Manuscripts
Ephemera [undated]. 3 items
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Ephemera: Property Documents [undated]. 3 items
Manuscripts
The collection includes correspondence, reports and ephemera. The Correspondence series is primarily related to the Conservative Water Company. Many of the letters deal with the company's public health, financial and legal issues. Though the letters are to or from the Conservative Water Company, many are addressed to and signed by Elizabeth E. Pedder and Otto B. Frank. The company corresponded with institutions like Bank of America, the California Department of Public Health, Hellman Commercial Trust & Savings Bank, and Pacific-Southwest Trust & Savings Bank. The series is arranged in alphabetical order by author and then by addressee. The Reports series is arranged in alphabetical order by author and then by addressee. The reports are primarily about the company's water supply. Moreover, there are some reports about the company's financial state. Many of the reports contain financial information and correspondence inside. Lastly, the Ephemera series includes newspaper clippings, financial documents, legal documents, maps, pamphlets, empty envelopes and public health documents. There are also several maps.
mssConservative Water records
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Ephemera: Trade Cards [undated]. 3 items
Manuscripts
The collection consists primarily of letters written by Floyd Dessery to his family, during his deployment in the Philippines, including his mother, Mrs. A. B. Dessery, and his sisters, Hazel and Theodosia Dessery. The collection also includes Floyd's diary from his time in the Philippines. His letters and diary reflect the daily experiences of a foot soldier during the Spanish-American War. Also included are a few family photos, and some ephemera, including clippings, notes, and trade cards.
mssHM 72946-72969
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Ephemera: 3 Printed items
Manuscripts
The collection contains correspondence and ephemera from and about Sir Sydney Cockerell. The recipient of these letters is Muriel J. Hughes, an American scholar who met Sir Sydney Cockerell through a mutual friend. Muriel J. Hughes corresponded with both Cockerell and later his secretary Dorothy Hawksley. The majority of the correspondence is from Sydney Cockerell to Muriel J. Hughes. Some of the letters were dictated to and written by Dorothy Hawksley for Cockerell, who signed each letter. The letters from May 1962-1965 are from Dorothy Hawksley to Muriel J. Hughes after Cockerell's death. In a few of his letters Sir Sydney Cockerell mentions his son, Christopher, who invented the Hovercraft. Sydney Cockerell also occasionally mentions British celebrities, such as Bernard Shaw.
HM 63260