Collection context
Summary
Background
- Scope and content:
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Letters, brief handwritten notes and other manuscripts collected for their autographs by notable Americans and Europeans including government and military officials; writers and scholars; and actors. Manuscript of Heinrich Heine. Signatures include William Howard Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, William T. Sherman, Olivia L. Clemens (wife of writer Samuel Clemens), abolitionist Sallie Holley, and Helen Keller. ca. 1850-1926.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1850-1926
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Research is by appointment only
- Terms of access:
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Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder
- Preferred citation:
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Chadwick Autographs Collection. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
- Location of this collection:
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900 Exposition BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US
- Contact:
- (213) 763-3359