Archer M. Huntington, Philanthropist

By Nancy Armitage

To sit next to Mr. Archer M. Huntington at a formal dinner party…..he would have made a fascinating “dinner partner”, indeed! There were rules of etiquette while dining in the Gilded Age. At a multi-course formal dinners which lasted for about 2 hours. At the 1st part of the dinner, a woman was to chat with the gentleman on her left. Then, there was a little break in the middle, where they served Roman Punch. Then, at the 2nd part of dinner, a woman was to talk to the gentleman on her right. So many rules….

Archer Huntington (1870-1955), he was a true philanthropist. He was also a author of multiple books, poet, Hispanic treasure collector, art patron, art collector, coin collector, Hispanic scholar, map collector, Spanish Lusterware plate collector, committee member, museum owner, & museum builder, curator, teacher, donor of treasures to 2 dozen museums, a yachtsmen, & a world traveler.

Archer Huntington was the son of Mrs. Arabella D. Huntington. At times, Arabella thought Archer might die a poor man he was so very generous with his money. He had a amazing life, he was homeschooled in his youth; he also went to regular school & several universities, also. As a young child, learning several different languages was impressive: English, French, Greek, Spanish, & Arabic. This knowledge of languages, which came in handy in his many travels around the world.

The term “Grand Tour”, comes to mind; as a young college graduate of Yale University he was about 19 years old. In the mid-1800’s, this “Grand Tour” tradition was quite fashionable; a young single man could spend 3-4 months traveling through Europe. Having grand adventures in the most exciting cities in the world like: Rome, Florence, Spain, London, Paris, Venice, Mexico & Amsterdam. Maybe bring one or two treasures back for his family, like a cameo from Italy and such.

Archer’s whole life was his exciting “Grand Tour”, from early on (1870’s), traveling with his mother, Arabella & his father Collis Huntington. Then later he traveled with his two wives: his 1st wife: Helen Gates Huntington (1896-1918) & his 2nd wife: Anna Hyatt Huntington (1923).

Archer’s mother & father (Arabella & Collis P. Huntington) took him on a yearly trip & sailed on luxury ship liners like Cunard ships to Europe. He was a world traveler, at a young age & his journeys were inspired! He went to Europe: Rome & Florence & Venice & Genoa-Italy, Paris & Aix-France, London-England, Spain, Madrid, Liverpool, Dublin-Ireland South America: Barbados (on his 1923 Honeymoon with his new wife, Anna), Panama, & Buenos Aires. But his very favorite cities were Madrid, Spain & Mexico City. Mexico & her people so influenced Archer, he later donated his life’s work to collecting & building the Hispanic Society Museum in New York City, New York, USA.

He had college degrees from Harvard, Yale, University of Madrid, & Columbia University. In the late 1890’s, he lived in London, England with his first wife, Helen for a short while. At the University of London, England he was the Cervantes Chairman.

He was the son of Collis P. Huntington, who was one of the “Big 4” in the USA railroads; in 1869, Collis helped build the Transcontinental Railroad from coast to coast of United States of America. The Huntington Family invited United States Presidents “to dine” with them in their “State Dining- Room” in their New York Mansion. The more I think about it, for Archer Huntington that must have been a hard shadow to grow up with. Maybe, that is why Archer was such a high achiever in so many fields especially literary & the arts.

Archer’s mother, Mrs. Arabella D. Huntington, a great art collector of Rembrandts, Hals, & Vermeer paintings to name a few. Archer lived in all of the Huntington mansions with master paintings filling the walls like museums. The Huntington Mansions: on Nob Hill on California Street in San Francisco, & in New York: No. 2 East 57th St., 54th St., the Huntington’s huge Estate called “The Homestead” at Throgg’s Neck, in Westchester Co., New York & the “Great Huntington Camp” called “Camp Pine Knot” on Racquette Lake, NY, & Archer Huntington’s “Camp Arbutus” (15,000 acres) in the Adirondacks Mts., NY & Archer’s own Huntington estate he called “Pleasance” in Pelham Bay, Baychester, by New York City now called “Huntington Woods”.

London 1882: 12 yr. old Archer buys a gypsy book

On one of Archer trips to Europe in 1882, a great epiphany happened to him. He must have been in a used book or rare book store in London & found this treasure of a book that changed his life. He bought the Book: The Zincali by George Borrows; also called “An Account of the Gypsies in Spain” (London, 1841). This book inspired Archer’s seed idea to make a Spanish museum in America!

When Archer was 19, he was invited to the Mexico’s President’s Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City with his parents: Collis and Arabella Huntington. Archer’s mother & father & he were treated to a grand formal dinner with the President of Mexico, Porfirio Diaz.

Archer mets the President of Mexico : President Porfirio Diaz (1889)

A journal entry of Archer’s diary tells us about his life as a 19 year old man. He is traveling to Mexico with his mother & father, Mr. & Mrs. Collis P. Huntington (Collis & Arabella). His dad is the president of Southern Pacific Railroad Co. & he was also building the Mexican International Railroad at the time. Talks of the Panama Canal were a topic of conversation. The Huntington were invited to “Castillo de Chapultepec” (Chapultepec Castle) in Mexico City for a formal dinner. A couple things happen on that trip, Collis asks his son Archer if he will join him in the family business; building ships at Newport News Shipyards & Dry Dock in VA. Archer says “no” to his father, I don’t think a whole lot of people said “No” to Collis Huntington. Archer announces to his parents he doesn’t want to work in his father’s business & that he wants to open up a Spanish Museum. He also had the terrible experience of fainting at this fancy multi-course dinner, due to heat, humidity or both or disappointing his father. Book: Spain in America By Edited by Richard L. Kagan; Archer Huntington journal located at the Hispanic Society of New York Museum, NYC, NY

Archer Huntington had a passion for life. He was a coin collector, a bird watcher, lover of exotic & spicy Spanish food, & Spanish lusterware pottery. He had expensive taste for fancy food like oysters, caviar, & champagne.

After he went through a terrible divorce (1918) from his 1st wife, Helen Gates Huntington that nearly destroyed him; he attended the fancy Beaux Arts Ball in New York City. When he walked into the Hotel Astor (1921) something happened that night at the French-themed costume ball. He was smitten with the girl wearing the “Joan of Arc” costume. Archer met his true love, Anna Vaughn Hyatt that night. She was the famous NYC sculptress. She would be Archer’s future wife.

Archer & Anna Hyatt Huntington married on their shared birthdays: March 10th in 1923 at her artist’s studio in NYC. Anna was a very famous sculptress, who stunning figure-work reminds me of Rodin sensual sculptures. For their honeymoon, they sailed on the “S. S. Turrialba” to Guatemala in the turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea towards South America.

