Papers of Charles Stewart Farnsworth, 1820-1955.

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Papers of Charles Stewart Farnsworth, 1820-1955.

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The collection consists of letters, documents, manuscript diaries, a few maps and photographs, and ephemera related to the life and military career of Charles Stewart Farnsworth. Subject matter includes military affairs and administration (as seen in orders, bulletins, communications, etc., chiefly during World War I); information about Montana, Alaska, and Farnsworth's other posts; the city of Altadena, California (1927-1951); the Farnsworth family. Although there are various correspondents in the collection, the most prominent is his second wife, Helen Bosard Farnsworth, who is represented in the collection by 297 pieces (including both correspondence and diaries).

10,734 pieces.60 boxes.4 oversize folders.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6714465

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Farnsworth, Charles Stewart, 1862-1955

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Farnsworth, Helen C. (Helen Cherington) 1903-

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