Henry Edwards Huntington, the Founder and the Library
Entry/Object ID
L1984.1.2144
Description
Deaccessioned 06/11/2014. Not in Mission. Henry Edwards Huntington, the Founder and the Library is a history of the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery at San Marino, California written by Robert O. Schad, Curator of Rare Books . It starts with a biography of The Founder including family which came to America from England in 1633. The family became involved in railroading. Henry Huntington collected rare books which became the nucleus for the library. The Waddell Pony Express collection is housed in this library.