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- Finding aid for Records of Adams & Co., post-1851-ca. 1885 (bulk 1855-1863).
- 1851-1885
- The collection includes letters and documents (including 8 scrapbooks and 2 volumes of transcripts) chiefly related to the years following the failure of Adams & Co., especially as they affected Alfred A. Cohen, who was appointed first receiver of...
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- Finding aid for Collection of Bodie (Calif.), 1879-1963 (bulk 1879-1910).
- 1879-1963.
- This collection consists mostly of court and financial records from Bodie as well as some later articles and notes with information on Bodie's history. Of particular interest are the minutes from meetings of the Degree of Honor of the Ancient Order...
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- Finding aid for Papers of John Dustin Bicknell, 1872-1914 (bulk 1887-1897).
- 1872-1914.
- The collection consists primarily of correspondence related to the professional activities of John Dustin Bicknell, who was a partner in several Los Angeles law firms. In addition, the collection also includes 51 bound volumes (19 letter books,...
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- Finding aid for Moore Family Papers, 1774-1930 (bulk 1850-1930).
- 1774-1930.
- Boxes 1-3 contain correspondence, organized alphabetically by the last name of the sender. The correspondence contains letters sent to Rebecca Lash Miller by J. A. Heagy, her longtime suitor. The correspondence, dated between 1861 and 1865,...
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- Finding aid for Papers of Margaret Huntington Holladay, ca. 1821-1969 (bulk 1900-1969).
- 1821-1969.
- The Appointment books/address books series is arranged alphabetically by author. The items in this series chronicle the day-to-day activities of Collis Huntington Holladay, Margaret Huntington Holladay, and Henry Edwards Huntington. They span from...
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- Finding aid for Bradbury Land Papers, 1855-1933.
- 1855-1933.
- This collection consists of land records associated with the Bradbury family and company developments in the Rancho Azusa de Duarte and the city of Monrovia from the 1850s to the 1930s. These documents include certificates of title, deeds, and...
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- Finding aid for Collection of Grahame H. Hardy, 1849-1909.
- 1849-1909.
- The collection was assembled by author and collector Grahame H. Hardy. The documents and manuscripts demonstrate the range of legal, administrative, municipal, and real estate-related transactions initiated by railroad and mining interests,...
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- Finding aid for Howell Family Papers, 1750-1990 (bulk 1850-1950).
- 1750-1990.
- The entire collection spans 240 years of American history and includes seven generations of the Howell and Taylor families. Subjects covered are: the Society of Friends; land ownership in the New Jersey colony; Mount Ephraim, New Jersey; fisheries...
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- Finding aid for Frank F. Latta Collection: Skyfarming, 1802-1982 (bulk 1860-1975).
- 1802-1982.
- The collection contains Frank F. Latta's research material from his five decades of researching the history of California's San Joaquin Valley and Miller & Lux, in particular dry farming known as skyfarming. Subjects include: agriculture and...
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- Drawings of William Rich Hutton, 1847-1852
- 1847-1852
- Manuscripts
- Finding aid for Correspondence of Jesse Smart, 1852-1866.
- 1852-1866.
- The collection contains two documents and 38 pieces of correspondence, 23 of which are letters by Jesse Smart to his sons. These letters mostly discuss Smart's experience in California mining for gold and running his nursery. He often asks his sons...
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- Finding aid for Papers of Augustin W. Hale, 1775-1909 bulk (1830-1859).
- 1775-1909.
- The manuscripts consist of 1,112 items including business documents, legal documents, memoranda of letters written, stock certificates, receipts, and miscellaneous documents. The manuscripts document, in detail, the various business ventures of...
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- Finding aid for Minute Books of the Los Angeles County Medical Association, 1871-1970.
- 1871-1970.
- The collection contains forty-one (41) volumes of minute books of the Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) from 1871 to 1970. The collection consists of three series: 1. four initial minute books from meetings of the association from its...
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- Finding aid for Collection of William Norton, 1661-1979 (bulk 1840-1890).
- 1661-1979.
- The collection includes some 17th and 18th century items regarding Norton's ancestors in Massachusetts; correspondence by Norton regarding his voyage to California and his time in the gold mines; several items pertaining to Norton's membership in...
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- Finding aid for Papers of Henry Scamman, 1849-1963 (bulk 1870-1895).
- 1849-1963.
- The collection is semi-catalogued and arranged alphabetically by author, or in the case of ephemera, type. The first six boxes consist entirely of correspondence, the lone exception being a manuscript entitled "Mind your Business," one of Scamman's...
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- Finding aid for Oreña Family Papers, 1838-1955.
- 1838-1955.
- The documents demonstrate the range of legal, financial, and real estate-related transactions initiated by or concerning the Oreña Family and their associates. Included in this series are title deeds, land claims, and land grants pertaining to the...
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- Finding aid for California Land Cases Collection [microform], 1852-1862.
- 1852-1862.
- The collection consists of positive microfilm copies of the proceedings of land cases brought before the United States District Court between 1852-1862 with transcripts of records from the U.S. Land Commission, where the claims had originally been...
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- Finding aid for Santa Clara Land Papers, 1849-1890.
- 1849-1890.
- This collection includes 136 items organized into forty folders arranged alphabetically by estate name. The collection covers 1849 to 1890 but the bulk of the documents relate to the 1850s and 1860s. The material includes the following kinds of...
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- Finding aid for Papers of Franklin S. Farquhar, 1902-1945.
- 1902-1945.
- Most of Farquhar's diaries, which are arranged, chronologically, include his daily activities but also include reminiscences about his life and family history and musings on a variety of topics. There is one "Account Book and Memo Book" from 1902...
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- Finding aid for Papers of Thomas H. Hansbrow, 1852-1972 (bulk 1852-1881).
- 1852-1972.
- The collection consists of one manuscript which has been separated into 4 folders and 19 pieces of correspondence arranged by date and 30 pieces of ephemera arranged by subject. The manuscript is the memoir of Thomas H. Hansbrow's brother-in-law,...
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