Ellerbe (Rose L.) Papers, 1900-1929

Summary

Title:

Rose L. Ellerbe Papers

Dates:

1900-1929

Creators:

Ellerbe, Rose Lucille

Abstract:

Rose Lucille Ellerbe (1894-1929) came to California as a teacher in 1884 and then became a journalist, contributing regularly to the Los Angeles Times. Materials in this collection are from 1900-1929 and include fiction and non-fiction mansucripts by Ellerbe, correspondence, financial records, and information on the Pasadena Center for Russian Handicrafts.

Extent:

0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

Rose L. Ellerbe Papers, 1900-1929, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.572; [folder number] [folder title][date].

Background

Scope and content:

Materials in this collection are from 1900-1929 and include fiction and non-fiction mansucripts on the history of Southern California by Rose L. Ellerbe, as well as her personal papers. Personal papers include correspondence, financial records, and information on the Pasadena Center for Russian Handicrafts. Ellerbe's papers also include files on Henry E. Huntington.

Biographical / historical:

Rose Lucille Ellerbe (1894-1929) came to California as a teacher in 1884 and then became a journalist, contributing regularly to the Los Angeles Times. Ellerbe published many short stories and wrote several monographs on California history. Ellerbe was involved with the Pasadena Center for Russian Handicrafts. Ellerbe's cousin was Frank Rolfe, a geologist who worked on the Los Angeles Aqueduct Survey and who donated his library of books and papers to the Southwest Museum library in 1933.

Processing information:

Processed by Glenna Schroeder, circa 1977-1981. Final processing and finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 October 8, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

Stories:

1. "Citizen of No Country"
2. "Figuring on Fools"
3. "A Girl and a Bandit"
4. "Heaven Laughs"
5. "The Key to Freedom Wherein Lies Russia's Hope"
6. "The Storehouse Key"
7. "That Which Was Lost"

Historic Material:

1. "Cucamonga Rancho"
2. "History of La Ballona Grant"
3. "Jedediah Smith at San Gabriel" (11) "Los Angeles, Sept. 9, 1850"
4. "The Public Pays" (Concerning Aimee Semple McPherson)
5. "The Romance of the Ranchos San Vicente y Santa Monica"
6. "Slaughtering Trees" (3 c.)

Huntington Material:

1. "Henry E. Huntington in a Reminiscent Mood"
2. Prospectus "Builders of the Western Metropolis and Commonwealth of California"
3. Reminiscences of Collis P. Huntington told by William M. Stoddard (his brother-in-law),'told to L. A. Ingersoll - also correspondence concerning it
4. Reminiscences of Collis P. Huntington told by William M. Stoddard (his brother-in-law),'told to L. A. Ingersoll - also correspondence concerning it

Other:

1. Biography and finances (of Ellerbe) - items pertaining to
2. Correspondence - mostly with publishers
3. Information from C. J. Prudhomme - in letter
4. Pasadena Center for Russian handicrafts - information concerning

Miscellaneous:

1. "Story of Battle of San Pasqual" - told by Pedro Sepulveda
2. "Valuable Records: Bancroft Collection and Academy of Coast History" Los Angeles Times December 13, 1908
3. In Photo Archives: 2 postcards - 1 of Russian Peasant Handicraft Center - 4 photographs - 3 negatives (of 3 of the 4 photographs)

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Fiction
Manuscripts
Financial records
Correspondence

Names:

Pasadena Center For Russian Handicrafts
Huntington, Henry Edwards

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

Holly Rose Larson

Date Encoded:

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-12-15 18:39:25 +0000 .

Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Preferred citation:

Rose L. Ellerbe Papers, 1900-1929, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.572; [folder number] [folder title][date].

Location of this collection:

Autry Museum of the American West

4700 Western Heritage Way

Los Angeles, CA 90027, US

Contact:

(747) 201-8448

rroom@theautry.org

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