Anna was a famous American Sculptress. Her New York City sculptures of horses, animals, & nudes are large & spectacular. Her pieces are romantic & are as “life like” as Rodin’s. Archer was a writer, a poet, & the creator of museums & a huge fan of his wife’s talent. They enjoyed & encouraged each other’s creativity. He spent most of his life supporting the arts, serving on committees to get a large art & civic projects done (fund raising & finishing Panama Canal in 1915), collecting art, & artifacts, & adding Huntington family treasures to museums, & building museums all across the United States.

A list of Archer M. Huntington’s Museums & Gardens is mind boggling, that one person could get all this done:

Hispanic Society of America NYC, NY (1904 land & building),

Mariners Museum- Newport News, VA (land & building),

San Francisco Museum of Arts-California Palace Legion of Honor (1924)- Collis P. Huntington Memorial Room,

Metropolitan Museum of Art NYC, NY (1924),

University of Texas Austin TX- Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery,

American Geographical Society (1911, land & building),

American Academy of Arts and Letters (1911- land & building),

Museum of the American Indian (1922- Land & Building & funds),

Aztec Ruins National Monument (1922),

300 acres Great Huntington Camp on Racquette Lake called “Camp Pine Knot” in the Adirondack Mts in Upper state New York, once owned by W.W. Durant. This land and building were donated by Archer Huntington in the 1930’s to Cortland State University of New York at Cortland, New York (SUNY) now called Camp Huntington

Lake Arbutus & Camp Arbutus property (15,000 acres) surrounding the W. W. Durant property Camp Pine Knot in the Adirondacks. donated in the 1930’s to New York State College of Forestry to start the Anna & Archer Huntington Wildlife Forest.

Huntington “Homestead” Estate of Arabella & Collis Huntington (bought in 1883) located at Throggs Neck, in Westchester Co. NY. 400-1000 acres Archer Huntington donated to Holy Family Convent of the Sisters of the Divine Passion (1927) Throggs Neck, Bronx, NYC

Brookgreen Gardens & Sculpture Gardens (founded om 1931 by Anna & Archer Huntington) in South Carolina,

Church of our Lady of Esperanza (1910 NYC now called Church of Intercession), (by the Hispanic Society, NYC, NY

Golf Museum, VA (1932- Oldest golf course in the world & amazing golf artifacts),

Archer & Anna Huntington Wildlife Station (1932 donated 6,000 acres Adirondack Mts, New York to Syracuse University, NY),

Poet Laureate, Library of Congress, Washington DC (Founded 1937), USA

Hispanic Reading Room Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA

National Academy of Design (1940- Building & Endowment Nat’l Acad. of Design NYC founded in 1825 – Archer Huntington deeded 5th Ave. Townhouse & properties on 89th Street NYC,

Bear Mt. Bird Sanctuary, NY State, NY (Donated 1943),

Yale University (series of painted panels from his mother/father house (Collis and Arabella Huntington) at No. 2 57th St. NYC, NY),

New York Botanical Gardens NYC,

American Numismatic Society (land, building, and coin collections),

Spanish Departments at many different universities,

Columbia University Dept. of Latin American NYC,

New York University NYC Spanish Research, NYC, NY

University of London-England Cervantes Chairman, London. England

University of Texas at Austin, Texas (The Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery), USA

University of Berkeley, CA,

Ciudad Universities,

Kenyon College,

Smith College,

Syracuse University,

Wellesley College,

University of Pennsylvania, PA

Yale University

Document: The legacy of AMH A collection in context website: projects.mcah.columbia.edu

Archer Huntington’s Gifts & Donations

Hispanic Society of America, NYC, NY

Fogg Art Museum- Harvard University, MA

New-York Historical Society (Corresponding Secretary- Archer Huntington for decades)

Shakespeare Reading Room- Library of Congress, Washington, DC

American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West, NYC, NY

Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio

Museum of the City of New York, NYC (Huntington Worsham Rooms added to)

Foreign Museums:

Sevilla Art, Sevilla, Spain

Ticonderoga Heritage Museum, Ticonderoga, NY

Navigation & Astronomy Maritime Museum- London, England

London Library- London, England

Museo Casa Natal de Cervantes in Alcala de Henares, Spain

Casa de Greco, Toledo, Spain

Archer Huntington & Sorolla (1908)

Joaquin Sorolla was a great Spanish Impressionist painter. Archer Huntington met Sorolla in England in 1908. In 1909, Huntington invited the painter to exhibit his expressive paintings at his Hispanic Society Museum in New York City, NY. Sorolla’s paintings are similar to Sargent & Zorn, I call them “In the moment” paintings. In 1911, Huntington commissioned Sorolla to paint 14 large murals called “The Provinces of Spain” for his Huntington’s Spanish museum, “The Hispanic Society” of America in New York City NY. Anna Huntington’s dramatic sculptures were all showcased in front of this Spanish Museum.

Archer Milton Worsham Huntington (Bio File & Fact sheets)      

Art collector, American philanthropist, Traveler, published author, poet, Book Collector, Scholar, Founder of Hispanic Society of New York, founder of numerous societies & museums: American Numismatic Society, National Academy Museum (his property on 5^th Ave.) Founder of Museum of the American Indian NYC, & Mariners Museum, Newport News, VA. 

B. March 10, 1870  BP. New York City, NY

D. Dec. 11, 1955 DP. Bethel Fairfield, Conn.

Archer Huntington’s Family Tree:

Archer Huntington’s Mother:

Arabella “Belle” Duval Yarrington Worsham Huntington Huntington

Father: ?  John Worsham? Common law marriage with B. D. Worsham (Belle Yarrington Worsham), sometimes spelt Belle de Wersion (June 1870 – US Census); Archer could have been Collis Potter Huntington’s child but Collis never formally adopted Archer M. Huntington, but did give him the Huntington name.

Archer M. Huntington’s Family Tree:

Stepfather: Collis Potter Huntington (1821-1900)

Stepfather: Henry Edwards Huntington (1850-1927)

Brothers or Sisters: none (Some could say Clara Huntington (Princess Clara von Hatzfelt) was a half-sister of sorts to Archer because Collis P. Huntington adopted Clara; but Clara Prentice Huntington was actually Collis’ niece. Collis adopted Clara, when in Sacramento, when her own father died a tragic death, when she was a small child.)

