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Guide to the General Collections

The term "General Collections" refers to the Seaver Center's holdings of manuscript materials and ephemeral printed materials, of which there are approximately 340 collections.

Manuscript Materials: The Seaver Center collects manuscript materials relating to the history of Southern California from the earliest available to about 1940. These include, but are not limited to, letters, diaries, telegrams, memos, ledgers and other financial records, legal papers, research notes, and manuscripts and typescripts of books, scripts and short stories.

Ephemeral Printed Materials: The Seaver Center preserves a large amount of other printed material, usually referred to as ephemera, which includes pamphlets, brochures, booklets, tickets, and clippings. The bulk of the Ephemera Collection consists of materials relating to Los Angeles county and city. There is also a large amount of material for other counties in California. Topics covered include tourism and promotion to California, theatre and film, Los Angeles Olympics, and Los Angeles people and places.

General Collection (GC) numbers are assigned to the papers of individuals and families, records of organizations and businesses, and various artificial collections (i.e., collections of materials devoted to a single theme, person, event or type of record). In some instances, a General Collection relates to a Photograph Collection. When this occurs, the Photograph Collection is noted at the end of the collection description in parenthesis by number, for example (P-1).

This guide is modified and updated on a regular basis.

Manuscript File

(Boxes: Legal boxes; 3 ov)
There are over 500 items on a varied range of topics, including documents pertaining to Los Angeles and Southern California history; personal accounts and diaries; the Civil War and Reconstruction periods; World War I and II eras; and historic documents pertaining to other American locales. Some record files also included associated photographic items. 1703 - ca. 1983, undated

This is an artificial collection made up of various accessions.

GC 1001 Antonio F. Coronel (1817‑1894) Papers

10 linear feet (Boxes: 2-8 x 10, 30 legal, 3 ov; mc folders; L.C.)

Mayor of Los Angeles, and California State Treasurer.

Correspondence, documents relating to Coronel's appointments to office; Los Angeles city ordinances, political handbills, posters and related materials, largely 1858‑80; deeds, papers connected with lawsuits and similar documents; telegrams; real estate maps, almanacs, lithographs, photos, and memorabilia. Includes material on the Los Angeles City Council, Los Angeles Board of Education, California State Board of Horticulture, and the Democratic Club of California. Persons prominently mentioned include Manuel Coronel, Jose G. Estudillo, Pablo de la Guerra, J.M. Guinn, Helen Hunt Jackson, Augustine Olvera, Andres Pico, Pio Pico, Manuel Rodriguez de Poli, Jose L. Sepulveda, Ygnacio Sepulveda, Mariano G. Vallejo, and Benjamin D. Wilson.

There are unpublished finding aids in the repository. The collection is also described in "The Antonio F. Coronel Collection" (1906) and in the Los Angeles County Museum quarterly, vol. 14, n. 4 (1958), pgs. 4‑7.

Arranged by accession number.

The material is related to GC 1002, Del Valle Family Papers.

See also (P-157), Antonio Franco Coronel (1817-1894) Collection.

GC 1002 Del Valle Family Papers

3 linear feet (Boxes: 13 legal, 2 ov, 1 mc drawer)

Correspondence, business papers, legal papers, personal and family papers, memoranda, military documents, and material relating to Antonio Seferino del Valle (1788 1841), who came to California in the Spanish army in 1819; of his son Ygnacio, (1808 80), born in Jalisco, Mexico, who engaged in the cattle and wine businesses and held at various local and state offices in California; of his grandson, Reginaldo Francisco (1854-1938), who was also active in state politics; Ysabel Varela del Valle (Reginaldo’s mother); and other family members. Activities centered in Rancho San Francisco and Rancho Camulos, located in today’s Ventura County, California. Prominent names mentioned include Jose Carillo, Antonio Coronel, John G. Downey, Juan Forster, Andres Pico, Pio Pico, Ygnacio Sepulveda and Abel Stearns. Arranged chronologically.

See also GC 1001, Antonio F. Coronel Papers

See also (P-14), Del Valle Collection, ca. 1870s-1900.

