Howard and Alice Reynolds correspondence

Finding aid prepared by Brooke M. Black, September 24, 2017

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Descriptive Summary

Title: Howard and Alice Reynolds correspondence

Inclusive Dates: 1893-1921

Collection Number: mssReynolds

Creator OR Collector: Reynolds, Howard

Extent: 9 boxes

Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts Department

1151 Oxford Road

San Marino, California 91108

Phone: (626) 405-2191

Email: reference@huntington.org

URL: http://www.huntington.org

Abstract: Correspondence between traveling salesman Howard Reynolds and teacher Alice Reeves Reynolds of Los Angeles (both before and after their marriage in 1903).

Language of Material: The material is in English.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Howard and Alice Reynolds correspondence, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Acquisition Information

Gift of William R. and Alice B. Granewich, October 2016. This collection of correspondence was given to Katherine Thomson of Upland, California (and preserved by her) by Alice Reeves Reynolds' attorney after her death in the 1950s. It was accepted at the time that there were no remaining heirs or relatives. Katherine Thomson placed the material with Alice Granewich in the early 1990s. Material placed on deposit at The Huntington Library in 2000 and converted to a gift in 2016.

Biographical Note

Howard Reynolds was born in England in 1863 to George W. Reynolds and Emma Reynolds. The family moved to the United States in 1872. Alice Reeves was born in Illinois in 1865. By 1894, Alice was living on Bunker Hill in Los Angeles, teaching; she and Howard were corresponding by letters on an almost daily basis at that time. Howard was an underwear salesman and traveled around the United States for his job. He worked for the Baker Underwear Company along with his father.

Howard and Alice were married in 1903. In 1927, they were living in La Crescenta, California. Howard died in 1932 in Los Angeles and Alice died in the 1950s, also in Los Angeles.

Scope and Content

The majority of this collection is made up of letters by Howard Reynolds to Alice Reeves Reynolds both before and after their marriage in 1903 (1894-1921), although there is half of a box of letters by Alice to Howard (1901-1911). In these letters, one can follow their courtship and marriage. Howard often talks about his business and his travels (especially throughout the American west) and Alice talks about her life as a teacher, social events, trips, health, etc.

There are a several other letters by various family members and friends including Howard’s father George W. Reynolds, Alice’s sister Carrie Reeves Slaydon, and a fellow traveling salesman working with Howard, Karl H. Vesper.

The collection also contains a few pieces of ephemera, some invoices from the Baker Underwear Company, and many empty envelopes. There are also transcripts of many of the letters, but not all.

Indexing Terms

Personal Names

Reynolds, Alice Reeves

Reynolds, Howard

Subjects

Courtship -- California

Teachers -- California -- Correspondence

Traveling sales personnel -- Correspondence

Women -- California -- Los Angeles

Geographic Areas

Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources

Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources

West (U.S.) -- Description and travel

Genre

Invoices -- United States -- 20th century

Letters (correspondence) -- California -- 19th century

Letters (correspondence) -- California -- 20th century

Letters (correspondence) -- United States -- 19th century

Letters (correspondence) -- United States -- 20th century

Box 1

Correspondence: A – Reeves

Folder 1

A. Goodman & Co. Letter to Howard Reynolds and George W. Reynolds (1902)

Folder 2

Alexander, Eva. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1901, July 25)

Folder 3

Baker Underwear Company. Letter to Howard Reynolds (1901-1904)

Folder 4

Baker, J. S.(?) Letter to [Howard Reynolds] [undated]

Folder 5

Beardsley & McPheron. Letter to Howard Reynolds (1904, May 9)

Folder 6

Campbell, M. B. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1902, Aug. 25)

Folder 7

Cooper, Alice C. Letter to Carrie Reeves Slaydon (1901, Aug. 12)

Folder 8

Dakin, H. E. Letter to Howard Reynolds (1901, Mar. 8)

Folder 9

Davison, Royal E. Letters to Howard Reynolds (1901-1904)

Folder 10

Dickinson, A. W. Letter to Howard Reynolds (1900, Dec. 21)

Folder 11

Dodson, William Ernest. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1902, Jan. 26)

Folder 12

Engel, Sylvia. Letter to Howard Reynolds (1907, June 13)

Folder 13

Engel, Sylvia. Letter to Howard Reynolds and Alice Reeves Reynolds (1903, June 1)

Folder 14

Ferguson, John H. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1911, Jan. 4)

Folder 15

Flack, Anna G. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1906, Feb.)

