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
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/
Historical 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
Corporate Name(s)
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway
Company
Fred Harvey (Firm)
Hotel El Tovar
Geographic Name(s)
Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.) --
Registers
Subject(s)
Railroad stations -- Food service -- United States --
Photographs
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.)
Includes testimonial signed by Caruso, Sembrich and other members
of the Conried Metropolitan Opera Company, April 15, 1906.
box
13
Correspondence.
, 1916-1921
Includes correspondence from William Jennings Bryan, August 11,
1920 and William Jennings Bryan, Jr., July 31, 1921.
box
14
Correspondence.
, 1922-1926
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
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
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
Hermit Creek Camp Register Book.
, August 1922-August
1930
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
Includes records for blacksmith and carpenter shops, bungalows,
garage, livestock, Hermit Creek Camp, mess house, Phantom Ranch, various rest
houses, etc.
