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Saunders, Charles Francis, 1859-1941. Charles Francis Saunders papers, 1680-1954, bulk 1800-1941

Title: Charles Francis Saunders papers, 1680-1954, bulk 1800-1941

The collection consists of notes, manuscripts, correspondence, published articles and books, reviews, and other materials relating to Saunders' publications; a collection of autographs and letters by distinguished naturalists and scientists; photographic negatives and prints of plants and various trips around Southern California; two scrapbooks of additional correspondence and articles by Saunders and his first wife Elisabeth; articles by second wife Mira Saunders and correspondence relating to her husband; and original watercolors and prints by Elisabeth Saunders. Publication materials pertain to 14 of Saunders' 18 books. More than 60 articles of the many he wrote are also included. The majority of correspondence is from the 20th century with the bulk from the 1920s and 1930s. Saunders wrote to botanists and other experts from around North America for plant identification and nomenclatural history, Native American uses of plants, and information on the California missions. Notable correspondents include: Edward Barber, Liberty Hyde Bailey, Charles F. Lummis, Father St. John O' Sullivan, Samuel B. Parish, Marcus E. Jones, Francesco Franceschi, and Fr. Zephyrin Engelhardt. Subject files include clippings, printed matter, notes, and correspondence. Biographical material pertains to Saunders and his family. Prints and negatives are in a separate photograph collection and are not completely processed. A separate index exists for the photographic prints. Many have appeared in Saunders' books, while the bulk have not been printed and appear to be a record of his many trips through the deserts and cities of Southern California. The letter and autograph collection contains 110 items dating back to 1680 from such notable scientists and naturalists as Charles Darwin, Alphonse de Candolle, John Muir, Alexander von Humboldt, and Joseph Dalton Hooker. Some more recent letters are those that he removed from his correspondence folders. The correspondence scrapbook contains 239 letters and 36 articles culled by Saunders from the bulk of the papers. The article scrapbook contains over 435 articles written by Saunders and has been inventoried separately. Mira Culin Saunders papers are a small group of articles on gardening written by her for the Pasadena Star-News. The majority of her papers were given to the Huntington Library and a copy of that finding aid is available in the library. Artwork of Elisabeth Hallowell Saunders includes 38 original watercolors of California native plants and a limited edition set of prints that was produced in 1905. Additional published illustrations by her are in the articles scrapbook.

ArchivalResource: 13 linear feet (12 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60546661 View

O'Sullivan, St. John, 1874-1933. [Little chapters about San Juan Capistrano collection].

Title: [Little chapters about San Juan Capistrano collection]. [1912-1993]

Collection consists of 11 booklets authored by St. John O'Sullivan. The booklets were "not intended as a comprehensive history ... but merely a handbook for those who wish to know something of [the mission's] story"--Foreword.

ArchivalResource: 11 items : ill. ; 17-19 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/166262884 View

Saunders, Charles Francis, 1859-1941. Charles Francis Saunders and Mira Culin Saunders Collection of Photographs and Negatives [graphic], ca. 1871-1965 (bulk 1910s-1920s)

Title: Charles Francis Saunders and Mira Culin Saunders Collection of Photographs and Negatives [graphic], ca. 1871-1965 (bulk 1910s-1920s)

The Charles Francis Saunders and Mira Culin Saunders Collection of Photographs and Negatives consists of 5826 black and white photographs, 68 glass plate negatives, 3832 film negatives, 10 photographs albums, 261 lantern slides, and related ephemera, ca. 1871-1965 (bulk 1910s-1920s), collected and created by Charles Francis Saunders, Elisabeth Hallowell Saunders, and Mira Culin Saunders. The collection provides a comprehensive overview of Charles Saunders' activities as a naturalist and travel writer.

ArchivalResource: 24.98 linear feet (58 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/123502706 View

O'Sullivan, St. John, 1874-1933. St. John O'Sullivan letter to Henry Bedford-Jones : Los Angeles, Calif. : ALS, 1918 Apr. 3.

Title: St. John O'Sullivan letter to Henry Bedford-Jones : Los Angeles, Calif. : ALS, 1918 Apr. 3.

ArchivalResource: 1 p. ; 17 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83388057 View