Lake (Ann) Papers, 1820-1872

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Summary

Title:
Ann Lake papers
Dates:
1820-1872
Creators:
Lake, Ann, approximately 1800-
Abstract:
A collection of family letters and papers related to the life of Ann Getz Lake.
Extent:
1.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Ann Lake papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of 53 items which consists of letters and documents related to Ann Lake and her family. Many of the letters discuss family life in Pennsylvania and Ohio as well as various family members. There are also some letters about the Civil War (including one by John Shaw Billings) and one letter each from Benjamin Franklin Shumard and George G. Shumard regarding explorations in the West. Other correspondents in the collection include Dr. Jacob Newton Brown and Ann Lake's second husband, Andrew Leech.

Biographical / historical:

Ann Getz Hutchinson Leech Lake, a native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was born in approximately 1800. She also lived in Baltimore, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Cincinnati, Ohio and owned a millinery business. She moved to California in 1861 to live with her daughter, Anna C. Hutchinson Brown; her daughter's husband was Dr. Jacob Newton Brown, who practiced medicine in San Jose. After arriving in 1861, Ann married for the third time to S.S. Lake and lived in Centerville, California.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Edwin Grabhorn, January 1945.
Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1950. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the finding aid derived from legacy in-house summary report.

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Gayle Richardson
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-01-15 13:03:50 -0800 .

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Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Ann Lake papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

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