Folder 16

Fuller, Emma J. Letter to Howard Reynolds (1907, Dec. 17)

Folder 17

Hanna, Alfreda. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1900, Jan. 29)

Folder 18

Hansen, -----, Dr. Letter to [Howard Reynolds] [after 1903]

Folder 19

Hawley, Cal E. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1900-1903)

Folder 20

Hawley, Cal E. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds and Carrie Reeves Slaydon (1900-1901)

Folder 21

Hyde, G. F. Letters to Howard Reynolds (1908)

Folder 22

International Silver Company. Letter to Howard Reynolds (1906, Nov. 19)

Folder 23

Ironside, Harry A. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1900-1901)

Folder 24

James, Emily B. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1904-1908)

Folder 25

Jay, Edith M. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1904, Aug. 21)

Folder 26

Jenkins, Evaline. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1911, Sep. 22)

Folder 27

Kammermeyer, Harold. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1903, Feb.)

Folder 28

Lamon(?), C. W. Letter to Howard Reynolds (1901, Nov. 20)

Folder 29

Lane & Cooper. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1898, Mar. 4)

Folder 30

Lang(?), Neal(?) Letter to Howard Reynolds (1901, Apr. 3)

Folder 31

Little, William. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1900-1908)

Folder 32

Lockwood, Ethel. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1906-1907)

Folder 33

Lovejoy, Clara Collis. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1902, Dec. 12)

Folder 34

M----, L. B. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1900, Mar. 19)

Folder 35

Maddux, Lillis G. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1906, Apr. 8)

Folder 36

Maddux, Lillis G. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds and Howard Reynolds (1905, Dec.)

Folder 37

Maddux, S. H., Mrs. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1908, May 15)

Folder 38

Nielsen, Matthias. Letter to Howard Reynolds (1901, Oct. 1)

Folder 39

O'Kiefe, James E. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1910, Aug. 6)

Folder 40

Parry, Frank S. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1904, Aug. 6)

Folder 41

Potter, Nellie I. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1903, July 3)

Folder 42

Potter, Nellie I. Letters to Howard Reynolds (1902-1903)

Folder 43

Quincey, Z. Letters to Howard Reynolds (1908)

Folder 44

Reeves, Eliza. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1903, Apr.)

Folder 45

Reeves, Eliza. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds and Howard Reynolds (1905-1908)

Box 2

Correspondence: Reynolds, Alice Reeves – Reynolds, George W.

Folder 1

Reynolds, Alice Reeves. Letters to Howard Reynolds (1901)

Folder 2

Reynolds, Alice Reeves. Letters to Howard Reynolds (1902)

Folder 3

Reynolds, Alice Reeves. Letters to Howard Reynolds (1903)

Folder 4

Reynolds, Alice Reeves. Letters to Howard Reynolds (1904)

Folder 5

Reynolds, Alice Reeves. Letters to Howard Reynolds (1905)

Folder 6

Reynolds, Alice Reeves. Letters to Howard Reynolds (1906)

Folder 7

Reynolds, Alice Reeves. Letters to Howard Reynolds (1907)

Folder 8

Reynolds, Alice Reeves. Letters to Howard Reynolds (1908)

Folder 9

Reynolds, Alice Reeves. Letters to Howard Reynolds (1909)

Folder 10

Reynolds, Alice Reeves. Letters to Howard Reynolds (1910-1911)

Folder 11

Reynolds, Annie. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds and Howard Reynolds (1908, Nov. 21)

Folder 12

Reynolds, Arthur. Letters to Howard Reynolds (1897-1907)

Folder 13

Reynolds, Emma. Letter to Howard Reynolds (1902, Feb. 28)

Folder 14

Reynolds, G. Bergen. Letter to Howard Reynolds (1911, Jan. 4)

Folder 15

Reynolds, George W. Letter to "My dear children" (1889, Apr. 5)

Folder 16

Reynolds, George W. Letters to Howard Reynolds (1889-1902)

Folder 17

Reynolds, George W. Letters to Howard Reynolds and Alice Reeves Reynolds (1904)

Box 3

Correspondence: Reynolds, Howard to Baker – Reynolds, Howard to Alice Reeves Reynolds, 1901

Folder 1

Reynolds, Howard. Letter to Baker Underwear Company (1904, July 14)

Folder 2

Reynolds, Howard. Letter to Graham Sykes & Co. (1908, July 17)

Folder 3

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1894-1895)

Folder 4

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1897)

Folder 5

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1898)

Folder 6

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1899)

Folder 7

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1900)

Folder 8

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1901, July)

Folder 9

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1901, Aug.)

Folder 10

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1901, Sep.)

Folder 11

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1901, Oct.)

Folder 12

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1901, Nov.)

Folder 13

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1901, Dec.)

Box 4

Correspondence: Reynolds, Howard to Alice Reeves Reynolds, 1902, Jan.-Aug.

Folder 1

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1902, Jan)

Folder 2

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1902, Feb.)

Folder 3

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1902, Mar.)

Folder 4

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1902, Apr.)

Folder 5

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1902, May)

Folder 6

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1902, June)

Folder 7

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1902, July)

Folder 8

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1902, Aug.)

Box 5

Correspondence: Reynolds, Howard to Alice Reeves Reynolds, 1902, Sep.-1904, May

Folder 1

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1902, Sep.)