1880 US Census: 10 year old Archer is a “Scholar”

1880 U.S. Census Record of Mrs. Belle D. Worsham, New York City, NY Residence: [unclear could be Lexington Ave. or 54th St. Mansion NYC, NY.] [Persons living in residence]:

1. Belle D. Worsham, 28 yrs. old “Keeping House” Born: Alabama

2. Arthur [Archer] M. Worsham, 10 yrs. old “Scholar” B. NYC,NY

3. Catherine Yarrington [Belle’s mother], 61 yrs old “At-home” Born: Alabama

4. Wm. Skepworth 30 yr. old “Coachman” Born: Virginia.

5. John Hurbert 30 yr. old “Coachman” Born: Ireland,

6. John Cassidy 30 yr. old “Coachman” Born: Ireland

7. Katie Keenan 18 yr. old [Servant or Maid] Born: Ireland

8. Elizabeth Clark 40 yr. old servant [Head cook or housekeeper or both] Born: Scotland

Document; US Census Report FHL Film# 1254895 Nara film #TP:0895 p.355B [Arabella “Belle” is actually 30 yrs. old in 1880, she was born in 1850. Belle had a habit of always fibbing about her age. Archer called “a scholar” at 10 years old is quite impressive. Even as a small child, Archer was learning different languages.]

Huntington Family Donations to Museums: (1920-1950’s)

He announced he wanted to make a Spanish museum. The saying “Be careful what you wish for because you just might just get it”. Archer got his Spanish Museum & many others. In my opinion, most of his life was taken up with placing his parent’s “possessions” into numerous museums: Mariners Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art (paintings from several Huntington Mansions), Museum of Fine Art of San Francisco (Arabella’s portrait, tiara, & laces), Hispanic Society of New York, & University of Texas, even the Library of Congress. Check below for expanded list.

July of 1884 – Arabella “Belle” Duval Worsham married Collis Potter Huntington in her 5-story mansion on 54^th Street NYC, NY; at the time of his mother’s marriage – Archer was 14 years old. Archer Worsham became Archer Huntington but technically Collis never formally adopted Archer.

Archer Huntington’s Children: “no issue”- (No child) Archer Huntington had no children with either one of his wives, Helen Manchester Gates Huntington or Anna Hyatt Huntington; this was a problem in inheriting Collis P. Huntington’s fortune, he had to have “issue” (a child) to inherit the money. In Collis will, Archer Huntington inherited $200,000.00 dollars, if he didn’t have “issue”.  The New York papers published this information & that amount of money is what he received. He did receive a huge amount of money later. He inherited houses, 1000 of acres of land, art (paintings and sculptures) objects of beauty, & jewelry when his mother died in 1924.

Archer Huntington’s Job & Allowance:

Archer Huntington’s Job: Archer was a writer of 10 or more books, he would have made some money on his books. He did work at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Docks with Collis Huntington, but that was short lived. He told his father that he wanted to build a museum & Collis finally blessed the idea & told him: Go make the best museum you can!! After Collis died in 1900, Archer Huntington worked with the president of Newport News Shipbuilding (Homer Ferguson) to create of the Mariner’s Museum in Newport News, VA. All the art & artifacts of numerous ships & Huntington ephemera (1,000’s of nautical items) went into the Mariner’s Museum.

Did Archer get a allowance at times when he didn’t have a regular job or a book to sell. Yes, his mother Arabella gave him a allowance. She also donated some very expensive paintings to his Spanish Museum, like a Velasquez and a Goya painting (which his so admired). When Collis died, Mrs. Arabella D. Huntington was the richest women in the United States.

Remember Archer owned his own yacht, went sailing as a child, & traveled on numerous ships with his mother, Arabella Huntington & Collis & later both of his wives, too. Boats & ships did interest him alot, but when Collis Huntington asked him to come into the family business Newport New Drydock & shipyards, Archer said no thank you.

Archer Milton Huntington wives: Married in 1895 & 1923

1^st wife:   Helen Gates Huntington  – Poet, writer, volunteer of many charities. Helen Gates married Archer Milton Huntington in London, England in Aug. 6, 1895; they lived in England ( maybe London) for a while. Collis & Arabella Huntington for a wedding gift bought them a beautiful estate called the “Waterbury Estate: in 1896. It was in Pelham Bay by Oyster Bay, in New York, Archer named it “Pleasance”.

Divorced: from Helen Huntington in 1918 after she went off with other man.            

The Beaux-Arts Ball (1920’s)

The night Archer & Ana met was at the Beaux-Arts Ball & their love story began. The location of the grand costume ball was Hotel Astor, New York City, New York. It could have been on March 11, 1920, or 1921, or Feb. 16, 1922. Most likely 1920, because the theme for that year’s Beaux-Arts ball was “Ancient France” & Ana was dressed up as Joan of Arc- fitting the theme. The Society of Beaux-Arts Architects put the ball on, costumes were mandatory, I wonder what Archer Huntington costume was?

An artist signed, F. C. Mitrone drew a elaborate invitation of French Louis XV looking like a elaborate Tiffany & Co menu. The Beaux-Arts Ball 1920 invitation read:

“The Society of Beaux Arts Architects requests the pleasure of your company & of that of your friends at the Ball of the Fine Arts & the Pageant of Ancient France to be given for the benefit of the Beaux Arts Institute of Design on Thursday Evening, March the Eleventh, 1920 – MiCareme at ten o’clock at the Hotel Astor Costumes de Rigueur – Tickets Ten Dollars each, may be obtained at 126 East 75th Street on & after March 1st. They will be void however, unless the holder be in Fancy Costume”

On a typed-up sheet, labeled “The Beaux Arts Balls” were dates & themes. It was the letterhead of Society of Beaux-Arts Architects on 304 East 44th St. NYC, NY. The Beaux-Arts Ball was usually in January, February, or March always with a interesting theme. In Feb. 16, 1922, the theme was “Birth of Venus”, Feb. 6, 1924 theme was “Carnival de Paris”, & Feb. 5, 1925 theme was “Cirque d’Hiver”. In the mid 1930’s, they switched the location of the ball from Hotel Astor to Waldorf Astoria Hotel. http://www.vanalen.org (The Beaux-Arts Ball information)         

2^nd Wife: Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington – famous American sculptress of figures & animals, & nudes especially in NYC. Her stunning sculptures look like Rodin’s work!  Born: March 10, 1876 BP: Salem, Essex, MA. Archer & Anna Huntington married in her art studio in NYC where they got married. It was both of their birthdays & the day they got married. Oddly, Arabella Huntington wasn’t in attendance. Arabella was “In-Residence” at the San Marino Ranch with her husband, Henry E. Huntington.

