Topic: Huntington Library

The Lincoln Telegrams

NBC Los Angeles - 25 days ago
AP. The Huntington acquires several telegrams penned by President Abraham Lincoln; the missives had been thought destroyed.. advertisement...

Travel Tip: Outdoor Art

Peter Greenberg Worldwide - 226 days ago
Sure, you're probably going to hit a museum when visiting a new city.. . But when the weather is warm, try tacking on a different sort of...

Map: The Charlie Sheen Guide to Serenity

Grid Skipper - 355 days ago
What is there left to say about Charles Sheen? The guy's on top of the world right now. But even winners like Chuck need a place to escape from all...

Southern California June checklist

Sunset - 656 days ago
What to do in your garden in June. To make sure you get the ones you want in time for fall planting, order early. Another World Lies Beyond (Huntington Library Press, 2009; $35), edited by T. June Li, is a beautiful book ...

Things to Do on a Rainy Day in Southern California

eHow - 668 days ago
Southern California is renowned for its excellent warm weather and fabulous beaches; however, this doesn't mean you have to spend a rainy day bored and in the hotel. Between such SoCal locations as Los Angeles, Pasadena and San Diego, you will ...

How to Identify a Rare Book

eHow - 737 days ago
In movies like Possession and The Ninth Gate, identifying rare books has taken on the exciting mystery of a detective story. Scholarly interest in book history has also amplified the value of rare books. There are a number of forgeries of rare ...

Soldiers to Citizens The GI Bill and the Making of the Greatest Generation

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 918 days ago
The article reviews the book " Recovering Hitler's Nuremberg Laws, from Patton's Tropby to Public Memorial. ) Antbony M. Platt's Bloodlines, written witb Cecilia E. O'Leary, engagingly and person- ably traces tbe provenance of tbe original set of tbree infamous ...

How to Get Free Tickets to The Huntington Lib...

eHow - 1073 days ago
The Huntington Library is a captivating historical research center providing the public with world-class art exhibits, botanical gardens, and books. Located in the prestigious town of San Marino, The Huntington Library is an educational and awe-inspiring visit not to be missed. There ...

Art Meets Nature along Californias Coast

Travel & Leisure - 1416 days ago
The museums they left behind reflect their loftiness of purpose; Manhattan's Morgan Library, for example, is filled with scholarly manuscripts and fortified against urban chaos. Last November, a museum opened in Napa that seemed to embody that idea?Copia: "I'm ...