Folder 2

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1902, Oct.)

Folder 3

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1902, Nov.)

Folder 4

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1902, Dec.)

Folder 5

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1903, Feb.)

Folder 6

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1903, Mar.)

Folder 7

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1903, Apr.)

Folder 8

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1903, May-Sep.)

Folder 9

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1904, Feb.-Mar.)

Folder 10

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1904, Apr.)

Folder 11

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1904, May)

Box 6

Correspondence: Reynolds, Howard to Alice Reeves Reynolds, 1904, June-1907, Apr.

Folder 1

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1904, June-Dec.)

Folder 2

Reynolds, Howard. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1905, May 13)

Folder 3

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1906, Mar.)

Folder 4

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1906, Apr.)

Folder 5

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1906, May)

Folder 6

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1906, Oct.)

Folder 7

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1906, Nov.)

Folder 8

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1906, Dec.)

Folder 9

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1907, Feb.)

Folder 10

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1907, Mar.)

Folder 11

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1907, Apr.)

Box 7

Correspondence: Reynolds, Howard to Alice Reeves Reynolds, 1907, May-1921 – Reynolds, Howard to Scripps

Folder 1

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1907, May)

Folder 2

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1907, June)

Folder 3

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1907, Aug.)

Folder 4

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1907, Sep.-Nov.)

Folder 5

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1908, Feb.-Mar.)

Folder 6

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1908, Apr.-June)

Folder 7

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1908, Aug.)

Folder 8

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1908, Sep.)

Folder 9

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1908, Oct.)

Folder 10

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1909, Mar.)

Folder 11

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1909, Aug.-Nov.)

Folder 12

Reynolds, Howard. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1911-1921)

Folder 13

Reynolds, Howard. Letter to Arthur Reynolds (1886, June 21)

Folder 14

Reynolds, Howard. Letter to Emma Reynolds (1885, Dec. 11)

Folder 15

Reynolds, Howard. Letter to Ethel Reynolds (1885, Dec. 17)

Folder 16

Reynolds, Howard. Letter to E. W. Scripps (1904, July 5)

Box 8

Correspondence: Sandford – Wood and unidentified authors

Folder 1

Sandford, H. T. Letter to Howard Reynolds (1906, Feb. 25)

Folder 2

Schwanecke, Henry. Letters to Carrie Reeves Slaydon (1891-1893)

Folder 3

Slayden(?), W. W., Mrs. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1909, Sep. 14)

Folder 4

Slaydon, Carrie Reeves. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1903-1909)

Folder 5

Slaydon, Carrie Reeves. Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds and Howard Reynolds (1905-1909)

Folder 6

Slaydon, Carrie Reeves. Letters to Howard Reynolds (1901-1903)

Folder 7

[Slaydon, William W.] Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds and Howard Reynolds (1906, Aug. 10)

Folder 8

Star Loan Company. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1903, Feb.)

Folder 9

Sullivan, Emma R. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1907, Feb. 14)

Folder 10

Sullivan, Emma R. Letters to Howard Reynolds (1906)

Folder 11

Sullivan, John. Letters to Carrie Reeves Slaydon (1888-1889)

Folder 12

Thornton, Ginnie B. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1909, Apr. 16)

Folder 13

Vesper, Karl H. Letters to Howard Reynolds (1901-1904)

Folder 14

Willcox, Elmer, Mrs. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1907, Oct. 2)

Folder 15

Wilson, H. P. Letter to Howard Reynolds (1905, Feb. 1)

Folder 16

Wood, Harmon & Co. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds [before 1903]

Folder 17

-----, Carrie. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1907, Mar. 30

Folder 18

-----, Fay(?) Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1910, Nov. 10)

Folder 19

-----, Florence. Letter to Howard Reynolds and Alice Reeves Reynolds (1907, Nov. 18)

Folder 20

-----, Hope(?) Letters to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1906-1907)

Folder 21

-----, Hope(?) Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds and Howard Reynolds (1908, Jan. 11)

Folder 22

-----, Jane. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds (1907, Nov. 13)

Folder 23

-----, Mary. Letter to Alice Reeves Reynolds [undated]

Folder 24

[unidentified author]. Letter to Howard Reynolds (1886, Mar. 23)

Box 9

Ephemera, Invoices, and Collection Information

Folder 1

The Baker Underwear Company Invoices (1902-1911)

Folder 2

Empty Envelopes: Miscellaneous (1889-1904)

Folder 3

Empty Envelopes: To Alice Reeves Reynolds (1893-1910)

Folder 4

Empty Envelopes: To Howard Reynolds (1901-1910)

Folder 5

Ephemera (1906)

Folder 6

Harold Reynolds Travel Itinerary [between 1900 and 1910]

Folder 7

Newspaper Clippings [undated]

Folder 8

Information about Collection and Transcripts