Herman W. Hellman (1843–1906) was a Jewish American banker and real estate investor. After immigrating from Germany in 1859, he spent his entire life in Los Angeles, starting as a longshoreman on the docks in Wilmington and advancing to become the largest individual taxpayer in the city. When he was 20 years old, he began working as a Wells Fargo Express driver between Los Angeles and San Francisco. During his employment, he once entered into a gunfight with the highwayman Tiburcio Vasquez. After a few years on the job, he settled in Los Angeles and started a loan business. He was active in providing smaller banks with loans, contributing to the financial development of the state, and helping charities, both Jewish and others. Together with his brother Isaias, they were responsible for opening some of the earliest Californian credit institutions, including Farmers & Merchants National Bank, United States National, Merchants National, and Hellman Commercial Trust & Savings. With his brother moving to San Francisco in the 1890s and making an impact on founding several institutions there, the two brothers can be credited with forming the architecture of California’s financial system. By 1925, the estimated total assets controlled by the Hellman family in California amounted to $350 million. The Herman W. Hellman Building in Downtown Los Angeles, finished in 1903, became a landmark for his life, built on the site of the small frame cottage where he had lived since 1875. In 1874, he married Ida Heinman (1850–1923) from a Sicilian Jewish family. They had six children, including Marco H. Hellman (1878–1948).

Marco H. Hellman (1878–1948), the heir to Herman W. Hellman’s estate, took center stage in running the affairs of the Los Angeles part of the Hellman financial empire in 1906. After attending Los Angeles High School and studying at Stanford, where he was a classmate of Herbert Hoover, Marco worked alongside his father and uncle. Marco served as president of that bank and of the Hellman Commercial Trust & Savings, and in time became a director of 21 banks and nine industrial concerns. He was a principal seller of bonds for the Los Angeles Aqueduct and was willing to finance the expanding movie industry. He was married to Rita Laura Hellman (Levis) (1884–1920). The pair had two children, a boy and a girl. They resided at 3350 Wilshire Boulevard, a building now demolished but extensively represented in the photographic part of the archive. Marco sold his banking business to what became the Bank of America and, by the early 1930s, had been stripped of most of his wealth due to a series of bad investments and the ongoing crisis.

Marco, as shown in this archive, which largely concentrates on his life in the 1900s–1920s, was a true son of his city: he was cosmopolitan (as he wrote in one of his letters from the archive, “I am a great believer in helping young men regardless of race, religion or creed”), generous (a contributor to the LAPD and a Democratic Party donor), extravagant (owner of a stable with show horses, an eager automobile rider in the 1900s, and a Shriner), social (with ties to the movie industry, an organizer of parties and masquerades, and a composer of humorous couplets), and environmentally minded for his time (a member of a reforestation association, a sponsor of irrigation, and an investor in lemon farming). A Los Angelean whose life was a roller coaster of success and misery, he should not be forgotten.

The highlights of the collection include copies of letters from Herman W. Hellman to his brother Isaias W. Hellman (1840–1920), Los Angeles’s first banker, one of the largest landowners in Southern California at the time, and the founder of USC, the letters to Isaias were sent several times a month for more than 3 years; more than 30 letters from Marco to his wife-to-be, sent from Los Angeles in 1908, giving vivid details of his life in the city at the time; large studio photographs of Herman and Ida; large photographs of the interiors of the Hellman Building in Downtown Los Angeles; Merchant National Bank workforce group photographs; large photographs of Los Angeles parties, banquets, and masquerades, including a local Democratic Party fundraiser and Concordia Club masquerade; a photographic collection of the decorations of the Hellmans’ Los Angeles homes; a photo collection of Marco’s show horses; photographs of the Kaweah Lemon Company and the well installation in Terra Bella, California; signed photographs of actors and religious figures; original works of art created at Marco Hellman’s request, including his oil portrait, a humorous scroll depicting his life, and a slideshow documenting a wager he undertook with a friend. The archive also includes two personal scrapbooks compiled by Marco, in which he saved periodical publications about himself, occasional letters, and photographs, as well as a collection of ephemera, including a hand-written music score and an invitation to Marco’s bar mitzvah in Los Angeles in 1891. See the full description of the archive below.

