Papers of William Hertrich, 1904-1966.

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Papers of William Hertrich, 1904-1966.

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The collection consists of correspondence and other papers related to the development of the San Marino Ranch and the Huntington Botanical Gardens, the construction of the Huntington residence and of the Huntington Library, and the city of San Marino, California. There are also articles related to botanical gardens and specific plant species. Of note in the collection is correspondence between William Hertrich and Henry Edwards Huntington relative to the ranch and library.

2,687 pieces.23 boxes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6780961

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Huntington, Henry Edwards, 1850-1927

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Henry Edwards Huntington (1850-1927), founder of the Huntington Library, was born in Oneonta, New York. In 1892 he went to San Francisco to work for his uncle, Collis Potter Huntington, who was President of the Southern Pacific Railway Company. After Collis's death in 1900 and Henry's purchase of the Shorb ranch in 1902, Henry moved his business interests to the Los Angeles area, organizing the Pacific Electric Railway Company, the Huntington Land and Improvement Company, and other real estate a...

Hertrich, William, 1880-

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William Hertrich was born in Baden, Germany, and studied horticulture in Austria. By 1904 he was in California, where he began to work on the San Marino Ranch purchased by Henry Edwards Huntington the previous year. Hertrich progressed from gardener to superintendent of grounds and buildings and retired in 1948. Hertrich continued in an advisory capacity at the Huntington Botanical Gardens until his death in 1966. From the description of Papers of William Hertrich, 1904-1966. (Huntin...

Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

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