Papers of Alice Parsons Millard, c.1890-1991 (bulk 1927-1938)

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Papers of Alice Parsons Millard, c.1890-1991 (bulk 1927-1938)

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The collection contains 128 semi-cataloged items housed in two boxes (with one oversize volume). The majority of the collection deals with Alice Parsons Millard's estate and assets at the time of her death. There are documents and five volumes of inventories of the house and "museum," as well as 52 inventory note cards. These inventories list items (including furniture, books, etc.) owned by the Millards and often include the price they paid for it and/or the price for which they sold it. There is also a twelve-page, typed memoir of Alice Parsons Millard by Lucille V. Miller (1984). The correspondence includes 8 pieces, seven of which were written by Alice Parsons Millard. Many of the letters and postcards were written while Alice was abroad. One of her letters is to her client, collector Estelle Doheny. The photographs consist of 54 black and white photographs (and two negatives) of the following: the Millard's Highland Park house, the exterior and interior of "La Miniatura," the house's exhibits, and the South Pasadena House. There are also several personal photographs of Alice Parsons Millard, George Millard and various family members. There are three pieces of ephemera including Alice Parsons Millard's passport (1926) and copies of two of her obituaries (1938). The oversize guest book begins in 1924 and has 31 pages of visitors' inscriptions. Several notable people are in this volume including: Albert and Elsa Einstein (they visited in 1932 and 1933), Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and Frank Lloyd Wright.

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Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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