Finding Aid of the J.E. Woodhead papers

Summary Information
Scope and Contents
Administrative Information
Controlled Access Headings
Collection Inventory: Series 1: Business Activities; Series 2: Personal Papers; Series 3: World's Columbian Exposition and World's Congress Auxiliary, Chicago; Series 4: J.E. Woodhead, Bookman; Series 5: Miscellany

Finding aid prepared by Jacqueline Morin, 11 December 2009

Summary Information

Repository: USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: J. E. Woodhead Papers
Collection no.: 0004
Date: 1860s-1920s
Extent: 7.0 Linear feet, 9 boxes
Language: English
Abstract: Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks of Woodhead's business and manufacturing career with the Lamb Knitting Machine Company; records of the Cosmic Publishing Company and the Western Society for Psychical Research; correspondence on the Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago; correspondence, indexes, catalogues, dealers' invoices pertaining to the John Edward Woodhead Library, parts of which were acquired by USC.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], J.E. Woodhead papers, Collection no. 0004, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

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Scope and Contents

Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks of Woodhead's business and manufacturing career with the Lamb Knitting Machine Company; records of the Cosmic Publishing Company and the Western Society for Psychical Research; correspondence on the Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago; correspondence, indexes, catalogues, dealers' invoices pertaining to the John Edward Woodhead Library, parts of which were acquired by USC.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

USC Libraries Special Collections
11 December 2009
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189
213-740-5900
specol@usc.edu

Conditions Governing Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for access. Consult finding aid for additonal information.

Conditions Governing Use

The collection contains published articles; researchers are reminded of the copyright restrictions imposed by publishers on reusing their articles and parts of books. It is the responsibility of researchers to acquire permission from publishers when reusing such materials. The copyright to unpublished materials belongs to the heirs of the writers. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Acquisition

Donated by John Edward Woodhead.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

Cosmic Publishing Company.
Lamb Knitting Machine Company.

Genre(s)

Correspondence
Diaries
Scrapbooks

Personal Name(s)

Woodhead, John Edward -- Archives

Subject(s)