Archer Huntington sent his mother Arabella Huntington a short telegram on the day of his marriage, March 10, 1923: “Mother, married today to Ana Hyatt, sculptress. Hope to see you later. Will Tel. address in few days. Much love, Archer”

Sat. March 10, 1923: the day of Archer & Anna wedding it was also both Anna & Archer birthdays. Shortly after they got married in New York, they boarded a yacht/ship “S.S. Turrialba” sailing to Guatemala & the Caribbean Sea for their Honeymoon.

Anna Huntington Sculptress/creator: Statue of Cuban Liberator Jose Marti (located at Avenue of the Americas entrance to Central Park (one of several of her works that adorn the City [NYC] landscape) & numerous sculptures she made line the streets of New York. In the 1920’s, Archer & Anna bought 1000’s of acres property in Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina. This property was a love letter to the arts, especially Sculpture. Outside at Brookgreens with a massive sculpture garden & beautiful flowers.

The Huntington’s (Archer and Anna) built their romantic Moorish “Atalaya Castle” in South Carolina also, this interesting seaside castle was large & one-story with many servants. It was in a square shape with a huge courtyard in the center & a grand tower in the middle. They both designed gates, door knockers, and lamps to be made by local artisans, making work for many locals.

Vice President of Pan American Society of the US (1916)

A banquet dinner was celebrated on Wednesday, January 12, 1916 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City by the Pan American Society. This was probably a celebration dinner that the Panama Canal was finally built in 1915. A cause the entire Huntington family from Collis Huntington to Henry Huntington to Archer M. Huntington supported it financially. Archer served on numerous committees to finish this monumental project. The Board of Directors are Pres.: Henry White, Honorary Pres. : Robert Lansing (Secretary of State of the US), Honorary V-P: Andrew Carnegie, Archer Huntington & others. A delicious Southern style menu is inspired.

Dinner Menu is as follows:

[Fruit] Cocktail: Grapefruit Marashino,

[Soup Course:] Chicken Gumbo Printaniere, served with relish dish of Radishes, Olives, Celery & Salted Almonds

[Fish Course] Filet of Sea Bass, Lobster Sauce served with Potatoes a la Hollandaise

Fresh Mushrooms under glass, Eugenie

[Entree Course] Breast of Chicken stuffed, Deviled Sauce

[Salad Course served French style after Entree] Hearts of Lettuce, Russian Dressing

[Dessert Courses]: Bombe Glacee, Venitienne

Assorted Cakes [Fancy cakes, Petit fours]

Coffee

Cocktails, Krug Private Cuvee [Champagne], White Rock, Chateau Dillon Dry, Cigarettes, & Cigars

(Ladies & invited Guests occupied the balcony boxes)

Music:

Marche Espagnole…Viva el Torero Selection…Only Girl

Intermezzo… Shadowland Spanish Ballet music…Selection…. Blue Paradise

Cornet Solo…. I hear you calling me and La Paloma

Intermezzo … Pan-Americana Selection….. Carmen

Medley… Popular Airs Selection…Spanish Arts

Grand American Fantasie from Herbert

Book: Report of the Secretary General for the 2nd Pan American Scientific Congress by Barrett & Swiggett (1917)

Southern Chicken Gumbo with Shrimp & Okra Recipe (New Orleans Style)

2 lb. chicken

2 qt. water

1 c. chicken stock or fish stock

1-2 lb. fresh jumbo shrimp (in a fry pan, saute in butter & oil until red, remove from heat, set aside)

1 lb. okra ( in a small pot, add 1/2 c. water to cook okra, simmer 8-9 mins and set aside, last minute, add to gumbo)

Brown Roux (to make a thick stew) 1/2 c. butter with 1/2 c. flour

Saute 1 c. onions, chopped,1/2 c. celery, chopped, 1-2 c. red & green bell pepper & garlic

Stockpot:

2 c. tomatoes

1 lb. Andouille sausage

1 t. thyme, 1 t. basil, 1 bay leaf, 1 t. cayenne pepper, 1/2 t. black pepper & pinch kosher salt

1 T. Creole Gumbo file powder seasoning (dried sassafras leaves)

In a large stock pot, add chicken, water & stock. Once the chicken is cooked 20-25 mins, remove & cut up (add back to pot as the end of cooking). Make a roux with butter & flour. Saute onion, bell pepper, celery & garlic. Add to stockpot with tomatoes & sausage. Add herbs & simmer. Add cooked chicken. Add cooked shrimp & okra. Cook the shrimp until bright red. Turn off stockpot & add file seasoning at last second. To serve the gumbo over a bed of steamed white rice, garnish with thyme & scallions.

Archer Huntington’s Social Circle (1920):

I read a very interesting article called “Archer Huntington’s Divorce” by Margaret A. Brucia. It illustrated through letters, a nice social circle of Archer’s; being entertained with some very interesting people. People that were very kind to Archer in a very difficult time in his life, after his divorce from his 1st wife, Helen Gates Huntington (1918), who ran off with another man. It was very public break up and divorce and written in the newspaper. Archer gained a lot of weight & moved home to No. 2 57th Huntington Mansion for a while.

The Socialite: Julia Gardiner Gayley had written two interesting letters to her daughter, Mary. Julia was hosting 2 “Lunch Parties”, one was on March 10, 1920. Did they know it was Archer’s birthday?? “Friday, I have both men & women as follows: Besides G[ano Silick Dunn] & myself there will be Mr. & Mrs. Billy Delano-both charming, Mr. & Mrs. Walter Maynard, Mr. & Mrs. Murray Young, Mr. & Mrs. Walter Rosen – an English painter, Mr. McEvoy coming with Rosens (she was one of the Bigelows) Mrs. Lucy Hewitt, Lucy [Frelinghuysen], Edith Morgan, Frances Rumsey, Louise Sands, Paul Dana, Larry White, Archer Huntington, the man who gave all [of us] the Spanish Museum, church, etc. to New York & whose wife ran away last year with the play writer, Granville Baker. So everyone is trying to give him a nice time. I may add Frances Blodgett & Lord Carrington who she has in her train. Horne [her Butler?] is attending to the luncheon for me with 2 extra men.” So she gave a lovely Luncheon for 19 guests, possibly 21 people coming to her party. Document: Article “Archer Huntington’s Divorce” by Margaret A. Brucia on September 19, 2017 Art & Culture for The Gotham Center for New York City History. [James Gayley was the Vice-President US Steel Corporation. The 2nd luncheon party that Julia hosted, Archer met Miss Anna Hyatt, & the rest is history.