GC 1003 Owen C. Coy Collection

(Boxes: 157 legal, 12 letter, 7 record storage, 1 ov)

Coy was professor of History at the University of Southern California from 1925-1950. He also served as director of the California State Historical Association and was involved with the 1936 WPA Historical Records Survey.

The bulk of the collection consists of newspaper clippings arranged by county and by topic. Subjects covered include the Gold Rush, transportation and biographies. There are also many term papers written by Coy's students and arranged by subject.

See also MSS-247, MSS-251

GC 1013 Rhode Collection

(Boxes: 2 legal)

Four folders of letters (in German), notebooks, picture books, postcards.

GC 1014 1932 Olympics Collection

(Boxes: 5 legal, 5 letter)

Primarily the 1932 Olympics. Includes tickets, programs, and other ephemera pertaining to the Olympics.

See GC 1138, 1984 Olympics.

GC 1015 James J. Meyler and Robert G. Meyler Papers, ca. 1891‑1917

.8 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 legal, 1 ov)

Letters to Capt. James J. Meyler, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1899‑1901 (letters are addressed to Meyler in Los Angeles). Also Meyler's notebook, ca. 1880s, and announcements of his marriage to Frances B. Gebhard, 1891. There are also letters and postcards (1903‑1917, n.d.) to Robert G. Meyler from his friends and relatives. Most letters to Robert Meyler are addressed to Los Angeles or New York.

GC 1016 Florence Turner (1888?‑1946) Scrapbooks, 1910‑1928

.4 linear feet (3 boxes: letter, 1 ov)

Motion picture actress, producer, and director who joined the Vitagraph Company in 1907 and stayed until 1913, when she left to form her own company, Turner Films, Ltd.

There are two scrapbooks (1910‑1928 and 1913‑1916) containing clippings, letters, and some photos relating to Turner and her films. A third box contains photocopies of a large portion, but not all, of the artifacts in the scrapbooks.

See also (P-90), Florence Turner (1888?-1946) Collection, 1915-1933.

GC 1017ov Dr. Martin Burge Collection

(Boxes: 1 ov)

Watercolor paintings of Cuba scenes by Bernhardt Wall, 1898, relating to the Spanish-American War.

GC 1018 Tibbets Family Collection, 1932‑1937

.4 linear feet (Boxes: 1 legal)

Letters and clippings pertaining to the Luther and Eliza Tibbets family. Primarily concerns the dispute over whether Luther or Eliza was responsible for planting the first navel orange trees in Riverside, California. There are several files of correspondence about this topic between Minnie Tibbits Mills, the daughter of Luther and Eliza. The collection also includes biographical sketches about Luther C. Tibbets.

GC 1019 George S. Pelton (1886‑1967) Papers

(Boxes: 7 legal, 1 legal ov)

Associated with National Mine in Nevada, later a prominent Los Angeles automobile dealer.

Correspondence, maps and legal papers dealing mostly with mining and reworking ancient silver deposits in Hildalgo, Mexico, at Pachuca and Real del Monte, 1920s‑1940s. Mexican correspondence mostly with Attorney Evaristo Paredes.

GC 1020 Ogden Scoville (1923‑ ) Collection

(Boxes: 46 legal, 1 legal ov)

Correspondence, pamphlets, leaflets, and books gathered by Ogden Scoville, active in Los Angeles County Republican organizations, 1940s‑1970s. Much of the material relates to conservative and right‑wing causes.

GC 1021 Hudson Family Papers, ca. 1887‑1907

.4 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 legal, 1 ov folder, 1 mc in sect. 17)

Deeds, wills, legal papers, military papers (Civil War), personal correspondence, genealogies, bills and receipts of the John and Lydia Hudson family. John Hudson (1808‑1897) and Lydia Elvira (Jones) Hudson (1820‑1897) brought their family to Escondido Valley in San Diego County, California in 1886. There are materials showing the family's involvement with the Methodist church (including a manuscript, "The Gleamer, vol. 1 no. 3," a Sunday school paper); several obituaries (1908, 1909) about Erma Hudson, the daughter of Omar and Cora Hudson and the granddaughter of John and Lydia; and a lengthy obituary for John and Lydia Hudson (Feb. 1897) which provides a great deal of information about the Hudson family.

