Cornelia Ryan letters
Content Description
Five letters, plus two envelopes postmarked El Cajon and Los Angeles, written by Cornelia Ryan (later Yates) to her friend Annie Upham in Boston, 1885-1894. The letters document Cornelia's transcontinental train trip and experiences after settling in Southern California. The letters were written from Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Anaheim, and describe Cornelia's day to day experiences both on the journey west and her life in Southern California after she settles.
Dates
- Creation: 1885-1894
Creator
- Ryan, Cornelia (Person)
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Extent
7 Items (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Five letters, plus two envelopes postmarked El Cajon and Los Angeles, written by Cornelia Ryan (later Yates) to her friend Annie Upham in Boston, 1885-1894. The letters document Cornelia's transcontinental train trip and experiences after settling in Southern California. The letters were written from Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Anaheim, and describe Cornelia's day to day experiences both on the journey west and her life in Southern California after she settles.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Jeffrey Rovenpor Rare Books, August 9, 2018.
Subject
- Ryan, Cornelia -- Correspondence (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Cornelia Ryan letters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sue Luftschein
- Date
- 2018 August
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu