Outgoing letters, mainly carbon copies, 1884-1937

Incoming letters, A-L

Arranged alphabetically. Single items have been placed in an A-Z Miscellany. A partial list of correspondents will be found at the end of this report.

Incoming letters, M-Z

Papers relating to the purchase of the Bancroft Library, including:

Certificate of appraisal of the collection

Documents and miscellaneous papers relating to the transfer of the library to the University, 1905

Rowell: Misc. speeches

Miscellaneous items relating to the San Francisco earthquake and fire, 1906

Clippings, roughly sorted by subject: book reviews, California School of Mechanical Arts, San Francisco; Rowell; misc.

Misc.

Scrapbook, 1 v., containing literary quotations, obits, clippings re Rowell and libraries, especially that of the University of California, circa 1884-1935.

Material re libraries

California Library Association:

Circulars, menus, programs, notices of meetings, and statistics on English fiction in libraries, ca, 1896-1907

Library classification:

Misc, papers, mainly devoted to the elaboration of Rowell's own classification scheme.

Travel notes on libraries, including blank forms used by other libraries.

Misc, relating to the University of California Library, including lecture notes, information on history of the library, misc, pertaining to the library's map collection, and papers relating to the dismissal of two library employees, 1902-1903

A-Z Miscellany

Adams, George Plimpton, 1882-

Letter, Nov. 16, 1917

American Library Association

Letter, Mar. 26, 1903, by Mary W. Plummer

Atherton, Gertrude Franklin (Horn), 1857-1948

Letter, Dec. 28, 1916

Bacon, Thomas Rutherford, 1850-1913

Letter, Dec. 2, 1898

Barnes, William H. L., 1836-1902

Letter, Feb. 12, 1897

Barry, James Henry, 1856-1927

Letter, Oct. 18, 1907

Bidwell, A. R.

Letter, Dec. 18, 1934. Information re E. R. Sill.

Boas, Franz, 1858-1942

Letter, Nov. 18, 1887

British Museum

Letter, Sept. 13, 1910, by G. K. Fortescue

Brown University. John Carter Brown Library.

Letter, Nov. 7, 1906, by H. L. Koopman

Buckham, John Wright, 1864-1945

Letter, May 20, 1935

Budd, James Herbert, 1853-1908

Letter, Nov. 30, 1883

Butterfield, Harry Morton, 1887-

Letter, Jan. 23, 1935

California. University, Berkeley. Library Committee

Letter, Mar. 15, 1880, by Frank Soulé

Cambridge, Eng. University. Library

Letter, Feb. 8, 1893, by F. J. H. Jenkinson

Chamberlain, Annette J.

Letter, Sept. 29, 1938, containing her recollections of the Howisons.

Cheney, William Atwell, 1848-1925

Letter, June 8, 1917

Cleveland, Ohio. Public Library

Letter by W. H. Brett, undated

Coblentz, Stanton Arthur, 1896-

Letter, May 26, 1931

Cornell University, Library

Letter, Nov. 22, 1888, by G. W. Harris

Crane, Frances Grayson

Letter, Feb. 27, 1904, re A. J. Grayson's bird illustrations

Croudace, Lenore

Letter, Sept. 4, 1910

Davis, Horace, 1831-1916

Letter, Sept. 24, 1908

Detroit, Mich. Public Library

Letter, May 29, 1894, by H. M. Utley

Edwards, George

Letter, Oct. 4, 1906 re Bancroft Library

Forbes Library, Northampton, Mass.

Letter, Feb. 13?, 1902, by C. A. Cutter

Gayley, Charles Mills, 1858-1932

Letter, Dec. 1, 1898

Green, Samuel Swett, 1837-

Letter, July 30, 1898 . Enclosing letter of Herbert Putnam, re disposal of Bancroft Library.

Hall of White Cooks, Waiters and Employees Protective Union

Letter, May 1, 1886

Hallidie, Andrew Smith, 1836-1900

Letter, Dec. 2, 1898, relating to the importance of the Bancroft Collection.

