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Front of the envelope of a letter from Ysidro Alvarado to his father, Antonio Alvarado, March 6, 1926. The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

The Migrant Experience, in Spanish

Posted on Sept. 22, 2021

One might assume that the first researchers at The Huntington had all been men (like Archibald Bouton of New York University, pictured here in the main reading room in 1924). But among the very first readers —perhaps the first—was Mary Floyd Williams, a Ph.D. student at the University of California, Berkeley, who first used the Library’s resources in 1920.

First Readers at The Huntington

Posted on March 4, 2020

Haydée Noya (1903–1992), manuscript cataloger for 39 years at The Huntington. She was the principal cataloger for Hispanic manuscripts for most of her career. Unknown photographer. The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.