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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Merlin Stonehouse papers
Creator:
Stonehouse, Merlin
Identifier/Call Number: mssStonehouse
Physical Description:
20 Linear Feet
(15 boxes, 37 folders, 1 volume)
Date (inclusive): 1796-1970
Abstract: A research collection related to John
Wesley North compiled by Merlin Stonehouse, American professor, historian, and
author.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at
the Huntington Library for more information.
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from
or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The
responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining
necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
[Identification of item]. Merlin Stonehouse papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino,
California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gifts of Merlin Stonehouse, June 1980 and October 1983. Gifts of Hugh Grauel, June and
September 1987.
Merlin Stonehouse was an Associate Professor of History at Occidental College and a member
of the History department at the University of California, Los Angeles. Stonehouse published
a book about John Wesley North titled: John Wesley North and the reform frontier (1965).
A collection of approximately 750 items from 1796-1970, which consists of the papers and
research files of Merlin Stonehouse related to John Wesley North and the North and Loomis
families. It includes manuscripts, letters, poems, printed material, index cards,
photographs, and five daguerreotypes. Persons represented in the collection include: John
Wesley North, Ann Hendrix Loomis, George S. Loomis, Mary Ann Lewis Loomis, Gerrit Loomis,
Emma North Messer, Edmund Clarence Messer, and Mary Burt Messer. The collection also
contains papers and photographs related to pioneer life and the history of Minnesota and
Riverside, California. There is also uncataloged addenda consisting of manuscripts, letters,
reports, and printed material.
Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1990. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the
finding aid derived from a legacy summary report.
Arranged by subject and format.
Former call number: mssStonehouse papers.
Two scrapbooks, mainly regarding the motion picture industry (approximately 1915-1933), and
a printed book by Dave Robeson transferred to the Rare Books department. Related material
may also be found in the John Wesley North papers (mssNO).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Frontier and pioneer life -- California -- Riverside
Frontier and pioneer life --
Minnesota
Pioneers -- California -- Riverside
Pioneers -- Minnesota
Minnesota -- History -- 19th century
Riverside (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century
Daguerreotypes (photographs) -- United States
Family papers -- United States
Letters (correspondence) -- United States
Photographs -- United States
Poems -- United States
Research (documents) -- United States
Loomis, Ann Hendrix
Loomis, Gerrit
Loomis, George S.
Loomis, Mary Ann Lewis
Messer, Edmund Clarence
Messer, Emma North, 1852-1938
Messer, Mary
Burt
North, J. W. (John
W.)