Harrison, William Greer, 1835-1916

Letter, May 19, 1902

Hart, Walter Morris, 1872-1964

Letter, Apr. 7, 1935

Hittell, Theodore Henry, 1830-1917

Letter, July 18, 1898, re value of Bancroft Collection

Honcharenko, Agapius, 1831-1916

Letter, Dec. 1, 1907

Hoover, Herbert Clark, 1874-1964

Letter, Mar. 29, 1935

Howard, Emma Shafter

Letter, Aug. 14, 1902

Howison, George Holmes, 1834-1916

Letter, Dec. 1, 1898, re importance of acquiring the Bancroft Collection

James, George Wharton, 1858-1923

Letter, Dec. 16, 1909

Jastrow, Morris, 1861-1921

Letter, June 3, 1913

John Crerar Library, Chicago

Letter, Sept. 14, 1904, by C. M. Andrews

Johnson, Hiram Warren, 1866-1945

Letter, June 3, 1935

Jones, Clarence Miller

Letter, Feb. 11, 1908, Letter written by his secretary, F. A. Weed, with inscribed booklet: From Rime to Reason...

Jones, William Carey, 1854-1923

Letter, Dec. 1, 1898, re value of acquiring the Bancroft Collection

Keeler, Charles Augustus, 1871-1937

Letter, May 8, 1894

Kip, William Ingraham, 1811-1893

Letter, Sept. 14, 1884

Knowles, William A. L.

Letter, Jan. 2, 1907, re Kaweah

Kofoid, Charles Atwood, 1865-1947

Letter, Mar. 30, 1937

Kyne, Peter Bernard, 1880-1957

Letter, [Jan, 1916]

Le Conte, Joseph, 1823-1901

Letter, Dec. 6, 1898, re importance of acquiring the Bancroft Library

Lindley, Curtis Holbrook, 1850-1920

Letter, Oct. 17, 1907

Little, George Thomas, 1857-1915

Letter, Aug. 18, 1902

Lubin, David, 1849-1919

Letter, Dec. 12, 1898, with copy of his pamphlet, Shall It Be Labor Or Shall It Be Service?

McGaffey, Ernest, 1861-

Letter, Aug. 26, 1937

Manly, William Lewis

Letter, Feb. 3?, 1895

Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940

Letter, Aug. 29, 1900

Martin, James John, 1845-1938?

Letter, July 27, 1912, re Kaweah

Marye, George Thomas, 1849-1933

Letter, Mar. 17, 1924

Massachusetts. State Library, Boston

Letter, Feb. 28, 1887, by C. B. Tillinghast

Michigan. University, Ann Arbor, Library

Letter, Oct. 24, 1907, by Theo. W. Koch

Mighels, Ella Sterling (Clara), 1853-1934

Letter, Feb. 12, 1931

Milne, Frances Margaret (Tener), 1846-

Letter, Mar. 29, 1906

Moses, Bernard, 1846-1930

Letter, Dec. 3, 1898, re value of Bancroft Collection

Muir, John, 1838-1914

Letter, Oct. 15, 1901, commenting on two fragments of writings of William P. Gibbons, enclosed.

New York. State Library, Albany

Letter, Mar. 5, 1912, by James L. Wyer

Nye, Alfred Bourne

Letter, Apr. 18, 1910, written as Controller, State of California

Oak, Henry Lebbeus, 1844-1905

Letter, July 15, 1898, concerning value of the Bancroft Collection

Oak, Ora

Letter, July 1, 1906

Olney, Mary (McLean), 1873-1965

Letter, Dec. 7, 1934, re E. R. Sill

Olney, Warren, 1870-1939

Letter, Aug. 22, 1904

Parker, William Belmont, 1871-1934

Letter, May 2, 1930

Perkins, George Clement, 1839-1923

Letter, Jan. 14, 1902

Pratt, Alice Edwards

Letter, Dec. 22, 1934, re E. R. Sill

Redstone, Albert E.