World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

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Collection Inventory

Series 1: Series 1: Business Activities
Subseries 1: Records of the Lamb Knitting Machine Company Chicago, Illinois
	Box	Folder
Publications Scope and Contents note Catalogs, price lists, instruction manuals, 50th anniversary commemorative pamphlets, scrapbook of advertisements, business cards, newspaper articles, etc.	1	1
	Box	Volume
Account books 1868-1927 Scope and Contents note (Journal 1872-73 also contains a Catalog of library, Jan. 1, 1875, updated 1882).	1	1-16
	Box	Folder
Correspondence 1879-1893 7 items	2	2
		Box
Advertisements and Flyers from Rival Knitting Machine Companies. 13 items		2
Newspaper Clippings and Articles on Knitting Machines. 4 items		2
Subseries 2: Records, Cosmic Publishing Company 1885-1895
		Box
Account Books 2 volumes Scope and Contents note 2 volumes.		2
By-laws and Minutes of Meetings 1 volume		2
Subseries 3: Records, Western Society For Psychical Research
		Box
Constitution 5 bound volumes Scope and Contents note Attendance book of council, council records, membership list, cash book.		2
	Box	Folder
Correspondence 4 items	2	3
Subseries 4: Records, Chicago Philosophical Society
	Box	Folder
Programs 5 items	2	3
Flyers, etc 3 items	2	3
Subseries 5: Records, National Letter Return Association
	Box	Folder
Correspondence 2 items Scope and Contents note 2 items.	2	4
Accounts 14 leaves Scope and Contents note 14 l	2	4
Notebook Scope and Contents note Includes charter, constitution, minutes , etc.	2	4
Newspaper clippings	2	4
Flyers and 1 Book of Ready Return Stamps	2	4
Article on the NLRA circa 1965	2	4
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Series 2: Series 2: Personal Papers
	Box	Folder
Subseries 1: Account books 1865-1909 21 volumes	2	5
Subseries 2: Scrapbooks 9 bound volumes
		Box
European Tour 1894		2
British post cards circa 1902		2
Newspaper clippings 1871-1889 Scope and Contents note Clippings by and about J.E. Woodhead.		2
Subseries 3: Composition Books and Diaries 1856-1858		Box 2
		Box
Composition Books and Diaries		2
Subseries 4: Personal Correspondence: Originals and Manuscript Copies
	Box	Folder
Anon.-C 30 items	3	6
D - R 23 items	3	7
Sa - Sz 20 items	3	8
Stoddard, J.L. Undated- 1892 26 items	3	9
Stoddard J.L. 1893-1914 34 items	3	10
T - Woodhead, Howard 26 items	3	11
G. Woodhead, John E. - Z 12 items	3	12
	Box	Folder
Subseries 5: Personal Correspondence (A-Z): Photostat Copies 39 items	3	13
Subseries 6: Biographies and documents 1861-1865 51 items	3	14
Subseries 7: Ephemera
		Box
Greetings and Business cards 33 items		3
	Box	Folder
Clippings, Publications and Memorabilia of the Children of J.E. Woodhead.	3	15
Subseries 8: Photographs and negatives
	Box	Folder
Negatives 21 items	3	16
Photographs -- Family and Friends 18 items	3	16
Photographs -- Actors, Actresses, Tourist Spots and Unidentified Subjects 44 items	3	17
	Box	Folder
Subseries 9: Manuscripts of poems by J.L. Stoddard 5 items	3	20
Subseries 10: Programs -- Theater and Lecture
	Box	Folder
Stoddard Lectures 1879-1897 76 items	3	21
Theater Programs and Miscellaneous Lecture Tickets 9 items	3	22
Subseries 11: Newspaper and Magazine clippings
	Box	Folder
Articles by and about James Davie Butler 12 items	3	18
Articles by and about John L. Stoddard 12 items	3	18
Articles by J. E. Woodhead 6 items	3	19
Miscellaneous clippings 41 items	3	19
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Series 3: Series 3: World's Columbian Exposition and World's Congress Auxiliary, Chicago 1893
	Box	Folder
Subseries 1: Correspondence 37 items Scope and Contents note World's Congress Auxiliary, Committee on weights, measures, coinage, etc., J.E. Woodhead, secretary.	4	23
Subseries 2: Printed Material
	Box	Folder
Invitation, Programs, and Tickets 15 items	4	24
Advertisements and Souveniers 38 items	4	24
	Box	Folder
Subseries 3: Other Conventions and Expositions 5 items Scope and Contents note Programs, tickets, memorabilia	4	25
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Series 4: Series 4: J.E. Woodhead, Bookman		Box 4
Subseries 1: Catalogs of the J.E. Woodhead Library
	Box	Folder
Typescript catalog prepared by USC 1950 225 leaves	4	26
Manuscript Catalogs Prepared by J.E. Woodhead 1859-1883 8 volumes	4	27
Catalog of Art Works 1 bound volume	4	27
	Box	Folder
Subseries 2: Disiderata and purchase lists 1883-1908 140 items	4	28
Subseries 3: Correspondence
Book dealers and publishers
	Box	Folder
A-D 39 items	4	29
E 83 items	4	30
F - L 18 items	4	31
M - Q 38 items	4	32
R - Z 46 items	4	33
Reciepts and invoices from Book Dealers and Publishers
	Box	Folder
A - B 80 items	5	34
C - Francis Edwards 113 items	5	35
Ee - Ez 54 items	5	36
F - L 31 items	5	37
M - McClurg's 1888 97 items	5	38
McClurg's, 1889 - Mz 1889 77 items	5	39
N - Z 101 items	5	40
	Box	Folder
Correspondence and Invoices from Express Agents and Custom House Brokers 11 items	6	41
Caxton Club Correspondence 12 items	6	41
	Box	Folder
Subseries 4: Book and Illustration Advertisements , Prospectuses and Catalogs 61 items	6	42
Subseries 5: Notes and articles on Woodhead and his library 44 leaves	6	43
Subseries 6: Newspaper Clippings on Bibliographic and Literary Topics 1888-1957 40 items	6	44
Subseries 7: Lists Relating to Extra-illustrating Projects: Longfellow and Byron 44 leaves	6	45
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Series 5: Series 5: Miscellany
	Box	Folder
Subseries 1: Calendars 1870-1; 1871-3; 1895-2; 1904-2 8 items Scope and Contents note 1870 (1); 1871 (3); 1895 (2); 1904 (2)	6	46
Subseries 2: Pamphlets 17 items	6	47
Subseries 3: Magazine Issues 7 items	7	48
Subseries 4: Correspondence 1949 13 items Scope and Contents note Grace Woodhead Zeiss and The Wisconsin State Historical Society	7	49
		Box
Subseries 5: J.E. Woodhead Collection Bookplates		7
Subseries 6: Historical Documents
	Box	Folder
Notorial documents Scope and Contents note a. 33 x 14.5 cm, parchment , dated 6 May Anno regni Regis Henricic Sexti b. 33 x 14 cm, parchment , dated 14 Aug Anno regis Henrici Sexti No. 533/9	7	50
18th Century American Script 5 items Scope and Contents note a. 8 dollar note, State of Massachusetts Bay, #14878, dated 5 May 1780, 9 x 7 cm b. 6 shilling note, Colony of Massachusetts Bay, #441, May 25,1775, 15 x 7 cm c. Ticket, Massachusetts semi-annual State lottery, #24720, March 2,1790, 11 x 6.5 cm d. 10 pound reciept, State of Massachusetts Bay, #2973, Oct 10,1778 , 23.5 x 15 cm e. Letter transmitting 18th century money to Woodhead	7	50
List of soldiers who died at Andersonville, Georgia July 1, 1865 24 pages	7	50
	Box	Folder
Subseries 7: Unidentified Notebook and Manuscripts 4 items	7	51
Subseries 8: Duplicates
	Box	Folder
Stoddard Lectures 51 items	7	52
Miscellaneous 28 items	7	53
	Box	Folder
Subseries 9: Photographs and Materials for the Woodhead Bookplate 21 items Scope and Contents note Photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Woodhead, the Woodhead Library. Materials for the Woodhead Bookplate.	7	54
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