Archer M. Huntington’s Clubs: 

Fencers Club, 

New York Yacht Club, NYC, 

New York Athletic Club, NYC

Automobile Club of America, 

Columbia University Alumni

Groliers Book Club,

Hobby Club (member with Henry E. Huntington) 

Players Club, 

National Arts Club, 

Authors Club, 

American Academy of Arts (created in 1904; Archer donated his land Audubon Terrace to the Academy) 

American Numismatic Society

City Club, 

Colony Club, 

Yale ‘97 Alumni (1897), 

Harvard Alumni

Hispanic Society of America, 

Metropolitan Museum of Art (great donations of art), 

Pan-Pacific Committee Taft –Panama Canal, 

St. Nicholas Society of NYC,  

Document: Social Register 1909, NYC, also Metro Museum of Art, website of donations of ancient Hispanic plates, paintings, etc., Archer served on the board & luncheon fundraisers for Panama Canal- Pan Society; Hobby Club papers of Henry E. Huntington

Book: To my mother by Archer M. Huntington (1925):

Archer’s mother Arabella Huntington died in 1924. Archer was moved to write a book after she died. Here are some of the dramatic passages from the book.

IX.

“Nobly your love supreme hath ever brought me, Truly essential, never yet within the darkness drowned. You raised my heart’s endeavor, your living words have taught me, Yourself a sunlit world to me through wider heavens bound”

XIV.

“So to the end the fragile form advances, There, upon those lips of stone to pour at least a prayer. She feed & peaceful leith, beyond the door of chances, And like the song of moving wings, God’s message reached her there.”

Document: Book: “To my mother” by Archer M. Huntington Poetry book #H: 250610 1925 Book donated: by Max Farrand Nov. 1943 Huntington Library San Marino CA [There is a possibility that Archer & Ana Huntington came to Arabella Huntington’s final funeral at San Marino ranch. It was at Henry E. Huntington’s San Marino Ranch in Southern California where she was buried in the mausoleum. There are photographs of Archer & Anna at the San Marino Ranch in 1924 at the Huntington Library Archives. Maybe Archer read a passage of his poetry at his mother’s funeral.

Books written by Archer Huntington:

A note-book in Northern Spain by Archer Huntington (1898)

The Poem of the Cid by Archer Huntington (3 volumnes, 1897-1903)

Lace Maker of Segovia (1928) by Archer Huntington

A Flight of Birds (1938) by Archer Huntington

Collected Verse (1953) by Archer Huntington

Document: Texan State Historical Association; Article: Archer Milton Huntington by Laurie E. Jasinski

Books published by Archer Milton Huntington Art Gallery:

As a publisher, Archer Milton Huntington Art Gallery, he published: Faith Collection Selected Prints from the US & Mexico (1915-1950) by Judith Keller released in April 30, 1986, Henry Farny (1847-1916 By Henry Francois Farny (1983), A woman’s place by Susan M Mayer, (released May 31, 1977),Black History/Black Vision The Visionary Image of Texas (Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery Texas) by Lynne Adele (Released Aug 31, 1989, Latin American Images: Selections from the Huntington Art Gallerys Permanent 20th Cent Latin American Art by Laurel Covin (released May 32, 1985, Guest Artists in Printmaking by Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery released in Aug 31, 1989.

Archer M. Huntington’s Awards:

Alfonso Knight of President of Spain

St. Nicholas Society Award (1930’s)

Orden Del Liberatador of Venezuela (1916)

Made Chevalier of the Legion of Honor of France (1927)

City of New York Medal of Merit of the Saint Nicholas Society (1939)

Gari Melchers Gold Medal from Artist Fellowship, Incorporated (1950)

American Academy of Arts (1920’s)

Archer Huntington was a Member of the American Academy of Arts. It was founded 1790 & the headquarters for the club was in Cambridge, Mass. They had an impressive roster of creative talent in music, art, & books. Many members were scholars that graduated from Harvard & Yale University. Here are some of the members that have a connection to 1920’s NYC or a direct connect with the Huntington Family: Edwin Howland Blashfield, Wm. & John Burroughs, Wm. Merritt Chase, Duke Ellington, Chas. Dana Gibson, Rob. Grant, Childe Hassam, Henry James, Louis I. Kahn, Otto Hahn, Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, Lucian Michael Freud, Frederick Wm. MacMonnies, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Georgia O’Keeffe, Chas. Adams Platt, Ezra Pound, Elihu Root, Theodore Roosevelt, John Singer Sargent, Elihu Vedder, Edith Wharton, Wm, Carlos Williams, Woodrow Wilson, Frank Lloyd Wright, their meetings must have been fascinating so much greatness in one room. http://www.en.m.wikipedia.org

Archer Huntington’s Yacht: called “The Rocinante” docked at “Pleasance” Archer Huntington’s Mansion at Baychester, New York or Arabella & Collis Huntington’s “Homestead” country estate at Throgg’s Neck in Westchester County, NY or New York Yacht Club (which he was a member) Newport, Rhode Island. 

Archer M. Huntington’s Mansion called “Pleasance” & the Archer Huntington Estate, NYC:  (41 acres) “Plaisance” in French for a “source of pleasure”.

1^st  Archer M.Huntington Mansion with Archer & 1^st wife, Helen Gates Huntington was named “Pleasance”. Archer M. Huntington Country Estate, Pelham Bay, Eastchester Bay, New York (called “the Waterbury Estate” or “Pelham Bay Park” or “Huntington Woods”, NY) In 1890’s, Collis Huntington bought this estate for Archer & Helen Huntington (his 1^st wife). 

Archer Huntington’s Mansion: started as a 27.5 acre estate & his property grew to a 41 acres section of Pelham Bay Park, Baychester, New York named for its last landowner-Waterbury. Archer Milton Huntington, who purchased property in 1896 [Collis Huntington actually did & gifted it to his son], …it southern landscape a popular spot for picnicking, fishing, swimming, & field games. Document: http://www.nycgovparks.org

“Pleasance” Baychester, NY (called Pelham Bay Park) this property was considered their country estate or residence. Also, called “Huntington Woods,” It included a main mansion, watchman’s house, garage/engineers’s house, & a gymnasium. Document: http://www.nycgovparks.org

In eastern Bronx on Long Island Sound, New York. In 1897, Collis gifted this house to Archer. A large mansion with 4- story mansion with 2 wings, & a center steeple (4 story), a large valuable library with art hanging on the walls, rare books & manuscripts (the beginnings of the Hispanic Museum in NYC),