Manuscripts include:

— Letterbook with Copies of ca. 800 Letters Written by Herman W. Hellman. ca. 1893–1896.
Folio (ca. 11½ × 9 in.). 998 numbered leaves of tissue paper, [30] leaves of the alphabet index. Period handwritten copies, occasional typescript copy. First page torn and with losses of text. p. 238 torn, with the fragment missing. Otherwise complete letterbook, filled to the last page. In English, German and Hebrew.
The letterbook runs from February 20, 1893, to November 20, 1896. The letterbook consists of the correspondence of business, as well as personal affairs. Copied by Herman himself at the time of writing, the letterbook gives a detailed account of his life in the period covered.
The most significant part of the book is Herman’s letters to his brother Isaias Hellman; at the time, he was residing in San Francisco. Typically, the brothers exchanged several letters a month during this period. The typical letter to Isaias is 2 pages long, but generally the length varies from 1 page to 4 pages.
In a letter from February 20, 1893, Herman writes to his brother about the alleged pawning of one of the buildings in downtown L.A. for $100,000, suggesting that this move could upset the market, as the building was not properly evaluated.
In another letter from the period, he approves the line of credit for Jacob Brothers, a building company, in the sum of $30,000. He writes about the land his brother owns in San Francisco, portfolios of corporate clients, Board of Supervisor meetings, board of directors meetings at Merchant’s National, taking a stake in the Southern Pacific company, negotiations with “California Bank people,” etc.
It seems that Herman was helping his brother with his banking business in San Francisco (in 1890, Hellman moved to San Francisco to take over the Nevada Bank of San Francisco), like we can see from the August 3, 1893 letter. Herman writes: “I am doing all I can to keep good balance in San Francisco, but Exchange is difficult to get… and I don’t care to get it from everybody.” This letter refers to the San Francisco Stock and Bond Exchange. Several times, Herman notes how hard it is to do business with it from L.A.
The personal part of the letters is usually brief, containing one paragraph at the end, often asking about Isaias’s wife’s health and mentioning the family ranch, where Herman resided at the time.
Other business letters concern donations to charities, churches, financing of boarding homes in Los Angeles County, private mortgages, etc. His charity interests were lying also outside of California, with a number of letters with checks enclosed that were sent to churches in New York. Malachi Taylor (1828–1897), a well-known Baptist minister in Brooklyn, is an addressee of one letter; the photo section of the archives also has photos signed by him.
Occasionally, a letter in another hand appears in the book, presumably that of Herman’s secretary, like the one on March 15 stating that bills payable for the month of March are $8,340.98. Letters in German are rarer, but longer, addressed to relatives and friends in Europe. In one letter in German, Hermann writes a Shanah Tovah congratulation in Hebrew.
In personal letters, Herman’s long letters to his children stand out among other correspondence: in one letter to his daughter Freda Hellman, Herman makes present suggestions, talks about possible vacation in Southern California, and asks about a recent banquet; in another, he urges her to eat more oranges and pray.
In letters to Marco, his father often mentions religion, citing in the October 26, 1895 letter that the synagogue was “crowded with people” during Rev. Solomon’s “magnificent address last night.”
Overall, this letterbook is a valuable source of information on Northern California and Southern California businesses at the time, peppered with names of companies, bank executives, and the details of the deals they were undertaking, making it a definite subject for further research.

— The notebook of Rita Laura Hellman (Davis), that she kept in 1908 in preparation for her wedding to Marco on June 19, 1908. The notebook lists all the gifts she has received prior to the wedding, with dates and names of the grantors, from February to June of 1908. The notebook also lists all the guests for the wedding, documenting how they were invited (telegram, call, letter) and when. [70] p.  5 × 3½ in.In pencil and pen; the rest of the notebook is blank.

— Manuscript diary of Rita Laura Hellman (Davis), from June 10, 1908 to August 1908. 67 pages in pen and pencil. The rest of the notebook is blank. 6 × 3½ in. Full-leather morocco notebook, gilt edges.
The diary begins with the wedding day and then describes the honeymoon trip across the USA and Canada, with each day described starting with the location noted. The pair went to Del Monte, Oakland, Salt Lake City, Yellowstone Park (stayed at the Lake, Mammoth, Canyon Hotels), Ogden, Chicago, Mackinac Island, Detroit, Niagara Falls, Montreal, Quebec, Lake George, Saratoga, Toronto, New York, Lake Superior; then they traveled by train to Vancouver, BC, Seattle, Portland.
The diary is quite an immaculate record of all the meetings, with the names on the trip and Rita’s impressions along the way.