GC 1022 Blanchard Collection

(Boxes: 7 legal)

Bibles, school study books, photos, ms. notebook, legal documents, ca. 1700s–1800’s.

GC 1023 Maymie Richardson Krythe Scrapbook Collection

(Boxes: 22 legal)

Krythe was a popular writer. Her articles appeared in such publications as Touring Topics and Southern California Quarterly.

Scrapbooks (newspapers), 22 vol. By subject, including Calif. books and writers; Calif. historical articles; L.A. historical articles; Disneyland and Knotts Berry Farm; Gold Rush towns; San Francisco, UC Berkeley; Pasadena; Missions; Movies.

GC 1024 Timetable Collection

(Boxes: 88 ½ letter)

Railroad, plane and bus timetables

See also GC 1089, Aviation Collection and GC 1096, Railroad Manuscript Collection.

GC 1025 Hammel & Denker Collection, 1875-1905

(Boxes: 5 legal, 4 ov folders in mc)

Estate records of Henry Hammel and Charles Denker, owners of the Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas (present day Beverly Hills).

Includes a grant deed, letters, invoices, receipts, ledgers and canceled checks.

GC 1026 T.K. Peters Collection

(Boxes: 4 legal, 4 record storage, 2 ov)

Peters worked for the Bison Company, a New York film company.

[In process]

GC 1027 Sepulveda/Mott Collection

(Boxes: 3 legal, ½ legal, 1 ov folder in Row 26-1-9, 1 mc in sect. 17)

Personal letters to Francisca Sepulveda and other members of the Sepulveda and Mott families. (One letter dated 4/1/1852 refers to cattle sold to pay Hugo Reid debt., Box 2, folder 54). Also contains business and legal papers relating to the family.

GC 1028 Albertson Newspaper Clippings Collection

(Boxes: 4 legal)

Newspaper clippings from the L.A. Times regarding Watergate, Richard Nixon and school busing.

GC 1029 M. H. McKinnon Papers, ca. 1910s‑1960s

(Boxes: 2 legal)

Personal and military records of M.H. McKinnon relating to his career in the Air Force. Official records, etc. are primarily from 1940s; personal records 1918‑1949.

GC 1030 Nichols Theater Program Collection

(Boxes: 6 legal)

Theater programs; primarily from New York (1940‑1960) and Los Angeles (1961‑1976).

GC 1031 Butler Collection

(Boxes: 1 legal; 1 ov folder in Row 26-1-9: Folder also contains 9 prints of Vicksburg, Miss.)

Scrapbooks, 4 volumes. New clippings, many concerning Colonel A.C. Fisk, including a letter to Colonel Fisk from General William T. Sherman, 1890. Dates range from 1877–1915.

GC 1032 Frank G. Bonelli Collection

(Boxes: 4 legal; 51 ov scrapbooks; 1 ov box in row 23; 3 mc in sect. 17)

L.A. County Supervisor.

Correspondence from Bonelli to various county department heads and his constituents, 1920s‑1970 (bulk 1970). Also 52+ oversize scrapbooks of clippings pertaining to Bonelli and his career. Also photographs and memorabilia.

GC 1033 Gladys Stening Papers

(Boxes: 3 legal; ½ legal; ½ letter; 1 ov folder in Row 26-1-9)

Stening was a musician who delivered lectures about rare stringed instruments. She lived in Redondo Beach, California

Manuscripts and typescripts (of speeches), brochures advertising her lectures, photographs, printed sheet music, 35 rpm recordings of Stening playing musical instruments, and books.

GC 1034 Theodore G. Lemmon (1855‑1932) Papers, 1906‑1938

.4 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 legal, 1 mc in sect. 17)

Photographs transferred to (P‑65).

Lemmon worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, first as a school teacher and subsequently as superintendent of several schools. He worked in Keam's Canyon, Arizona; San Carlos, New Mexico; and Grand Junction, Colorado.

The collection consists primarily of literary works, some signed by Lemmon, some anonymous, and a couple by other people. The writings deal with themes related to Southwest Indians, including Hopis, Navajos, Apaches, and Papagos. There is some correspondence (1906‑1925) and a few reports about various Indian reservations.