Letter, July 11, 1912, concerning Kaweah

Richardson, Ernest Cushing, 1860-1939

Letter, Jan. 30, 1912

Richardson, Leon Joseph, 1868-1964

Letter, Mar. 8, 1935

Rieber, Charles Henry, 1866-

Letter, Jan. 1, 1918

Royce, Josiah, 1855-1916

Letter, July 23, 1898, re valuation of the Bancroft Collection

Royce, Katharine (Head) [Mrs. Josiah Royce]

Letter, Nov. 28, 1934, re Josiah Royce

Salem, Mass. Public Library

Letter, Oct. 1, 1890, by G. M. Jones

San Francisco. Public Library

Letter, Jan. 19, 1909, by W. R. Watson

Setchell, William Albert, 1864-1943

Letter, Apr. 6, 1937

Spreckels, Rudolph, 1872-1958

Letter, Nov. 20, 1908

Stephens, Henry Morse, 1857-1919

Letter, May 8, 1910

Stillman, John Maxson, 1852-1923

Letter, Dec. 8, 1914, containing recollections of Christy.

Swett, John, 1830-1913

Receipt, June 1, 1904

Taylor, Harvey

Letter, July 2, 1931, including list of Mss. and books of and about Jack London, and other California authors

U.S. Bureau of Mines

Letter, Mar. 22, 1917, by Lauson Stone

U.S. Surgeon-General's Office

Letter, Jan. 6, 1885, by John S. Billings

U.S. Weather Bureau

Letter, Aug. 24, 1906, by Alexander McAdie

Van Name, Addison, 1835-1922

Letter, Nov. 9, 1892

Vogdes, Anthony Wayne, 1843-

Letter, Dec. 1, 1901

Wagner, Arthur Lockwood, 1853-1905

Letter, Oct. 21, 1897

Washington. University, Seattle. Library

Letter, July 9, 1908

Waste, William Harrison, 1868-1940

Letter, May 22, 1919

Weed, Benjamin

Letter, Nov. 27, 1915, with printed copy of his poem, Dance of Iris

Wesleyan University. Library

Letter, Feb. 24, 1892, by W. J. James

Wheeler, Charles Stetson, 1863-1923

Letter, Sept. 13, 1909

White, Stephen Mallory, 1853-1901

Letter, Aug. 1, 1897

Whitney, Charlotte Anita, 1867-

Letter, May 11, 1913

Wood, Charles Esrkine Scott, 1852-1944

Letter, Feb. 12, 1928

Yale, Charles Gregory

Letter, Dec. 13, 1887

Abbot, Carlisle Stewart, 1828-

2 letters, 1917

Ames, Joseph Sweetman, 1864-1943

see Johns Hopkins University

Andrews, Clement Walker, 1858-1930

see John Crerar Library, Chicago

Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-

2 letters, 1896-[1897]

Bancroft, Hubert Howe, 1832-1918

2 letters, 1898-1900

Barrows, David Prescott, 1873-1954

4 letters, 1919-1938. 1919 letter as president, University of California

Belcher, Rebecca Anne

2 letters, 1935, containing information re E. R. Sill

Billings, John Shaw, 1839-1913

see New York. Public Library.

See also U.S. Surgeon-General's Office

Bliss, Henry Evelyn, 1870-1955

see New York. City College. Library

Bonté, John Harmon C., d. 1896

see California. University. Regents

Bradley, Harold Cornelius, 1878-

3 letters, 1934-1935

Brett, William Howard, 1846-1918

see Cleveland, Ohio. Public Library

Burgess, Gelett, 1866-1951

2 letters, 1894-1896

California. State Library, Sacramento

7 letters, 1903-1935, by J. L. Gillis, William R. Watson, Milton J. Ferguson and Mabel R. Gillis.

California. University. President

8 letters, 1903-1919, by Benjamin Ide Wheeler and Farnham P. Griffiths.

See also Barrows, David Prescott; Sproul, Robert Gordon; and Reid, William Thomas

California. University. Press

2 letters, 1912-1935. 1935 letter by Samuel T. Farquhar.

California. University. Regents

4 letters, 1893-1905, by V. H. Henderson and J. H. C. Bonté, Some are copies only.