— Paragon Autograph Album of Marco Hellman, cousin of Marco, with the manuscript wishes upon his graduation. Full-leather album. 11 p.; the rest of the album is blank. Los Angeles, CA, 1889. 3½ × 5 in. The wishes are written from different moments of the extended family.

84 handwritten and typewritten letters to Marco Hellman, Marcoeta Hellman, Rita Laura Hellman, and others. Most of the letters together with original envelopes. Ca. 1880s–1940s. It includes:

— Handwritten Letter in German and Italian, sent from Switzerland to Herman Hellman and Ida Hellman. 4 p. 10½ × 8 in. In the German part of the letter, Herman’s cousin asks him to lend him 400 francs to get out of the legal bind. In the Italian part of the letter, addressed to Ida from “Giovanni,” he also talks about money troubles, the state of the relatives, and updates on the status of the legal case.

— Thirty-seven of the letters are sent from Marco Hellman to his wife-to-be Reta Levis, a daughter of the local merchant Leon Levis, to her homes in Visalia, CA, and San Francisco, CA. Most of the letters are 1–3 pages long, and are dated the first half of the year 1908: just before the couple was married. In these letters, Marco tells his bride about his current life in L.A.; as a result, a curious overview of the life of a young educated banker in Los Angeles emerges. Once he described his interaction with police in April of 1908: “On the way to the ranch as usual I had to go in a mix with Motor Police, the result being I went up to jail, had a talk with the Chief and the matter was dropped.” Also, the letters describe theatre and circus visits, his shopping for dresses and other essentials for the wedding and honeymoon, discussing the guest list, announcing that “The Stagg the boys are doing to give me will be one of the largest ever held in Los Angeles,” shopping at the local market for artichokes and cucumbers to send to Visalia, describing the experience of owning an automobile, retelling the jokes heard at the barbershop and on the streets, describing the fire breaking out in the nearby building, complaining about the telephone line to San Francisco (“The Sunset Telephone Service (excuse the expression) is rotten”), sharing his love and affection to Rita, whom Marco calls “Dearest Girl.” The letters are written on Merchant’s National Bank, Hellman Building, and Herman W. Hellman’s Estate, St. Francis Hotel letterheads.

— Two letters to Leon Davis, Rita’s father, the owner of “Levis Orchard” store. In German and English.

— One letter from Leon Davis to his daughter Rita, sent a month before the wedding, May 1908.

— Six handwritten letters to Rita, sent from “Anna,” the children’s nanny in Los Angeles, when the parents were away, to Rita.

— Fifteen handwritten and typewritten letters sent to Marco Hellman by his children Herman “Lad” Hellman and Marcoeta Hellman. Ca. 1920s–1930s. The children write about their travels in Europe and California, dance classes, fishing, horses, etc. The longest letter of the lot dates “24th of March, 1928” to Marco and describes Lad’s travel to Germany that he undertook to help a relative “Stephen” to immigrate to the USA. He describes the visits to multiple German councils, awaiting news of Stephen’s passport and intending to stay for as long as needed to help him.

— Six handwritten letters to Marcoeta Hellman. Ca. 1920s.

— Fourteen handwritten and typewritten letters sent to and from “Lad” Hellman. Ca. 1920s–1940s.

— Typescript Letter Signed from Potentate of Al Malaikah Shriners requesting Marco to be a Rabban on the Ceremonial in 1914. On the Al Malaikah Temple letterhead, with the copy of a reply from Marco accepting. 11 × 8½ in

Large Individual Photographs:
— Photographic portrait of Herman W. and Ida Hellman. Los Angeles, ca. 1870s. 7 × 10 in. (Photo); 12 × 16 in. (Frame).
Likely the earliest photograph in the archive.

— Two identical group photo portraits of the Hellman family. Los Angeles, 1890s. 13 × 15½ in. Mounted original gelatin silver photos. One photo is slightly scratched.

