott, 1890-1951. In John Holladay Latané, 1869-1932, letter to
Frederic L. (Frederic Logan) Paxson, 1877-1948, (1916, July 7). HM 73642.
North American Review. In Jared Sparks, 1789-1866,
letter to Fielding Lucas, 1781-1854, (1823, Oct. 28). HM 73586.
Pacific Historical Review. In Frederic L. (Frederic
Logan) Paxson, 1877-1948, letter to John A. Schutz, 1919-, (1935, Sep. 16). HM
73647.
Pacific Historical Review. In Frederic L. (Frederic
Logan) Paxson, 1877-1948, letter to Louis Knott Koontz, 1890-1951, (1938, Aug. 5).
HM 73652.
Peabody, Andrew P. (Andrew Preston), 1811-1893. In John Gorham Palfrey, 1796-1881,
letter to [Mr. ----- Chamavère?], (1866, June 5). HM 73612.
Shirley, William, 1694-1771. In “Extract of Privy Seal…,” document, (1750, June 7).
HM 73578.
Shultz, John A., 1919-.
Thomas Pownall, British Defender of
American Liberty - A Study of Angle-American Relations in the Eighteenth
Century
. In Robert Andrews Millikan, 1868- 1953, letter to John A.
Schutz, 1919-, (1951, July 13). HM 73654.
Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886. In John Bigelow, 1817-1911, letter to
Benjamin Perley Poore, 1820-1887, (1884, July 20). HM 73618.
Women -- Suffrage -- United States. In Joseph Hodges Choate, 1832-1917, letter to
Alice Wheeler, (1913, Nov. 20). HM 73640.
World War, 1914-1918. In Joseph Hodges Choate, 1832-1917, letter to John A. Stewart,
(1916, Jan. 21). HM 73641.
Indexing: Added Entries
Beck, James M. (James Montgomery), 1861-1936. Addressee for George Macaulay
Trevelyan, 1876-1962, (1924, Sep. 11). HM 73645.
Boucher de Perthes, M. (Jacques), 1788-1868. Addressee for Richard Cobden, 1804-1865,
(1847, Nov. 26). HM 73594.
Bowditch, N.I. (Nathaniel Ingersoll), 1805-1861. Addressee for Robert C. (Robert
Charles) Winthrop, 1809-1894, (1850-1861). HM 73595, 73606, 73608-73609.
Brainerd, Cephas, 1831-1910. Addressee for Joseph Hodges Choate, 1832-1917, (1909,
Mar. 14). HM 73635.
Choate, Joseph Hodges, 1832-1917. Signature on [Certification…], (1902, Sep. 6). HM
73633.
Curtis, George William, 1824-1892. Addressee for Francis Parkman, 1823-1893, ([ca.
1865?], Aug. 10). HM 73611.
Edward Dunigan and Brother (Firm). Addressee for Nicholas Patrick Wiseman, 1802-1865,
(1852, Oct. 18). HM 73599.
Fenner, James, 1771-1846. Addressee for James Bruen Howell, 1816-1880, (1812, Nov.
14). HM 73584.
Hatch, Edward Wingate, 1852-1924. Addressee for Joseph Hodges Choate, 1832-1917,
(1911, June 22). HM 73639.
Holland, Henry, Sir, 1788-1873. Addressee for George Bancroft, 1800-1891, (1853, July
18). HM 73601.
Koontz, Louis Knott, 1890-1951. Addressee for John Holladay Latané, 1869-1932, (1919,
July 13). HM 73643.
Koontz, Louis Knott, 1890-1951. Addressee for Frederick Jackson Turner, 1861-1932,
(1928, Nov. 26). HM 73646.
Koontz, Louis Knott, 1890-1951. Addressee for Charles Edward Chapman, (1936). HM
73648- 73649.
Koontz, Louis Knott, 1890-1951. Addressee for Max Farrand, 1869-1945, (1936, Oct.
15). HM 73650.
Koontz, Louis Knott, 1890-1951. Addressee for Herbert Eugene Bolton, 1870-1953,
(1936, Dec. 30). HM 73651.
Koontz, Louis Knott, 1890-1951. Addressee for Frederic L. (Frederic Logan) Paxson,
1877- 1948, (1938, Aug. 5). HM 73652.
Koontz, Louis Knott, 1890-1951. Addressee for James Truslow Adams, 1878-1949, (1939,
Apr. 24). HM 73653.