GC 1035 Teague/Wakefield Collection

(Boxes: 2 legal)

Conservative political material, including California un-American activities, ca. 1960s–1970s, related to Norwood Teague and Floyd L. Wakefield.

GC 1036 Liberty Loan Census Collection

(Boxes: 7 legal)

Southern California Liberty Loan State Central Committee.

Arranged numerically, by precinct (1‑699).

GC 1037 Government Publications Collection

(Boxes: 18 legal, 2 1/2 legal, 1 letter, 1 flat, LC, housed in Row 4)
Publications arranged by series: 1) United States 2) California 3) County of Los Angeles 4) City of Los Angeles. Bulk is 20th century. (See also related collection GC1321 Historical Society of Southern California Collection.)

GC 1038 Sons of the Revolution Programs, 1891‑1913

(Boxes: ½ legal)

GC 1039 Julius Jones Papers, ca. 1820s‑1860s

(Boxes: ½ legal)

Legal papers regarding real estate transactions. Also personal letters, including two from a Union Soldier in the South during the Civil War, and one from a prospector, J. Jones, in Bear River, CA.

GC 1040 Madeline Frances Wills Collection

.4 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 legal, 1 ov folder in Row 26-1-9)

Land grants, legal documents, court papers, speeches, etc. Also calling cards and invitations. Primarily for Pennsylvania. 1786; 1816‑1869, bulk of the material is from the 1840s.

GC 1041 Eloise Fowler Millegan Collection

(Boxes: 1 legal)

Collection of photographs and personal memorabilia that belonged to Eloise Fowler Millegan. Dates covered: 1876‑1930, bulk of the material is from before 1900.

GC 1042 Tirrel/Spear Collection, ca. 1728‑1829, 1863

(Boxes: 3 legal)

Family and town business records (bills, receipts, etc.) related to the John Tirrel and Nathaniel Spear families and the town of Weymouth, Massachusetts.

GC 1043 Frank S. Daggett Collection, 1903‑1911

(Boxes: 1 legal)

Correspondence and financial records relating to the liquidation of the assets of the George H. Dagget Company which went out of business in May 1909. Frank S. Daggett was a trustee of the business at the time, and he later became the first director of the L.A. County Museum.

GC 1044ov James J. Mellus Letterpress Copy Books, 1892‑1899

(Boxes: 2 ov)

Mellus' outgoing business letters. Mellus was a broker involved in the sale of insurance, grain, livestock, property, etc.

GC 1045 Hodge Family Papers, ca. 1840‑1900

.2 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 legal, 1 ov folder in Row 26-1-9)

Personal correspondence, photos, genealogy and memorabilia of the Hodge family, including a printed roll of members of the North Presbyterian Church of Buffalo, NY, ca. 1872 (History of the North Presbyterian Church for 25 Years).

GC 1046 Calendar Collection, 1888‑1981

.4 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 legal, 1 ov; 2 mc in sect. 17)

Collection of calendars pertaining to political, businesses and organization advertisement.

GC 1047 French Canadians and The West Research Notes

(Boxes: 1 legal)

Donald Chaput's biographical notes for the book French Canadian Contribution to Winning the American West (1985).

Photocopying this collection is prohibited.

GC 1048 Greeting Card Collection

(Boxes: 2 letter)

Collection of greeting cards organized by type: birthday; Christmas; Congratulations; Easter; Get Well; New Year's; Valentine's Day; and general cards.

GC 1049 Express Mail Collection, ca. 1869‑1966

.4 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 legal, 1 ov folder)

This is an artificial collection of materials, primarily ephemera, from the Railway Express Agency and Wells Fargo and Company Express. In addition to ephemera, there is a Wells Fargo Delivery Receipt Book (1916) and Register of way‑bills (1917). There is also a printed booklet detailing the agreement between the Railway Express Agency and its workers. One photograph shows 14 men, possibly bankers, ca. 1900‑1910. A map of Long Beach shows rail and bus lines in that city. There is one Adams Express Company receipt.

GC 1050 Historical Landmarks Committee of Los Angeles County Records, 1943‑1961

.8 linear ft. (Boxes: 2 letter)

Minutes, correspondence and clippings of the Committee pertaining to historic sites in Los Angeles County. In addition to general records, there are files for the following: sites by community; Dominguez Field/First U.S. Air Meet; Portola Trail/Elysian Park; Manly Marker; Pomona Water Plant; Bella Union Hotel; and high rise developments.

