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Huntington Library

The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens is a collections-based educational and research institution established by Henry E. Huntington and located in Los Angeles County at San Marino, California, on the western coast of the United States, and about 35 miles northeast of the Pacific Ocean. In addition to the library, the institution houses an extensive art collection with a focus in 18th and 19th-century European art and 17th to mid-20th-century American art. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Huntington Library has hosted 14 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1995 Forum. The year with the most events was 2001 with nine events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2008 with an average of 1,685 views per video. Most appearances with Sara S. Hodson (10). Most common tags: American Writers Programs, Rebuilding America & Gilded Age (1865-1901), The Young Nation (1800-1850).

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    Causes Won, Lost, and Forgiven

    Civil War historian Gary Gallagher talked about his book Causes Won, Lost, and Forgotten: How Hollywood and Popular Art Shape

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    F. Scott Fitzgerald Letters

    Ms. Hodson talked about a collection of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s correspondence with the editor of Metropolitan Magazine.

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    H.L. Mencken Manuscripts

    Ms. Hodson talked about the collection of H.L. Mencken manuscripts held at the Huntington Library in California and his comme…

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    Langston Hughes Manuscripts

    Ms. Hodson talked about the works of Langston Hughes, some of the manuscripts housed at the Huntington Library, and how the m…

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