— Home of H. W. Hellman on the Garvey Tract. Los Angeles: Crandall, Pasadena, 1890s. 7½ × 9½ in. (Photo). Mounted original gelatin silver photo. Pencil note at the back of the photo.

— Photographic portraits of Herman H. and Ida Hellman. Gelatin silver prints. Framed in period wooden frame. 2 photos.
24 × 22½ in. (Frame size). Both portraits have tissue paper at the back of the frame scuffed; otherwise good.

— Photograph of the staff of Merchant National Bank in the lobby of the bank. Gelatin silver print. Framed in period wooden frame. 19 × 23 in. (Frame size).

— Two photographs of a Democratic Party event: the guests on their horses and at the banquet table. Los Angeles: Keystone Photo, ca. 15th of October, 1922. 10½ × 12½ in. (Photo size). Mounted on studio mount.
The event on the photos was an outdoor Democratic Breakfast to the Great Commoner of California, attended by William Jenkins Bryan and William McAdoo, and took place in Beverly Hills, CA.
Two Asian waiters are included in the photos as well. More photos from this event are present in Marco’s photo albums (see below).

— Photograph of Hellman’s Building. Ca. 1900s. 13½ × 10½ in. Mounted original gelatin silver photo.

— Four photos of banquets, balls, and a masquerade, organized by Hellman’s family. Los Angeles: Prince Photo, 1890–1910s. From ca. 9 × 12 to 10 × 13½ in. Mounted original gelatin silver photos.
The oldest photo is showing the banquet in the Pavillion; the two photos show the images of the ball held at the Alexandria Hotel.
The last photo of the group shows the Concordia Club Masquerade Ball held on January, 1912.
All of these events were attended by Marco and Rita Hellman.

— Four Photographs Showing the Lobby and Insides of Merchant’s National Bank on the day of Herman’s funeral. Mounted original gelatin silver photos. 10 × 13 in. (photos); 15 × 18 in. (Frame). Los Angeles: Keystone, 1906.
First photo is hand-colored (the flowers in the bank lobby), second photo is showing the insides of Herman’s office, third photo shows the flower arrangement in the board of directors room, the fourth photo shows Herman’s two sons next to flower compositions in the lobby of Hellman’s Building. Herman Hellman’s funeral was the most attended funeral in Los Angeles history to the date.  

— Photographs Showing Bachelor’s Banquet, Tendered by Marco Hellman on June 3, 1908 in Levy’s Cafe. Los Angeles: Prince Photo, 1908. 8 × 12½ in. (Photo); 13 × 16½ in. (Frame).

— Two Photographs Showing Flower Arrangements at Marco and Rita’s wedding. Los Angeles: Graham, 1908. 10½ × 13 in. (Photo); 13 × 16½ in. (Frame).

Photo Albums:

— Album of 280 Photographs of Herman Wallace Hellman (1910–1988), son of Marco and Rita, complied when he was a child (ages 0 to 3). Los Angeles, 1910. The album shows him with his parents, family help, friends, and relatives. Original leather album. 10 × 13 in. Photos ca. 3½ × 5½ in.

— Two Albums of 324 Photographs of Marcoeta Hellman (1912–1972), daughter of Marco and Rita, complied when she was a child (ages 0 to 6). Altameda, Los Angeles, ca. 1916–1918. The album shows her friends, places they went to with parents to picnic, many shots of relatives, including Marco and Rita themselves.
Captions likely by Marcoeta’s brother Herman Wallace Hellman (1910–1988). Original leather albums. 10 × 13 in. Photos ca. 3½ × 5½ in. Block of one of the albums is shaky.

— Album with 26 Large Photographs of Herman Wallace and Marcoeta, after their mother’s passing. Full-leather album, gilt lettering Marco H. Hellman. 10½ × 14 in. Photo size ca. 10 × 8 in.
The album shows Marco’s children on horses, together with him, in different moments of their lives. Also, the album ends with 10 photos of the vacation cabin.

— Presentation Photo Album of the Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Marco H. Hellman (3350 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles). Los Angeles, 1913. 10 stock leaves with mounted photos and printed explanations to every room. 12 × 15 in. Photo size 7½ × 9½ in.
Signed by artificer E. W. Goetz at the verso of last page. Every room has a printed card with explanation about it. The album was likely prepared by the artificer himself.

