The collection contains research materials related to noted author, Thomas Pynchon. Many of the documents are photocopies of originals obtained from various libraries and institutions. There is a large collection of Family History materials,...
The Samuel G. Hibben collection is divided into four sections: articles, photographs, correspondence, and ephemera. The bulk of the collection consists of articles, both handwritten and printed, and most written by Hibben. The rest are...
The Appointment books/address books series is arranged alphabetically by author. The items in this series chronicle the day-to-day activities of Collis Huntington Holladay, Margaret Huntington Holladay, and Henry Edwards Huntington. They span from...
This collection is organized to preserve, whenever possible, Robert Hine's original order. This includes most of his original folder titles, the original order of folders, and the original order of some of the boxes. The collection contains Hine's...
Early foundation construction for the 60-inch telescope dome foundation, Mount Wilson Observatory. Unidentified construction workers, and horse-drawn vehicles are working in the area. Some wooden framing is seen, surrounding the construction site...
Completed 100-inch telescope foundation pier, Mount Wilson Observatory. Construction of building framework surrounding it, as seen from the east. The brackets on the concrete foundation pier are facing the camera. Large pieces of steel framing are...
The material includes one manuscript, one document, and 16 pieces of ephemera; the majority of the collection consists of family letters, notes, cards and invitations between members of the Kirk, Inskeep, and Ridgway families. The most noteworthy...
This collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, documents, deeds, indentures, leases, volumes, and ephemera, mostly related to Francis Bacon, Nathaniel Bacon, Nicholas Bacon, the Bacon family, their work, the Bacon lands in Essex, as well...
The majority of Mormon manuscripts at the Huntington were acquired individually and do not belong to larger collections. Therefore, these items have been grouped together to form a single, artificial (not sharing the same provenance or function)...
Construction of the foundation for the monastery building, Mount Wilson Observatory. The wooden forms for concrete sections are seen around the perimeter of the foundation. Several construction workers are working within the construction site; one...
Construction of the 100-inch telescope building foundation, Mount Wilson Observatory. An unidentified construction worker sits on top of one of the brackets along an exterior wall. Wooden scaffolding and ladders surround a portion of the wall. The...
Completed foundation pier for the 100-inch telescope building, Mount Wilson Observatory. As seen from the northwest. Steel structural framing surrounds the concrete telescope pier. Steel rods are on the ground in the foreground. The support...
Construction of the foundation for a large water reservoir, Mount Wilson. Two unidentified construction workers stand in the formwork for the reservoir's foundation, pouring concrete from a wheelbarrow. Three other unidentified construction workers...
Construction of the foundation floor for large water reservoir, Mount Wilson. Four unidentified men are working within the reservoir site, one is wheeling a wheelbarrow, and another is smoothing freshly poured concrete with a tool. The wire mesh...
Constructing the foundation for new wing of Mount Wilson Observatory's office building on 813 Santa Barbara Street, Pasadena. Large construction vehicles are seen inside the foundation parameters. Three unidentified men stand on the sidewalk,...
Construction of the foundation for the 100-inch telescope dome, Mount Wilson Observatory. Wooden construction is above the concrete foundation, with wooden scaffolding around the outside. A construction worker stands on top of the circular floor,...