GC 1051 Nelson C. Price Collection, 1930‑1949

.8 linear feet (Boxes: 2 legal, 1 ov; 1 mc in sect. 17).

Price was a schoolteacher in Yucaipa, California, when he was drafted in June 1941. He served as a Battalion Operations Sergeant while in the Philippine Islands in 1945. He became a First Lieutenant in 1950.

Letters, drawings, occupation money, newspapers, printed propaganda, posters, photographs and maps relating to the Philippine Islands during and after the U.S. invasion in 1945. T/Sgt. Nelson C. Price collected the materials from January to November 1945. Material relates primarily to POW camps (specifically Cabanatuan, Santo Tomas, and Los Banos) and Japanese military in the Philippines. There is a typescript of Price's unpublished work "One Hundred Days at Luzon," 1945, in which he records his experiences in the Philippine Islands. There are many original documents attached to the typescript, including letters, maps and photographs. Also included in the collection is a copy of Price's 1946 Master's thesis, "The Introduction of American Education to the Christian Provinces of the Philippine Islands."

GC 1052 Call/Sisk Collection

(Boxes: 2 legal)

Collection of scenes of California and Californians from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s. Also contains miscellaneous ephemera (stock certificates, newspaper clippings—many re: George S. Patton—magazines, postcards, etc.) from the same period.

GC 1053 Los Angeles Courthouse Cornerstone Collection

(Boxes: 2 legal, 1 ov folder in Row 26-1-9)

Collection of items removed from cornerstone of L.A. County Courthouse when it was demolished in 1936. Primarily relates to L.A. County, 1887‑1888.

GC 1054 William L. Brown Collection

.8 linear ft. (Boxes: 2 legal)

Collection of ephemera including post cards, portraits (lithographs, engravings), postal covers, photographs (including tintypes and cyanotypes), and other materials, ca. 1760‑1971 (bulk late 1800s to 1940s). There are portraits of George and Martha Washington, U.S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, James Buchanon, Thomas Jefferson, Millard and Abigail Fillmore, Louis Daguerre, and others. Many of the postal covers are related to aviation. Of the four photograph albums, one is of Los Angeles and Santa Monica, and another is of California.

The collection is arranged by accession number.

GC 1055 Death Valley '49ers Committee Records, 1951‑1961

(Boxes: 2 letter)

Correspondence and minutes pertaining to Death Valley and Death Valley explorer Henry Wade. Most of the correspondence is with John Henderson, a Los Angeles County librarian and member of the `49ers Committee. Includes two reel-to-reel tapes (contents unknown).

GC 1056 Dick Wick Hall Papers, 1917‑1926

(Boxes: 1 letter)

Photocopies of originals in Arizona Heritage Center, Tucson, AZ.

Relates to mining in North Yuma County, mining and oil exploration in Texas and Alabama and to Hall's literary career.

Photocopying this collection is prohibited.

GC 1057 Fine Arts League of Los Angeles Records, 1905‑1915

.8 linear ft. (Boxes: 2 legal; 1 ov folder in Row 26-1-9)

Correspondence, minutes, reports and addresses, agreements, by‑laws, membership lists, financial records, and ephemera of the Fine Arts League of Los Angeles. Subjects addressed include the plan to form the Los Angeles County Museum and the search for a building for the Fine Arts League. Most of the correspondence pertains to appointments to and resignations from the Board of Directors of the League and to membership renewals and resignations.

GC 1058 Phonograph Records Collection

(Boxes: 2 phonograph records boxes)

38 phonograph record albums, all 78 RPM. Popular songs, Christmas carols, humorous monologues, dance numbers, etc.