— Leaves from an Album of 80 Photographs of Marco Hellman, depicting different events in his life and his close ones. Los Angeles. Ca. 1910s–1920s. 42 stock leaves. 10½ × 13½ in. (Leaves). 8 × 10 (photos). No album is present; possibly leaves are missing. However, the leaves were kept together and clearly are coming from a single album. In this collection are included the photos of a Hellman family house moving by the company Cress House Movers, the interiors of 3350 Wilshire Blvd. (Marco’s primary residence), Marco’s social meetings and picnics in L.A., 3 photos of the department shop Levi’s Orchard store in Visalia, CA, 5 photos of plantation and offices of Kaweah Lemon Company, in which Marco was investing, 2 photos of Ida Hellman in her late years, 9 photos of Marco’s children duplicated in other albums, the photo of a custom-made radio, built to the order of Marco Hellman, a colored photo of Wrigley Mansion in Pasadena, CA, the insides of the Shriners Temple.

Single photos from the archive include:

— 148 studio photos of show horses and horsemen and horsewomen during dressage and other occasions. ca. 1910s–1930s.
Most of the photos are 10 × 7½ in. and made at Keystone Photo Service, Los Angeles. Duplicates, pencil captions on versos.
The earliest photo is a 1913 framed photo of the “Shamrock,” owned by Chas. F. Guy of Denver, executing the record-breaking jump at the competitions. 4 × 6½ in.

— 59 photographs of the insides of Hellmans’ houses. Included are the photos of Garvey Tract, Lemon Cove Valley, and 3350 Wilshire Blvd., where Marco lived during his life. Los Angeles: Keystone Photo Services, Putman and Valentine, and other studios, ca. 1900–1920s. 8½ × 7 × 5 in. to 10½ × 8½ in.
In this group, photos of social gatherings in homes are also included. One photo shows the picnic at Concordia Club at Verburgo Park on 17th of May, 1908.

— 32 photo portraits of Hellman’s family and their close social circle. From ca. 5 × 3½ in. to 10 × 8 in. 1870s–1920s.
In this selection are photos of the relatives in Argentina and Italy (1880s studio photographs), photos of young Marco, James W. Hellman, a colored photogram of Ida Hellman, several portraits of Herman.

— 9 photos of the family’s yachts and boats. From 3 × 5½ in. to 8 × 11 in.

— Group portrait of Hermann, Marco, and two of their sisters. 3½ × 2½ in. Los Angeles, 1870s.

— Cabinet photo portrait of Amy Hermann. 4 × 2½ in. Los Angeles: Parker & Co’s Art Studio, 1880s.

— 15 real photo postcards showing Marco and his family and friends, including Rita Laura Hellman (Levis), in different locations in California, including the Cliff House in San Francisco, panoramic shot of the county fair. 3½ × 5½ in. Ca. 1910–1920s.

— 2 real photo postcards addressed to Rita in San Francisco from friends vacationing in Visalia, CA, and Hot Springs in Tulare County, CA, with the photos of the houses they were staying in and notes about the vacations at the back. Ca. 1900s.

— 2 postcards sent to Rita Davis in San Francisco from her aunt in England with short notes. Ca. 1902.

— 4 portrait photos of Ida Hellman in different periods of her life, sizes from 9½ × 7½ in. to 5½ × 3½ in. Los Angeles, 1890–1920s. The last photo is showing her in a wheelchair.

— Two signed photos by Malachi Taylor (1828–1897), a well-known Baptist minister in Brooklyn.

— Three photos of the funeral procession of the funeral of Herman Hellman. Los Angeles, 1906. 5 × 6 in.

— A large photograph of a well-stocked store room of Levi’s Orchard in Visalia. 8 × 10 in.

— Signed photo of Beverly Bayne, a silent film actress.

— Jackie Coogan’s signed photo posing next to the 1920 poster on “European Relief Council” for which he posed. The autograph reads: “To Mr. Marco Hellman from your friend, Jackie Coogan.”

Original Art Includes:

— R. C. “Woodrow” Faulkner, vaudeville actor and cartoonist. Marco H. Hellman. Financier, whose hobby is horse. Pen portrait with 11 events from the life of Marco. Los Angeles Athletic Club, 1923. 29 × 24 in. (Frame size). Framed in period wooden frame.
Faulkner was the artist for the piece, as well as the author of the humorous poetry, portraying Marco’s life. His cartoons appeared in the number of city newspapers.

