Bill Watters collection of 19th and 20th century autographs and documents

Collection no.:
6029

Description:
This small collection contains an authorization for the Secretary of State to transfer information to the President of the Republic of Costa Rica pertaining to an individual's citizenship, signed by James Buchanan on February 4, 1858; an autograph with note, "With best wishes of/Luther Burbank/Santa Rosa, CA April 12, 1923"; undated autographs of Charles Dickens and Thomas Edison; an autograph of Julia Ward Howe dated 1905; and a handwritten naval commission for one Thomas Lee signed by Franklin Pierce on July 23, 1856,

Dates:
1856-1905, undated

Extent:
2.0 Linear feet
1 box

Language(s):
English

Genre(s):
Autographs (manuscripts)

Conditions governing access:
Advance notice required for access.

Preferred citation:
[Box/folder# or item name], Bill Watters collection of 19th and 20th century autographs and documents, Collection no. 6029, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Record date:
2013

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