Haskett Family

Biographical Note

The Haskett Family Collection contains personal letters, photographs, ephemera and other memorabilia documenting three generations of the Haskett/Baker Family of Pasadena, California. Both families arrived in Southern California in the mid-nineteenth century. The Haskett family moved from Arkansas; the Blair family came from Wisconsin.. The collection covers the period from 1860 to 1920. The bulk of the collection covers the period from 1880-1920. offers researchers a glimpse into the lives of different generations of one family.

From the guide to the Haskett Family Photograph Collection, 1897-1943, (Claremont Colleges. Honnold/Mudd Library.)