Lewis, Leo Rich, 1865-1945. Addressee for Rupert Hughes, 1872-1956, (1896, Dec. 24).
HM 73626.
Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891. Addressee for Justin Winsor, 1831-1897, (1869, Dec.
23). HM 73614.
Lucas, Fielding, 1781-1854. Addressee for Jared Sparks, 1789-1866, (1823, Oct. 28).
HM 73586.
New York Tribune. In Whitelaw Reid, 1837-1912, letter to
Roberts Brothers (Boston, Mass.), (1883, July 27). HM 73617.
Norton, Charles B. (Charles Benjamin), 1825-1891. Addressee for Jared Sparks,
1789-1866, (1858, Sep. 15). HM 73605.
Paxson, Frederic L. (Frederic Logan), 1877-1948. Addressee for John Holladay Latané,
1869- 1932, (1916, July 7). HM 73642.
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778. Documents addressed to him, (1747-1748).
HM 73576-73577.
Plumer, William, 1759-1850. Addressee for John Gorham Palfrey, 1796-1881, (1838, Mar.
28). HM 73590.
Poore, Benjamin Perley, 1820-1887. Addressee for John Bigelow, 1817-1911, (1884, July
20). HM 73618.
Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805. Signature on document, [Worcester County, Mass.], “The
Account of…,’ (1757-1758). HM 73579.
Roberts Brothers (Boston, Mass.). Addressee for Whitelaw Reid, 1837-1912, (1883, July
27). HM 73617.
Shirley, William, 1694-1771. Printed engraving enclosed in, William Shirley,
1694-1771, letter to Godfrey Malbone, (1740, July 21). HM 73573.
Schutz, John A., 1919-. Addressee for Frederic L. (Frederic Logan) Paxson, 1877-1948,
(1935, Sep. 16). HM 73647.
Schutz, John A., 1919-. Addressee for Robert Andrews Millikan, 1868-1953, (1951, July
13). HM 73654.
Schutz, John A., 1919-. Addressee for J---- W---- R----, ([1959]). HM 73655.
Strong, Celeb, 1745-1819. Signature on document, [New York. Commissioner’s Office],
“Received of John Cochran…,” (1791, Oct. 21). HM 73583.
Sutro, Adolph, 1830-1898. Addressee for James Herbert Budd, 1851-1908, (1895, Jan.
23). HM 73625.
Walcott, Henry Pickering, 1838-1932. Addressee for Charles William Eliot, 1834-1926,
(1896- 1898). HM 73627-73632.
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852. Addressee for Robert C. (Robert Charles) Winthrop,
1809-1894, ([ca. 1842?]). HM 73592.
Wheeler, Alice. Addressee for Joseph Hodges Choate, 1832-1917, (1913, Nov. 20). HM
73640.
Indexing Terms
Subjects
Schutz, John A.,
1919-.
American Historical
Association. Pacific Coast Branch.
Pacific Historical
Review.
Women -- Suffrage -- United States --
20th century.
World War, 1914-1918 -- United
States.
Great Britain --
History -- 19th century -- Sources.
Forms/Genres
Business letters -- Great Britain.
Business letters -- United States.
Documents -- Great Britain.
Documents -- United States.
Ephemera -- Great Britain.
Ephemera -- United States.
Letters (correspondence) -- Great
Britain.
Letters (correspondence) -- United
States.
Additional Contributors
Bancroft, George, 1800-1891.
Bright, John, 1811-1889.
Burnet, William, 1699-1729.
Chapman, Charles Edward.
Choate, Joseph Hodges, 1804-1865.
Cobden, Richard, 1804-1865.
Davis, John, 1787-1854.
Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926.
Farrand, Max, 1869-1945.
Hallam, Henry, 1777-1859.
Hutchinson, Thomas, 1711-1780.
Johnson, Hiram, 1866-1945.
Koontz, Louis Knott, 1890-1951.
Millikan, Robert Andrews, 1868-1953.
Paxson, Frederic L. (Frederic Logan),
1877-1948.
Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805.
Salisbury, Robert Cecil, Marquess of,
1830-1903.
Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper,
Earl of, 1801-1885.
Shirley, William, 1694-1771.
Turner, Frederick Jackson, 1861-1932.
Winthrop, Robert C. (Robert Charles),
1809-1894.