— A scroll with humorous poem and 24 color drawings by Marco’s friend R. C. “Woodrow” Faulkner, addressed to him at Merchants National Bank.
It starts with “Some people think because you count your shekels by the ton…” and uses some of the same art from the previous piece.
159 × 8½ in. Drawings with collages from newspaper with Woodrow’s sketches and Marco’s images.
Both pieces were presented to Marco on his 45th birthday.

— Unknown artist. Portrait of Marco Hellman. Ca. 1910s. Canvas, oil. Framed in period wooden frame. 26 × 21 in.
The collection of twenty satirical drawings in ink, titled “The Hellman-Bixby Race,” depicting the friendly wager between Marco and Fred H. Bixby; they were intended to race to San Diego and back on the same day. The list of cartoons accompanied by poetic commentary shows the participants, the 1000 dollar prize, the horses, the multi-national crowd of spectators, the map of California, both racers on the way to the finish line, and what obstacles were thrown at them. The race ends with the cartoonist’s fountain pen running dry, leaving the spectators wondering who won.

— 20 cardboards, ink, 7½ × 9 in. Artists’ pencil notes on versos. Together with:
Two boxes of slides, copying the same art + four more slides, presumably shown in the beginning of the slideshow, with the title of the race. 24 glass slides, housed in two carton boxes. Slide size 3½ × 4½ in.

— Collage showing the three Hellman buildings through the years next to the printed portrait of Herman Hellman. 12 × 25 in. The three photos show the progress of Hellman’s business through the years. With handwritten quotes from Herman and Joseph Conrad. Framed. Crack in the glass.
 
Scrapbooks:

— Scrapbook titled “Personal Clippings.” Los Angeles: Cunningham, Curtiss and Welsh Co., 1912–1938.

225 p. Folio (ca. 14 × 10½ in.) Cloth binding with different ephemera, photos, and clippings glued in on the pages, or pasted in; altogether 500+ pieces. 30 pages are blank at the end of the scrapbook; the rest is densely filled.
The personal album, put together by Marco Hellman throughout three decades of his life, consisting of the documents, photos, and newspaper articles he has chosen to save, covering significant events.
The clippings, many prepared by Financial Press Clipping Bureau of San Francisco, CA, and Marco himself, cover the Los Angeles paper on Marco’s activities, his business operations, his social life, including his horse interests. With pen and pencil notes by Marco and other people who sent him the clippings: horse enthusiasts, business associates, men and women he has met socially.
Some examples from the scrapbook:
A handwritten letter sent from an anonymous person, signed “A tourist,” from Hotel Westminster, Los Angeles, complaining to Marco about the poor state of Los Angeles and that the tourists are not drawn to the city for good reasons: “you can’t enjoy yourself here without being arrested.” Ca. 1916. The letter was a reply to Marco’s comment in the paper, citing “many petty laws” in the city.
Large photograph (ca. 13 × 10 in.) of Marco and two men from Disabled Veterans Association, looking over autographs of President Harding and his cabinet — Marco was auctioning the documents to support the fund of Disabled Veterans. Ca. 1921.
The typewritten note from Federation of Jewish Welfare Organizations, on the publication of Jewish Charities history and Marco’s involvement in the project. Los Angeles, 1933.
A two-page spread from L.A.-based Yiddish newspaper “California Jewish Voice,” December 1929 with an article on Marco. 
13 captioned photos of Terra Bella, California, and Richgrove, Tulare County. Ca. 1912, showing the town, the installation of water-pump and the well. The accompanying clipping reports on the “installation of the largest and one of the best wells in Orange belt.”

— Scrapbook of newspaper clippings from 1930s. [33] p. With approximately 100 pieces of clippings, including the news on Marco and Irving Hellman leaving the board of directors of Bank of America and stepping out of the banking business.

Printed matter:

— Custom-made printed In Memoriam poster, commemorating the life of Herman W. Hellman, that hung in the lobby of Merchants National Bank. With pasted original photograph of Herman, signed by the current president and the secretary of Board of the Directors of the bank. Los Angeles: J. Harrison Cole, 1906. 16 × 11 in. Hand-colored.