California. University. Vice-President

3 letters, 1934-1938, by M. E. Deutsch

Campbell, William Wallace, 1862-1938

2 letters, 1904-1919. 1904 letter written as director, Lick Observatory.

Canfield, James Hulme, 1847-1909

see Columbia University. Library

Cheney, John Vance, 1848-1922

3 letters, 1890-1901. 1898 letter re valuation of the Bancroft Collection.

Chicago. University. Library

3 letters, 1898-1919, by Zella A. Dixson and J. C. M. Hanson

Columbia University. Library

3 letters, 1884-1907, by James H. Canfield and Melvil Dewey. 1884 letter is signed printed form letter.

Coolbrith, Ina Donna, 1842-1928

4 letters, 1880-1909, mainly as librarian, Oakland Public Library

Cutter, Charles Ammi, 1837-1903

see Forbes Library, Northampton, Mass.

Davidson, George, 1825-1911

6 letters, 1898-1910. 1898 letters re valuation of Bancroft Collection

Deutsch, Monroe Emanuel, 1879-1955

see California. University. Vice-President

Dewey, Melvil, 1851-1931

see New York, University.

See also Columbia University. Library

Doyle, John Thomas, 1819-1906

3 letters, 1898-1904. 1898 letter relates to the value of the Bancroft Collection.

Eames, Wilberforce, 1855-1937

see New York. Public Library

Farquhar, Samuel Thaxter, 1890-

see California. University. Press

Fletcher, William Isaac, 1844-1917

2 letters, 1901-1905

Fortescue, George Knottesford, 1847-1912

see British Museum

French, John Calvin, 1875-

see Johns Hopkins University

Geller Lilenthal Inc.

1 letter, dated Feb. 20, 1929

Gillis, James Louis, 1857-1917

see California, State Library, Sacramento

Greene, Charles Samuel, 1856-1930

2 letters, 1891-1908. 1891 letter written as manager of the Overland Monthly.

Griffiths, Farnham Pond, 1884-1958

see California, University. President

Hanson, James Christian Meinich, 1864-1943

see Chicago. University. Library

Harris, George William, 1849-1917

see Cornell University. Library

Hart, Jerome Alfred, 1854-1937

2 letters, 1906-1907

Harvard University. Library

2 letters, 1881-1891, by Justin Winsor

Henderson, Victor H.

see California, University. Regents

Henry, William Elmer, 1857-1936

see Washington. University, Seattle. Library

Henshaw, Frederick William, 1879-1929

2 letters, 1887-1915

Hittell, John Shertzer, 1825-1901

2 letters, undated and 1898. 1898 letter re value of Bancroft Library.

Illinois. University, Urbana

2 letters, 1905-1906, by K. L. Sharp

Jenkinson, Francis John Henry, 1853-1923

see Cambridge, Eng. University. Library

Jepson, Willis Linn, 1867-1946

2 letters, 1937

Johns Hopkins University

3 letters, 1934, by John C. French and J. S. Ames

Keith, Mary (McHenry), 1855-1947 [Mrs. William Keith]

3 letters, 1930

Keith, William, 1838-1911

2 letters, undated

Kellogg, Martin, 1828-1903

2 letters, 1898, re acquisition of Bancroft Library

Koch, Theodore Wesley, 1871-1941

see Michigan. University, Ann Arbor. Library

Koopman, Harry Lyman, 1860-1937

see Brown University. John Carter Brown Library

Leupp, Harold Lewis, 1877-1952

4 letters, 1913-1934. Copies only.

Lick Observatory

see Campbell, William Wallace

Lummis, Charles Fletcher, 1859-1928

3 letters, 1909-1915

McAdie, Alexander George, 1863-1943

see U.S. Weather Bureau

McChesney, Alice

2 letters, 1930, re E. R. Sill

McEnerney, Garret William, 1865-

2 letters, 1909 and undated

McLafferty, May Benton

3 letters, 1922-1930, re E. R. Sill

Mills, William Hathorn, 1848-

3 letters, 1919-1920

Moffitt, James Kennedy, 1866?-1955

5 letters, 1897-1906

Nash, Herbert Charles, 1857-1902

2 letters, 1899-1901. 1899 letter written as librarian, Stanford University.