“the previous landowner, Lawrence Waterbury [Waterbury Estate], had acquired a 27.5 acre tract overlooking Eastchester Bay in 1863. Waterbury, a trustee of St. Peters church in Westchester Square, named his estate “Plaisance”, (an old French word meaning “a source of pleasure”). A well-known horseman, Waterbury owned a number of trotting horses, which he buried in a small cemetery along with his favorite dogs. When Huntington [Collis P. Huntington gave it to Archer & Helen Huntington as a wedding gift] acquired the property, he renamed the estate, “Pleasance” & buried several of his pets at the cemetery. Several headstones remain today.” …The estate was sold in 1924… the city acquired the property, the mansion has been demolished. The cemetery remained along with a small cottage situated on a curved beach facing Eastchester Bay. [Cottage] was previously used as a bathing & boating house by the [Archer] Huntingtons. For a time it was used by the Girl Scouts. Visitors to the area observed numerous oyster & clam shell piles, evidence of the Native American occupation…local Native Americans, known as Siwanoys, frequented the inlets & shores of the area. Document: NYCgovparks.org Document: 1919 Archer M. Huntington 1919 Social Register NYC  Archers Huntington residence “Pleasance” in Baychester NY was still listed. Document: http://www.nycgovparks.org

Archer M. Huntington Mansion & Estate “Pleasance” & Servant Staff, NYC, NY (US Census 1920)

(It sounds like there was 3 houses & a cottage by the shore on the Huntington estate but the people still work for Archer Huntington. Archer had a staff of 13 people & his gentlemen’s valet would always travel with Archer on his European Cruises.

Huntington, Archer : Head of Household: age 49

Born: NYC, states his mother was born in Alabama [Arabella Yarrington Worsham Huntington].

Lewis, William – Asst. age 50, Born England, Occ. [Head “Butler”]

Campbell, Malissa -Asst. female, age 48, Born: England, Occ.. “Maid”

McConnel, James – Asst. male, age 27 Born: Ireland, Occ. “Waiter” [Footman]

Anderson, Isabela -Asst. female, age 30 Born: Scotland, Occ. “Launderess”

Bellamy, Martha- Asst. Female, Age 40 Born: England, Occ.: [Head] “Housekeeper”

Gordon, Isabele – Asst. Female, Age 55 Born: Canada, Occ. Head “Cook”

Yesley, Hydia- Asst. female age 35 Born: BOH (Bohemia), occ.: “Maid”

Hannon, Margaret -Asst. Female Age 40 Born: Ireland, Occ. “Maid”

[2nd House or Garage with house attached]

Beaton Donald -Head of Household male 35 yrs Born: Scotland occ. “Chaffeur”

Beaton, Selma- wife & mother, female age 37 Born: Swedish Occ:. “none”

Beaton, Mildred-daughter, female, 6 year old Born: NY

Willis Charles -Roomer Male, 51 years old Born in Ireland “Chaffeur”

Smith, Patrick – Asst. Male, age 32 years old Born:Ireland occ. “Butler”

[3rd House on the Huntington Estate]

Hempton, Thomas “Head of Household” Male Age 55 yr old, Born: Ireland, Occupation: “Gardener”

Hempton, Anna wife & mother , female 46 years old Born in Scotland occ. “None”

Hempton, Arthur, son, male 14 year old twin Born in NY

Hempton, Thomas, Son, male 14 year old twin, Born in NY

Document: 1920 Census [Archer Huntington] Huntington Estate, New York City (Bronx Borough) Bronx Co., NY page 259-259B Extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen, online at Ancestry.com/wwwdgmweb.net

Other Properties & Mansion & Estates owned by Archer Huntington:

1083 5^th Ave. NYC, NY (3 or 4 story “townhouse” in NYC)  (National Academy Museum)

15 West 81^st St. NYC, NY Document: HEH Coll. HEH 458 Huntington Library San Marino, CA (Letter to H. E. Huntington from A. M. Huntington top of the stationary read “15 West Eighty First Street” in 1921) 

Atayala Castle, South Carolina (Moorish style 1-story castle with a center tower on the beach with many servants & many rooms; with a art sculpture studio for Anna. Archer & Anna (the sculptress) Huntington, his second wife enjoyed time there. Location closed to Brookgreen Gardens.

Brookgreen Gardens South Carolina, with gardens & large sculpture garden created by Anna Huntington & other artists 

The Huntington’s Thanksgiving: For the Collis & Arabella Huntington family, this American holiday was always celebrated at Archer M. Huntington’s house. After he got married to his first wife, Helen Gates Huntington in the 1890’s. 

We know that he loved oysters, caviar, & champagne. For his love of Spain, “Spanish Canapes” were popular at the time. Arabella Huntington influence: Turkey with Oyster Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, & Giblet Gravy, with Southern Sweet Potato Pie, or Pecan Pie or Southern Pecan Tassies Tartlets. He liked Spanish food like Paella, & Southern Shrimp Gumbo. He had a Southern sensibility like his mother, Arabella. For the last 3 decades of his life, he spent much of his time in South Carolina with his 2nd wife, Anna (Hyatt) Huntington. In 1931, they built at their Moorish-style home, called “Atalaya Castle”, just south of Myrtle Beach & Murrells Inlet. The one-story castle held 30 rooms had a square tower & ocean view. The 40 ft. towner held a 3,000 gallon water tank. It also held, Annas sculpture studio raising to 25 ft. high with skylight & opened up to the large central courtyard.

Generous Donations & Charities: 

Atalaya Castle was Archer & Ana Huntington’s large 30-room residence & sculpture studio in South Carolina just south of Myrtle Beach. During World War II, Archer & Ana Huntington vacated the Castle from 1942-1946, The Huntingtons allowed the Army Air Corps to use it during that time period.

Hispanic Society of New York City, (located at the Audubon Terrace in Upper Manhattan at 613 W. 155^th St NYC, NY) opened in 1904): 40,000 Books, Spanish art paintings donated by him & his mother by Velasquez was the beginning of the enormous painting collection. 

American Numismatic Society, NYC every kind of coin, Roman, Greek, Renaissance, 

American Academy of Arts and Letters, NYC  (100’s of letters)

Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina (1930) Archer and Ana Huntington property south of Myrtle Beach.

Mariners Museum & Park 100 Museum Dr. Newport News, VA 23606 (Archer Huntington with the help of Newport News Shipyard & Drydock co. President: Homer Ferguson helped make the museum in 1930. He donated 800 acres of land with a research library, & ephemera, plateware of ships and 35, 000 maritime artifacts.

Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC): 100’s of master oil paintings were donate to this museum from Collis & Arabella Huntington’s No. 2 East 57^th Street NYC Mansion. In the name of Collis P. Huntington, actually donated by Archer M. Huntington.

