Osborne (Henry Z.) Papers, 1869-1947

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Summary

Title:
Henry Zenas Osborne Papers,
Dates:
1869-1947
Creators:
Osborne, Henry Zenas, 1848-1923
Abstract:
Henry Zenas Osborne (1848-1923) was the owner of the Evening Republican, and the Evening Express, which he directed until 1897. He served as the receiver of public moneys of the Bodie land district, collector of customs of the Los Angeles district, and U.S. Marshal of the southern district of California. He was appointed commissioner of the board of public works of Los Angeles, elected to Congress in 1916, appointed to the committee on appropriations in 1922, became president of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and the Sunset Club and vice-president of the American Institute of Mining Engineers. The collection consists of business and family correspondence, clippings, photographs, manuscripts and related material pertaining to Osborne.
Extent:
19 boxes (9.5 linear ft.)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Henry Zenas Osborne Papers (Collection 772). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of business and family correspondence, clippings, photographs, manuscripts and related material pertaining to Osborne. Papers relate to his career as a U.S. Congressman, newspaper correspondent, editor and publisher, U.S. Receiver of Public Moneys, Customs Collector and U.S. Marshal. Also concern his interests in gold mining, his membership in the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, and his activities as Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. Includes family and business correspondence after his death. Correspondents include Charles F. Crocker, Benjamin Harrison, and Leland Stanford.

Biographical / historical:

Osborne was born on October 4, 1848 in New Lebanon, New York; after a public school training, he became an apprentice in the office of the Christian Advocate in Buffalo, and then the Republican in Cazenovia; enlisted as a private in the Civil War; worked as a printer in various newspaper offices until 1874; became New Orleans correspondent for the Chicago Tribune (1873-78); elected president of the New Orleans Typographical Union in 1874, and first vice-president of the International Typographical Union in 1876; went to Bodie, California in 1878, where he edited and managed the Daily Standard; founded the Bodie Daily Free Press; moved to Los Angeles in 1884, purchasing the Evening Republican, and later consolidating it with the Evening Express, which he directed until 1897; served as receiver of public moneys of the Bodie land district, collector of customs of the Los Angeles district, and U.S. Marshal of the southern district of California; appointed commissioner of the board of public works of Los Angeles; elected as a Republican to Congress in 1916; appointed to committee on appropriations in 1922, benefiting his constituency; became president of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and the Sunset Club and vice-president of the American Institute of Mining Engineers; he died in Los Angeles on February 8, 1923.

Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Business correspondence (Boxes 1-3).
  2. Family correspondence (Boxes 4-13).
  3. Newsclippings, invitations, programs, and announcements (Box 14).
  4. Army papers, speeches, and writings of Osborne, and political papers (Box 15).
  5. Mining interests and business papers (Box 16).
  6. Receipts (Boxes 16-17).
  7. Photographs and memorabilia (Box 18).
  8. Account book (1889) and used envelopes (Box 19).

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Newspaper editors--California--Archival resources.
Legislators--United States--Archival resources.
Civic leaders--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.
Names:
Osborne, Henry Zenas, 1848-1923--Archives.
Indexes:

Index

Alger, Russell Alexander, 1836-1907 Box 1 folder 2.
Bard, Thomas Robert, 1841-1915 Box 1 folder 12.
Bulla, Robert Nelson, 1850-1935 Box 2 folder 10; Box 3 folder 7.
Crocker, Charles F., 1822-1888 Box 1 folder 8,11,12.
Flint, Frank Putnam, 1862-1929 Box 2 folder 4,5; Box 3 folder 13.
Gillett, James Norris, 1860-1937 Box 2 folder 3.
Halford, Elijah Walker, 1843-1938 Box 1 folder 5.
Harrison, Benjamin, President U.S., 1833-1901 Box 3 folder 2.
Harrison, Benjamin, President U.S., 1833-1901 Box 1 folder 3.
Harrison, Russell Benjamin, d.1936 Box 1 folder 3; Box 1 folder 12.
Kahn, Julius, 1861-1924 Box 2 folder 5.
Lindley, Hervey, 1854-1929 Box 1 folder 9,11.
Markham, Henry Harrison, 1840-1923 Box 1 folder 8,9,10; Box 3 folder 7.
Markham, Henry Harrison, 1840-1923 Box 1 folder 9,10.
Michener, Louis Theodore, 1848-1928 Box 1 folder 2.
Nixon, George Stuart, 1860-1912 Box 2 folder 5.
Palmer, Frank Wayland, 1848-1932 Box 1 folder 8.
Paterson, Van Rensselaer, 1850(?)-1902 Box 1 folder 10.
Ransdell, Daniel Moore, 1842-1912 Box 1 folder 12,13.
Rolph, James, 1869-1934 Box 2 folder 11; Box 3 folder 8.
Sartori, Joseph Francis, 1858-1946 Box 2 folder 8.
Smith, George Carson, 1855-1916 Box 1 folder 4.
Stanford, Leland, 1824-1893 Box 1 folder 12.
Stewart, William Morris, 1827-1909 Box 1 folder 3.
Stimson, Marshall, 1876- Box 2 folder 4,6.
Tanner, James, 1844-1927 Box 1 folder 3,7,8,9; Box 2 folder 1,4,15.
Van Sant, Samuel Rinnah, 1844-1936 Box 2 folder 5.
Wakeman, Wilbur Fisk, 1857-1931 Box 1 folder 17.
Wiggins, Frank, 1849-1924 Box 2 folder 7,10,15; Box 3 folder 7.
Works, John Downey, 1847-1928 Box 3 folder 6.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Eileen R. Roth; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:
© 2002
Date Encoded:
Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, March 2000 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Henry Zenas Osborne Papers (Collection 772). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
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