— The Herman W. Hellman Building. The brochure about the project with the floor plan and the price list for renters. [12] p. 8 × 10 in. The brochure was issued before the construction of the building was completed.

— Song “Oh you ham and you eggs,” music and lyrics by Marco Hellman. 1 l. 9 × 13 in. 15 copies of the humorous hymn to ham & eggs.

— Printed invitation by Mr. & Mrs. Ehrman at Hotel St. Francis, Los Angeles, staging Venetian-style masquerade.

— Los Angeles Police Department Band en route to International Convention of Police Chiefs. A program + dining card menu. Southern Pacific Lines, 1923. [4] p. 9½ × 6 in.

— Newmark, Marco R. Pioneer Merchants of Los Angeles. Part 1. [16] p. [Los Angeles], [1910s]. 9½ × 6 in.

— Invitation to Marco Hellman Bar Mitzvah Party. Los Angeles, 21st of September, 1891. [1] p. 7 × 4,3 in. Folded, slight tear. Otherwise good.

— Invitation to Stag Dinner by Mr. J. A. Graves in Alhambra, CA. [18] p. 9 × 6 in.

— Scratches. A volume of Cartoons and caricatures of Los Angeles Citizens by Newspaper Artists. [1911].

— Advertisement for N. W. Harris Co. Savings Bank. 1 l. 15½ × 10 in.

— Menu from Edy’s Cafe in Oakland, CA. Ca. 1920s. [4] p. 4 × 3 in.

—  A Tribute to the Memory of Herman W. Hellman. From the Board of Directors of Security Savings Bank. [1906]. [18], p. Together with:
In Memoriam Herman W. Hellman. [1906]. [16] p.

— 2 full-leather bindings in a custom box. 11½ × 9 in.

— The Leland Stanford Union University. Entrance Examinations. Stanford, CA, 1896. 26 p. 7½ × 5½ in.

— The Leland Stanford Union University. Entrance Examinations. Stanford, CA, 1897. 26 p. 7½ × 5½ in.

— Invitation to Marco H. Hellman to become a permanent founder member of the Army Navy Marine Corps Country Club of Washington, D.C. [12] p. 11 × 8 in.

Other Ephemera:

— Printed Certificate of Membership in American Reforestation Association, given to Marco Hellman on 24th of February, 1925. 12 × 15 in.

— Six pages of manuscript music score, written by W. F. Arend and Paul L. Van Loan: “Two Songs Arend Experimented for Marco Hellman.” Los Angeles, 1921. 12½ × 9½ in.

— Marco’s unused checkbook from the Merchant’s National Bank of Los Angeles, dated 1910s.

— 3 typewritten humorous poems, one with manuscript comments.

— Printed invitation to Marco & Rita wedding.

— Typewritten press-release “The Romance of Tuna” on differences between Mexican and American tuna and the one in Mediterranean, by Halfhill Packing Corporation. 2 p.

— 5 business cards.

— 3 railway tickets, ca. 1930s.

— 4 receipts of checks sent.

— 7 copies of Los Angeles newspapers, from 1900s, with the content relating to Herman Hellman: Los Angeles Times (3 issues), Los Angeles Examiner (3 issues), Los Angeles Herald.

— Forty newspaper clippings about Marco Hellman and his activities. Los Angeles, 1920–1940s.

— 6 typescript articles by Marco H. Hellman about horses and horse breeding, including “Solver Used on California Silver Mounted Saddles,” “Palaminos. The Original California Horse,” “American Stock Horse,” “The Palamino Stock Horse,” “The California Stock Horse,” “California: 150 years ago,” with Marco’s takes on being a horse judge and specialist, with bits on history of the horse-breeding in California, from Spanish settlers to the present day. [18] p. 11 × 8½ cm. Including three printed illustrations of the horses.

— Untitled typescript on the article about Hellman family, written for California Diamond Jubilee Celebration. [6] p.

— Two score cards from golf clubs: San Francisco Golf Club, Ingleside, and Multnomah Golf Club, Portland, OR.

— Three photocopies of Herman Wallace Hellman’s diploma from Stanford University.

— Three separate printed caricatures of Irving, Herman, and Marco Hellman.

Objects:

— Pair of Marco Hellman’s glasses.