San Francisco Museums of Fine Arts, DeYoung SF, CA: his mother Mrs. Collis P. Huntington’s (Arabella) portrait by French artist: Alexandre Cabanel. Also, numerous paintings & his mother’s turtle combs, belguim and French laces, a set of gold Sevres knives (Blue & white enamel) with pink roses & birds, Roman dinner plate with maroon rim and gold with man and woman in the middle of plate. Large amount of French Louis XV furniture, rug, paintings and forte (small piano).

Yale University Murals gift of Archer M. Huntington in 1926; the murals actually came from his parents Arabella Huntington & Collis Huntington’s Mansion on No. 2 E. 57th Street NYC. These half moon shape murals were commissioned in 1892. These paintings of master American painters were from Elihu Vedder, Edwin Howland Blashfield, & Harry Siddons Mowbray. Like “Cupid with Bow & Arrows “The Archer” by Blashfield; Mowbray focused on the nine muses. Also great Louis XV Furniture was donated.

National Sculpture Society (1928) Exhibition in San Francisco, CA

Syracuse University (1932) with Collis P. Huntington & Arabella D. Huntington Private Papers plus Archer & Ana Huntington papers, too. Information, documents & ephemera about the Huntington Mansion, one at Throggs Neck they called “The Homestead” Huntington estate in Westchester Co. NYC. Syracuse has the blueprint & invoices for that estate.

Wild Life Forest Station (Adirondacks) the Archer & Ana Huntington Forest wrote a small books about birds & donated 15,000 acres up in the Adirondack Mt. NYC to Syracuse University.

The Mariners Museums in Newport News, Virginia, 1000’s Huntington Family Artifacts of numerous nautical ships, plateware of ships & of ship plates of Mrs. Arabella Huntington from her Throgg’s Neck home & residence called “The Homestead” of 800 acres in Westchester Co., NY. 

Harvard University 

University of Texas Museum Austin Texas (paintings & artwork) Document: TSHA online (a digital gateway to Texas history) 

Archer Huntington’s Ship Records:  

1882 Ship: ? Trip to London, England & Europe (Information: Hispanic Society NYC, probably Archer’s Diary; information in Book: The Art of Wealth by Bennett)   

“RMS Brittanic” (Cunard] Wed. May 18, 1887 Collis P. Huntington, Mrs. Collis P. Huntington [Arabella], Archer (17 years old) & Carrie Huntington Friday, May 20, 1887 ship started to sink, Sat. May 21, 1887 Huntington said our goodbyes to Brittanic, “RMS Celtic” & “RMS Margango” picked passengers up!! Document: Document: HEH Coll. MS 1210 (Carrie Huntington Diary) located at the Huntington Library San Marino, CA

“RMS Auranic” (Cunard) June 4-11, 1887 From New York City to Liverpool CPH, ADH, AMH (Archer), & Miss Carrie Huntington, Miss Clara Huntington, and Maid, CPH’s sec. & CPH valet, ADH’s maid, Mrs. Huntington’s secy. Carrie Campbell. Document: HEH Coll. HEH Box 198-199 at [Huntington family papers] H. E. Huntington Library San Marino, CA

Oct. 30, 1889 “RMS Teutonic” (Cunard) to sail from England to NYC. Document: Arabella D. Huntington writes a letter to Carrie Huntington 1889 from Brown’s Hotel. Document: HEH Coll HEH Correspondence Oct. 30, 1889 Original: Huntington Library San Marino, CA

1890’s  “RMS Aurania” (Cunard) Collis Huntington with his 2^nd wife Arabella, Archer, Clara, Carrie & others with the Huntington entourage of valets, maids, social secretaries. Document: HEH Coll HEH Box 198- 200 [Huntington family papers] Huntington Library, San Marino, CA

1892 Ship ? Trip abroad to Europe, Archer went to Madrid, Spain & saw a Velasquez painting (Probably at the “Museo Nacional Del Prado” (National Prado Museum) for the very 1st time. He was so excited. Information in Book: Art of Wealth by Bennett P. 135

June 8, 1893 :”RMS Majestic” A. Huntington USC 37 yrs. Female Port of departure: from Liverpool & Queenstown. Last Place of Residence; Ldn (London) This could be Mrs. Archer Huntington (1st wife Helen) & /or Archer.

Feb. 3, 1894 “RMS Normandic” (Cunard) From NYC to France; Passengers: Uncle Collis Huntington, Belle (Arabella Huntington), Clara Huntington (later von Hatzfeldt), Carrie Campbell (ADH’s social secretary), Carrie Huntington & E. Burke Holladay Document: HEH Coll. HEH MS 1210 (Journal of niece Carrie Huntington of Collis Huntington) [Where’s Archer Huntington? does he live in London or stayed in NYC at the time?]

May 22, 1894 date of arrival “S. S. Kaiser Wilhelm II” Port of Depart: Genoa, Liguria, Italy; Port of Arrival NYC May 22, 1894 C. P. Huntington, H. Huntington, E. S. Huntington, & Mrs. E. S. Huntington Document: Worsham website [I can’t quite figure out these passengers, HEH never traveled abroad with CPH; HEH was always at Southern Pacific Co. in New York City or San Francisco, when CPH was on a trip. Arabella D. Huntington also traveled with her husband, Collis Huntington often; she was always identified as Mrs. Collis P. Huntington or Mrs. C. P. Huntington but the family would sometimes travel “incognito” to avoid the press]

Aug. 13, 1894  “S. S. La Champagne”  Mr. & Mrs. Archer Huntington  (Helen, his 1^st wife) Archer age 24 yrs. old

1895 Ship ?_________Archer M. Huntington sailing aboard a ship to London; to marry his 1^st wife Helen Gates in London.

Aug. 14, 1895 “RMS Majestic” (Cunard ship made in 1890) Port of Departure: Liverpool & Queenstown to NYC Passengers: 1. C. P. Huntington age 54 married male US Citizen, 2. Mrs. Huntington [Arabella] Age 49 yr. female, 3. Emily A. Ford , 4. Julie I Day, 5. Geo W. Young 29 yr old valet, 6. Maud Campbell, 19 F. & 7. Jno E. Forbes 49 male lawyer. Document: NY Passenger List Arrivals Ellis Island NYC (Huntington Family is sailing home to America from Archer & Helen Huntington London Wedding on Aug 6, 1895; they are on their honeymoon)

April 22, 1896 “S. S. Fulda”

April 27, 1896 “S.S. La Bretagne”  Mr. & Mrs. Archer Huntington (Helen) Document: Ellis Island records

May 16, 1896 “S. S. St. Paul” Mrs. C. W. Huntington Document: HEH Coll. Eph E39-31 (HEH Menu ephemera ADH at Huntington Library, San Marino, CA

Maerz 25, 1900 “S.S. D. Friedrich der Grosse” A German ship Bremen Norddeutscher Lloyd ship Arabella & Collis Huntington Document: HEH Coll. Eph E40-78 (Huntington Menu Collection ) [I am not sure if Archer Huntington & wife are traveling with her or not.]

