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Woodward's Gardens Collection http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8jw8mpw No online items Guide to the Woodward's Gardens collection Finding Aid Authors: Julian Marasigan and CA State Library staff. © Copyright 2019 Sutro Library, California State Library. All rights reserved. 1630 Holloway Avenue 5th floor San Francisco, CA, 94132-4030 URL: http://www.library.ca.gov/about/sutro_main.html Email: [email protected] Phone: 415-469-6100 Guide to the Woodward's Gardens M000020 1 collection Guide to the Woodward's Gardens collection Sutro Library, California State Library Overview of the Collection Collection Title: Woodward's Gardens collection Dates: 1872-1877 Identification: M000020 Physical Description: 2.00 Language of Materials: English Repository: Sutro Library, California State Library 1630 Holloway Avenue 5th floor San Francisco, CA, 94132-4030 URL: http://www.library.ca.gov/about/sutro_main.html Email: [email protected] Phone: 415-469-6100 Administrative History: Robert B. Woodward was born in Rhode Island in 1824, came to California in 1849, and four years later opened a hotel called the What Cheer House on Sacramento Street in San Francisco. The success of this hotel enabled Woodward to buy a plot of land on Mission Street for his estate, on which he built a house and filled the property with plants, animals and art. He eventually opened his estate to the public, which he named "Woodward's Gardens" and moved his family to Napa. Woodward opened his four-acre former country estate in 1865 or 1866, and San Franciscans flocked to this botanical gardens/ amusement park. Woodward's Gardens contained a museum, a zoo, an aquarium, a "rotary boat," and a 5000-seat pavilion. It became the site for such events as balloon ascensions, and was popular with San Franciscans because of it's relaxed country setting, its family-oriented entertainment, and its accessibility via the horsecars of R. B. Woodward's City Railroad Company along with the Sutter Street Railroad's fabled "balloon cars." Following Robert B. Woodward's death in 1879, the Woodward's Gardens property passed to his heirs, who did not maintain it to its previous standards. After his children reached adulthood, Woodward's estate was contested in court, resulting in an even distribution among his heirs meaning that the Gardens would not remain open. By then such locations as Golden Gate Park and the Cliff House had replaced Woodward's as San Franciscans' favored weekend destinations. Woodward's Gardens closed late in 1891. In April 1893 its collections were auctioned, a large percentage of which went to Adolph Sutro. The following year the remaining buildings, except the pavilion, were razed, the land was subdivided, and residences were built on the property. Woodward's Pavilion, however, remained a popular venue for boxing matches and other events until the 1906 disaster. Conditions Governing Use: Property rights reside with the repository. Any applicable literary rights would reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please email [email protected] . Conditions Governing Access: The collection is open for research. Please page materials three business days in advance of your visit by email: [email protected] . Preferred Citation: [Identification of item] Woodward's Gardens collection, 1872-1877, M000020, Sutro Library, California State Library, San Francisco, Calif. Physical Characteristics or Technical Requirements: 2 linear feet. Arrangement of Materials: The original order was not known at the time of the collection's processing in 2019. Aged glue stains appear on the backs of the letters implying that they could have been bound together and gluded into a book but it is unknown if the order was by date, subject or alphabetical. Currently, the collection is arranged by alphabetical order. Guide to the Woodward's Gardens M000020 2 collection Scope and Contents The collection consists of two series: correspondence and filecards pertaining to the Woodward's Gardens library. series 1 contains correspondence to Robert B. Woodward (although some are addressed to others at Woodward's Gardens) about possible donations or sale of items and animals to the Woodward's Gardens' collections. Many of the letters have Woodward's draft replies penciled on them. series 2 contains handwritten file cards with biblographic information on books acquired by Adolph Sutro from Woodward's Gardens. Correspondence Box 1, Folder 1 A. Citizen 17 April 1879 Scope and Contents From A. Citizen to R.B. Woodward. Letter suggesting Woodward feed the animals better. Box 1, Folder 2 Abbott, Lewis H. Scope and Contents From Lewis H. Abbott to R.B. Woodward. Letter