New York. City College. Library

3 letters, 1913, by Henry E. Bliss. Reprint of his article on library classification at end of folder.

New York. Public Library

5 letters, 1898-1906, by Wilberforce Eames, J. S. Billings. and Adelaide R. Hasse. 1898 letters relate to the sale of Bancroft's Library.

New York. State University

2 letters, 1891-1901, by Melvil Dewey

Palmer, Martha (Belcher) [Mrs. L. F. Palmer]

7 letters, 1935, re E. R. Sill

Pardee, George Cooper, 1857-1941

3 letters, 1889-1902

Phelan, James Duval, 1861-1930

2 letters, 1898-1916. 1898 letter re importance of acquiring Bancroft Library

Plummer, Mary Wright, d. 1916

see American Library Association

Poole, William Frederick, 1821-1894

5 letters, 1880-1893

Putnam, Herbert, 1861-

3 letters, 1907-1912. 1907 letter written for U.S. Library of Congress.

See also Green, Samuel Swett.

Reid, William Thomas, 1843-1922

2 letters, 1882-1885. 1885 letter written as president, University of California.

Richards, Charles O.

10 letters, 1898-1899, re sale of Bancroft's Library

Sather, Jane K.

3 letters, 1902-1903

Savage, Thomas, 1823-

2 letters, 1898, re value of Bancroft Collection

Sharp, Katharine Lucinda, 1865-1914

see Illinois. University

Sherman, Edwin Allen, 1829-

2 letters, 1898. Also brochure re Sloat Monument

Shinn, Milicent Washburn, 1858-1940

21 letters, 1902-1937. Many re E. R. Sill papers, Include 4 letters, 1930, addressed to Miss Dora Smith.

Slack, Charles W., 1858-

4 letters, 1896-1901. 1898 letters relate to the acquisition of the Bancroft Collection

Smith, Walter McMynn, 1869-1938

see Wisconsin. University, Madison. Library

Soulé, Frank, 1845-1913

see California. University, Berkeley. Library Committee

Spofford, Ainsworth Rand, 1825-1908

see U.S. Library of Congress

Sproul, Robert Gordon, 1891-

5 letters, 1929-1938. Some as president, University of California.

Stanford University. Library

4 letters, 1891-1906, by Edwin H. Woodruff and Melvin G. Dodge.

See also Nash, Herbert Charles

Stebbins, Horatio, 1821-1902

4 letters, 1881-1898. 1898 letter re valuation of Bancroft Collection.

Stone, Lauson, 1883-1947

see U.S. Bureau of Mines

Stratton, George Malcolm, 1865-1957

3 letters, 1934-1938

Talbot, Clare (Ryan)

4 letters, 1934-1935, concerning her work on book-plates

Thwaites, Reuben Gold, 1853-1913

2 letters, 1906-1907. 1906 letter written as secretary of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Report submitted to the President and Regents of the University of California upon the condition and marketable value of the Bancroft Library included at end of folder.

Tillinghast, Caleb Benjamin, 1843-1909

see Massachusetts. State Library, Boston

U.S. Library of Congress

4 letters, 1898-1918, by A. R. Spofford and others. 1898 letter re valuation of Bancroft Collection.

See also Putnam, Herbert.

Utley, Henry Munson, 1836-1917

see Detroit, Mich. Public Library

Voorsanger, Jacob, 1852-1908

2 letters, 1898-1904. 1898 letter re value of the Bancroft Collection.

Watson, William Richard, 1867-1926

see California. State Library, Sacramento

See also San Francisco. Public Library

Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927

see California. University. President

Winsor, Justin, 1831-1897

see Harvard University. Library

Wisconsin. University, Madison. Library

2 letters, 1903-1914, by W. M. Smith

Woodruff, Edwin Hamlin, 1862-1941

see Stanford University. Library

Wyer, James Ingersoll, 1869-

see New York. State Library, Albany

Zeitlen, Jake

1 letter to U.C. Library, dated Feb. 8, 1929