April 6, 1900 “S.S. Friedrich der Grosse” Mr. & Mrs. C. P. Huntington Document: HEH Coll. Eph E40-80 (Huntington Menu Collection ) at the Huntington Library, San Marino, CA

April 12, 1901 London.” The American line steamer, “S. S. St. Louis” which is to sail from Southampton [England] to-morrow for New York by way of Cherbourg [France] will have among her passengers the Princess von Hatzfeldt, adopted daughter of the late C. P. Huntington & Mrs. C. P. Huntington”. [often, Archer & his 1st wife traveled abroad with Arabella] Document: NY Herald newspaper -1901

abt. Feb. 28, 1902 “RMS Oceanic” Cunard ship, Mrs. Collis P. Huntington traveling with her son, Archer, & his 1st wife, Helen Huntington. Ship from Europe to NYC, Arabella was taxed $31,800.00 on $75,000.00 purchases of linens, silk & wool, jewelry, & precious stones she bought in London & Paris. Document: the Kansas City Medical Index Lancet Vol. 23, Oct. 1902 & Los Angeles Herald No. 150 Feb. 28, 1902

Christmas in Paris, 1903 : The Huntingtons traveling home to America January 13, 1904 on the “SS Kaiser Wilhelm II” (Under Archer Huntington name), Port of Departure: Cherbourg, France to Port of New York January 20, 1904.

Passengers List:

1. Mrs. C. P. Huntington [Arabella], Last place of residence: Paris

2. Miss [Caroline M.] Campbell [Arabella’s Social Secretary,

3. Mr. Archer M. Huntington

4. Mrs. Archer M. Huntington [Helen]

5. Domingez Marking 27, valet, male singer [Spanish]

6. Angus McGilvary 30, valet, male single [Scottish butler for ADH]

7. Miss Jane Reifer, 24, ladies maid to Mrs. C. P. Huntington, female, single [German]

8. Suzanne Gilsmere 27, single female, ladies’ maid to Mrs. Archer Huntington [Swiss]

Document: http://www.ellisisland.org Nancy Note: this document proves that Archer & Helen Huntington with his mother Arabella celebrated Christmas in Paris & New Year’s Eve in 1903. They most likely stayed at the Paris Ritz, a favorite of Arabella in summers of 1900, 1901, & 1902 we know she stayed there.

June 20, 1904 “S. S. Kaiser Wilhelm”

August 9, 1904 “S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm” From NYC to France Arabella Huntington ( maybe Archer & his wife). Document: HEH Coll. MS 53/2 (1-2) uncat (Burke Holladay Family papers) at Huntington Library San Marino, CA

Oct. 12, 1904 “RMS Oceanic” (Cunard ship) Mrs. C. P. Huntington [Arabella] & Miss Reifer, maid, depart from Liverpool, England To New York Harbor Document: Worsham website/Ellis Island Archer could be traveling with his mother; coming home for the holidays in NYC.

Sept. 19, 1906 “S.S. Carmania” Date of Arrival, Port of New York Passenger #25 Huntington no age #Passenger 26 Jonathan? Port of Departure: Liverpool, England on Sept. 11, 1906

Nov. 13, 1906 “S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm” Date of Arrival; Ship From Cherbourg, France to NYC A. Huntington 30 yrs. old female married (US Citizen) Passenger #4 Maid to Mrs. Huntington part of page missing. Port of Departure: Cherbourg, France Nov. 7, 1906 Document: http://www.ellisisland.org Nancy Note: this could be Mrs. Archer Huntington (Helen) or Arabella Huntington

or

Nov. 18, 1906 “S. S. Prinzess Irene” from Genoa, Italy to NYC, Date of arrival, Huntington Female Passenger #29 & Maid to Mrs. Huntington Date of Departure: Nov. 9, 1906 from Genoa, Italy (could be Archer 1st wife Helen or Arabella Huntington or both. Document: Ellis Is. records

July 9, 1908 “RMS Cedric” (Cunard) White Star Ship Document: HEH Coll. HEH Eph E. 40-215 (Huntington Menu Ephemera Collection) sailed to England.

1912 “S. S. George Washington” ship (about a year before ADH & HEH took the Geo. Washington ship in Oct. 27, 1913, Archer had sailed on it)

1923 After March 10, 1923, Archer & Ana Huntington sailed on a yacht “SS Turrialba on their honeymoon to Guatemala through the Caribbean sea. Document: Ellis Island records

“RMS Cedric” ship menu, July 9, 1908 White Star ship ‘Luncheon Menu [with English food]: Cold Consomme [Jellied], Veal Broth, Curried Chicken & Rice, Roast Beef, Spaghetti Italienne, Yorkshire Rarebits, Grilled Mutton, Potted Herrings, Sardines, Langue de Boeuf a la Benoist, Cumberland & Virginia Ham, Saddle of Mutton, Roast Beef, Brawn & Roast Duckling, Lettuce Mayonnaise & French Dressing, Vermicelli Pudding, Black Currant Tart, Eccles Cakes, Ice Cream, Cheeses: [English] Cheshire, Gorgonzola, Stilton, American, Camembert, St. Ivel.” Document: HEH Coll. HEH Eph E40-215 (Huntington Menu Ephemera Collection) at the Henry E. Huntington Library San Marino, CA

Document: HEH Coll. 1207 Carrie Huntington’s journal “SS Brittanic” (Cunard ship)at Huntington Library San Marino; TSHA online; dgmweb.net (family tree dates); http://www.ellisisland.org (January 13, 1904 Kaiser Wilhelm ship); http://www.vanalen.org (The Beaux-Arts Ball information); HEH Coll. HEH 53/2 (1-2) uncat (Burke Holladays Journals- Holladay Family Papers – “SS Brittanic” May 18, 1887, sinking & “SS Celtic” & “S.S.Marengo” pick them up); Worsham website/Ellis Island “Kronprinzessin Cecile” Oct. 9, 1907),”S.S. Turrialba” to Guatemala Ellis Island Records Document,  Book: Spain in America By Edited by Richard L. Kagan; Archer Huntington’s journal located at the Hispanic Society of New York Museum, NYC, NY