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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Title: Edwards H. Metcalf Papers
Identifier/Call Number: 0062
Physical Description:
1.25 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1938-2002
Date (bulk): 1987-1992
Abstract: Edwards H. Metcalf was a collector, a Pepperdine University Board member, and a T.E. Lawrence enthusiast. He chaired the
T.E. Lawrence Symposium in 1988 at Pepperdine University, which gave scholars the chance to discuss the life and works of
T.E. Lawrence. The collection contains planning materials and documents from the symposium, as well as book collection records
belonging to Metcalf.
Physical Location: Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Box/folder# or item name], Edwards H. Metcalf papers, Collection no. 0062, Special Collections and University Archives, University
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials were collected from University Archives files and audiovisual collections.
Edwards Huntington Metcalf was a Pepperdine University Board member, a T.E. Lawrence enthusiast and collector, and grandson
of Henry Edwards Huntington (a railroad tycoon and founder of the Huntington Library, Art Gallery and Botanical Gardens located
on his San Marino estate). He was an owner of multiple small businesses as well as president of the Huntington Land Company.
He frequently donated to the Huntington Library, and also had his own collection of rare books (primarily related to T.E.
Lawrence).
Metcalf was born November 4, 1911, to parents John and Elizabeth Metcalf. The family lived in Northern California, and Edwards
was the second of four children (Mary, Edward, John, and Lawrence). He married Jane King (April 24, 1910-May 27, 1994) and
they lived in San Marino, California for many years. Metcalf also served in the Navy during the Korean War. He died in Sierra
Madre, California on April 2, 2001, and he and Jane were buried in Riverside National Cemetery (a military cemetery in Riverside,
California).
In 1986, he donated nearly 500 books and pamphlets from his T.E. Lawrence collection to Pepperdine's Payson Library. In order
to celebrate this new collection, as well as the centennial of Lawrence's birth, Pepperdine invited the foremost scholars
and authors on Lawrence to give talks and participate in discussions on the famous soldier and author. The T.E. Lawrence
Symposium was an event produced by Pepperdine University and held on May 20th and 21st, 1988. The symposium was initiated
and chaired by Metcalf.
The collection contains records related to the T.E. Lawrence Symposium held by Pepperdine University from May 20 to 21, 1988,
which was chaired by Edwards H. Metcalf. Materials include planning documents, clippings of publicity for the event, drafts
of official materials, correspondence, brochures, programs, articles, photographs, slides, audio and video of the event.
Also included in the collection are materials related to Edwards H. Metcalf, including correspondence and records produced
by Metcalf related to his rare book and T.E. Lawrence collections.
The collection is organized into the following series: 1. T.E. Lawrence Symposium; 2. Edwards H. Metcalf Book Collection Records.
Within each series the folders are arranged alphabetically.
T.E. Lawrence works and related materials donated by Edwards H. Metcalf to the Pepperdine Library can be found in Special
Collections under the Metcalf Collection of Books on T.E. Lawrence. (http://pepperdine.worldcat.org/profiles/PepperdineSpecialCollections/lists/2273960)
The collection was arranged and described by Jessica Geiser and Jamie Henricks in September, 2012. The finding aid was updated
by Victoria Collie, Special Collections and University Archives Intern, under the supervision of Katie Richardson in October
2013.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Articles
Lectures and lecturing -- California, Southern
Brochures
Biography
Photographs
Correspondence
Universities and colleges -- California -- Malibu -- History
Programs
Young, M. Norvel (Matt Norvel)
Metcalf, Edwards H. (Edwards Huntington)
Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward)
Pepperdine University