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...
The material is chiefly related to the economic and social history of late 19th century Virginia City, Nevada; some materials show economic connections between Virginia City and San Francisco as well as inter-state relations between Nevada and...
The collection is divided into two series, Correspondence (arranged in alphabetical order, by author) and Ephemera. The Correspondence consists mainly of letters between investors and employees of the Charles S. Sprague Co. from the mid-1910s...
The chronologically-arranged financial documents include general business, accounting, financial statements, deposited checks/vouchers, etc. of the Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation, members of the Sinclair family, and their associates. A...
Administrative Series contains records relating to various facilitative operations within the Alamitos Land Company, including, but not limit to, account books, annual reports, appraisals, articles of incorporation, audits, balance sheets, bylaws,...
The collection chiefly consists of the administrative, scientific, and personal correspondence of Walter S. Adams spanning the years 1921 to 1956, including his work during World War II. Adams and the observatory staff worked, in secret, with the...
The papers provide a unique perspective of 20th century California history and American business history and more specifically, a view of business practices in Los Angeles. The Business Files, the largest series of the collection has 6,436 items....
The collection is made up of diaries, correspondence, military-related documents, and photographs all pertaining to Graybill's service in the Union Army. The folders are arranged in chronological order, followed by the cartes-de-visite and...
This collection contains photographs of citrus orchards, citrus fruit (lemons and oranges), workers in the field, and citrus fairs. Several companies show up in the photographs including the California Fruit Growers Exchange, San Dimas Lemon...
The Manuscripts series contains various poems, stories, and historical accounts written by Samuel L. Kreider. Many of these accounts relate to individuals like Charles Victor Hall and Mary Hall (original homesteaders of Los Angeles' West Adams...
Brock's collection of papers and manuscripts relating to political, military, economic, religious, social, and genealogical history of the state of Virginia. Included are papers of prominent Virginia families, business firms and businessmen,...
The collection consists of letters, manuscripts, documents and maps related to the life and business affairs of Benjamin D. Wilson. Subject matter includes business and social life in California (1850-90), Indian affairs in Southern California...
The collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence and records (accounts, bills, estimates, receipts, orders to pay and promissory notes). Correspondents represented in the collection include: Cadell & Davies, Thomas Cadell, 1742-1802, Thomas...
1858 Published by W. B. Keen, Chicago, Ill. Published by J. H. Colton & Co. 172 William St. New York. Henn, Williams & Co.s Exchange & Banking House at Fairfield, Iowa. Engraved & Printed by Ferd. Mayer & Co. New York. Entered according to Act of...
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...
The collection consists of personal and business papers primarily related to the James De Barth Shorb family and their business ventures and estate settlements. There is also a substantial amount of material about Benjamin Davis Wilson and his...
The Mount Wilson Observatory Optical Shop Papers comprise 8 boxes of material relating to the operation of the department from 1911 to 1963 (bulk 1930-1947). This material is divided into four general categories: research and procedural notes,...