The Fred Harvey collection documents the business activities
of the Fred Harvery Company. The collection consist of approximately 2,000 black and
white photographs depicting exterior and interior views of hotels, eating houses,
railroad stations and news stands operated by Fred Harvey; a scrapbook;two guest
register books; blueprint plans for news stands;a ledger book records some Grand
Canyon operations, 1906 to 1933; and correspondence.
Collection Number:
AZ 326
Language:
Materials are in English.
Repository:
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
University of Arizona
PO Box 210055
Tucson, AZ 85721-0055
Phone: 520-621-6423
Fax: 520-621-9733
URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/
E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu
Biographical Note
Fred Harvey (1835-1901) began a partnership with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railway in 1878. In 1889, the Railway gave Harvey exclusive rights to manage and
operate his eating houses, lunch stands, and hotel facilities upon the Santa Fe's
railroads west of the Missouri River. The Harvey Houses took pride in their first
class food, service, and cleanliness.
Scope and Content Note
This collection includes approximately 2,000 black and white photographs depicting
exterior and interior views of hotels, eating houses, railroad stations and news
stands operated by Fred Harvey. States represented are Arkansas, Arizona,
California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. Other photographs document the Indian exhibits at the
Panama-Pacific International Exhibition, 1915, and the Panama-California Exposition,
1915-1916. A scrapbook depicts Mexican scenes and individuals, as well as
Southwestern Indians. Two guest register books are for Hermit's Rest, Phantom Ranch,
and Hermit Creek Camp, at the Grand Canyon, 1922 to 1930. A ledger book records some
Grand Canyon operations, 1906 to 1933. Blueprint plans for news stands are also
included. Correspondence consists mostly of letters of commendation for services
rendered to patrons. Many are written on menu cards or hotel stationery.
Photographs are arranged alphabetically by state, then city. Numbers within parentheses indicate
number of photos.
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner
of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her
transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its
officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person
asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
Access Terms
Geographic Name(s)
Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.) --
Registers
Subject(s)
Exhibitions -- California
Hopi Indians -- Photographs
Hotels -- United States -- Photographs
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New --
Photographs
Navajo Indians -- Photographs
Panama-California Exposition
(1915 : San Diego, Calif.)
Panama-Pacific International
Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.)
Railroad stations -- Food service -- United States --
Photographs
Includes testimonial signed by Caruso, Sembrich and other members of the
Conried Metropolitan Opera Company, April 15, 1906.
box
13
Correspondence, 1916-1921
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence from William Jennings Bryan, August 11, 1920 and
William Jennings Bryan, Jr., July 31, 1921.
box
14
Correspondence, 1922-1926
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence from William Jennings Bryan, July 28, 1925,
Howard Chandler Christy, December 9, 1925 and A. V. Kidder, August 30,
1926.
box
15
Correspondence, 1927-1930
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence from Neil Judd while on a Pueblo Bonito
Expedition, October 27, 1927 and from the Chicago Cubs while on a
training trip to Catalina Island, February 13, 1928.
box
16
Correspondence, 1931-1935
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence from Neil Judd, September 4,1931.
box
folder
17
1-6
Correspondence, 1936-1942
17
7
Motor Vehicles correspondence, financial and legal
papers, 1925-1944
Bright Angel Camp menu Grand Canyon, Arizona, September 11, 1920
volume
18
Hermit's Rest Register Book, January-May 1924
volume
19
Hermit Creek Camp Register Book, August 1922-August
1930
Scope and Contents
The register also includes records for Phantom Ranch, 1922-1928.
volume
20
Fred Harvey News Stand Plans (an album of
blueprints),
volume
21
Ledger: "Transportation Department, Grand Canyon,
Arizona." 1906-1933
Scope and Contents
Includes records for blacksmith and carpenter shops, bungalows, garage,
livestock, Hermit Creek Camp, mess house, Phantom Ranch, various rest
houses, etc.