offering to sell a rooster that walks like a man. Box 1, Folder 3 Aitchison, Robert 1 April 1873 Scope and Contents From Robert Aitchison to R.B. Woodward. Letter offering service as trapeze performer at Woodward's Gardens. Box 1, Folder 4 Alcatraz Prison 30 March 1873 Scope and Contents Letter thanking Mr. Woodward for his gift to the prison library and inviting him to visit Alcatraz. Box 1, Folder 5 Alden, B.F. 8 February 1874 Scope and Contents From B.F. Alden to R.B. Woodward. Letter about securing a piece of wood and the price of doing so. Box 1, Folder 6 Allan, James Scope and Contents Item 1: Letter dated 23 February 1873. From James Allan to R.B. Woodward. Letter offering service as aeronaut. Item 2: Letter dated 20 April 1873. From James Allan to R.B. Woodward. Letter discusssing terms of coming to California as an aeronaut for Woodward's Gardens. Item 3: Letter dated 12 June 1873. From James Allan to R.B. Woodward. Letter further discussing terms of coming to California as an aeronaut for Woodward's Gardens. Box 1, Folder 7 Allin, J.S. 23 December 1873 Scope and Contents From J.S. Allin to R.B. Woodward. Letter accepting Mr. Woodward's offer to donate some of the proceeds from New Years Day to the S.F.B. Association. Box 1, Folder 8 American Tract Society 20 February 1874 Scope and Contents Letter asking for payment for engravings done for Mr. Woodward. Guide to the Woodward's Gardens M000020 3 collection Correspondence Box 1, Folder 9 Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. W.D. January 1874 Scope and Contents From Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Andrews. Letter returning free passes to Woodward's Gardens [not included in folder] and thanking Mr. Woodward for them. Box 1, Folder 10 Aram, W.F. Scope and Contents Item 1: Letter dated 9 June [1873?]. From W.F. Aram to R.B. Woodward. Letter asking if Mr. Woodward is interested in purchasing an old newspaper [newspaper not in folder]. Item 2: Letter dated 22 June [1873?]. From W.F. Aram to R.B. Woodward. Letter following up on letter from 9 June 1873. Item 3: Letter dated 23 June 1873. From R.B. Woodward to W.F. Arim. Letter containing response from Mr. Woodward [on Woodward's Gardens letterhead] to letters of 9 June and 22 June 1873 offering to pay a dollar for the newspaper. Back includes response from Mr. Aram dated 1 July 1873 requesting the dollar. Box 1, Folder 11 Arnold, M.A. Scope and Contents Item 1: Letter Dated 18 September 1872. From M.A. Arnold to the manager of Woodward's Gardens. Letter asking if Mr. Woodward is interested in purchasing praire dogs with response from Mr. Woodward. Item 2: Letter dated 28 September 1872. From M.A. Arnold to R.B. Woodward. Letter discussing final details of getting praire dogs to California. Box 1, Folder 12 Ayres, Irwin 27 August 1873 Scope and Contents From Irwin Ayres to R.B. Woodward. Letter asking if Mr. Woodward is interested in purchasing a pony owned by a Native American chief. Box 1, Folder 13 Badlam, E.B. Scope and Contents Item 1: Letter dated 5 January 1874. From E.B. Bedlam to R.B. Woodward. Letter asking if Mr. Woodward is interested in buying a pine marten and what it is worth. Item 2: Letter dated 5 February 1874. From E.B. Bedlam to R.B. Woodward. Letter confirming the purchase of the pine marten and agreeing to take whatever Mr. Woodward saw fit as payment. Box 1, Folder 14 Baker, E.H. 9 March 1873 Scope and Contents From E.H. Baker to R.B. Woodward. Letter asking if Mr. Woodward would be interested in using his [Mr. Baker's] educated pig at the gardens. Box 1, Folder 15 Ballard, J. 27 October 1874 Scope and Contents From J. Ballard to R.B. Woodward. Letter asking if Mr. Woodward is interested in purchasing a cinnamon bear cub. It is noted that the value is $10.00[?] and to answer immediately. Box 1, Folder 16 Bernard, A. Scope and Contents From A. Bernard to Woodward's Gardens. Letter asking Mr. Woodward if he was interested in a pair of jaw bones from the largest whale caught. Guide to the Woodward's Gardens M000020 4 collection Correspondence Box 1, Folder 17 Barnum's Circus Scope and Contents Item 1: Letter dated 28 September 1872. From S.H. Hurd to R.B. Woodward. Describes how to build a circus ring and what materials to use. [On P.T. Barnum's Museum Letterhead] Item 2: Letter dated 5 November 1872. From S.H. Hurd to R.B Woodward. Describes a revised design for the circus ring. [On P.T. Barnum's Museum Letterhead] Item 3: Letter Dated 24 March 1874. From W.C. Crum to R.B. Woodward. Inquiry into purchasing a sea lion. Also has note that each sea lion is worth 500 dollars and they [Woodward's Garden] had 11 two months ago but only have four remaining and one is sick.
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