GC 1059 Allan C. Balch Papers, 1920‑1942

.4 linear ft (Boxes: 1 letter)

Correspondence, clippings, and photographs pertaining to Allan C. Balch. There are two files of correspondence. One pertains to Gaston Brooke, 1929‑38, in which Balch and Brooke discuss Balch's Rolls Royce being stored in France. The other file of correspondence is with art dealers, 1920‑31, most of whom attempted to sell artwork to Balch. The following material is also included with Balch's papers: photographic views of El Solyo Ranch, Vernalis, California; a notebook with descriptions, photos, floor plans, etc. of La Quinta Hotel in La Quinta, Calif.; and a reprint of "The Long Beach Earthquake" by W. M. Davis (1934).

GC 1060 Dwight Pierce (1881‑?) Papers, 1896‑1953

1 linear ft. (Boxes: 2 letter, 1 ov)

Entomologist who worked at the Los Angeles County Museum.

Photographs, postcards, and ephemera gathered while traveling; clippings; maps; and other materials that belonged to Pierce. Most of the photographs and clippings are glued to annotated notebook pages. Photographic and postcard views are of Mammoth Lakes, the Devil's Post Pile, Rainbow Falls, Bodie, and Redondo Beach in California; Colorado; Hawaii; the Philippines; and Luray caverns in Virginia. There is some correspondence and ephemera from the Pierces' trip to the orient, as well as photographs of shipboard activities and of China and Japan. Scrapbook pages hold clipping about Pierce and the L.A. County Museum.

GC 1061 Amelia Earhart (1897‑1937) Papers, 1853, 1928‑1947

.6 linear feet (Boxes: 3 legal, 1 ov).

American aviator.

Letters, flight logs, radiograms and clippings by and about Amelia Earhart (AE). There are two letters (ms) from AE to George Putnam, one about their upcoming marriage and the other expressing her belief that women must challenge themselves. Also in AE's hand is a will (1928) and two flight logs (1928, n.d.). A scrapbook contains photographic copies of sketches of AE, clippings, AE's handprints, and other related items. Several 1937 radiograms deal with the search for AE after her disappearance. A large portion of the collection consists of letters from AE's mother, Amy Otis Earhart, to Betty Bowers. An addendum to the collection contains information gathered after the Museum received the collection. There is correspondence regarding the plane Earhart used on her last flight, a script by Carol Sobieski entitled "AE," and four audio tapes of lectures about AE.

GC 1062 William Alanson Bryan Collection

(Boxes: 1 legal)

Director of the L.A. County Museum, 1921‑1929.

Correspondence, photographs, publications and personal memorabilia relating to Bryan, the LA County Museum, and the natural history of Hawaii.

GC 1063 Laura Burmeister Diaries, 1904‑1907

(Boxes: 1 letter; 8 volumes)

Eight diaries written while Burmeister was a resident of the Exposition Park area and a student at University of Southern California.

GC 1064 Sons of Veterans, U.S.A., California Division (Los Angeles) Records, 1885‑1901

.4 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 legal, 1 ov folder in Row 26-1-9)

Sons of Veterans (of the Civil War.) Minutes, correspondence, financial records, membership lists and membership rosters for the General Nathan Lyon Camp No. 1, Los Angeles, California.

GC 1065 Los Angeles Daily News Collection

(Boxes: 1 ov in legal)

Copies of letters, manuscripts, an autobiographical sketch by Manchester Boddy; photographs and negatives; publications by Manchester Boddy.

Citation on material: Robert M. Boddy Collection, Fort Bragg, California/Alan Hensher accessions.

GC 1066ov Produce Label Collection, ca. late 1920s and early 1930s

(Boxes: 1 ov )

Produce labels, alphabetical by brand name, probably from the 1920s and 1930s.

GC 1067 Philippines Veterans Claims Collection

.4 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 legal; 3 bound volumes)

Photocopies from the originals in the private collection of Philippine Ambassador Eduardo Quintero. Quintero served on several commissions on veterans affairs from 1953 to his retirement in the late 1960s.

Material pertains to World War II claims of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Filipino veterans against the Government of the United States.

Volume 1: Letters and reports, 1942‑1953. 378 pages.

Volume 2: "Summary Report of the Philippine Conference Joint RP‑US Veterans Commission" Malacanang Park, July 1966. 235 pages.

Volume 3: "Summary Report of the Meetings of the Joint RP‑US Negotiating Panels RP‑US Veterans Commission" Quezon City, December 1966. 171 pages.

Ambassador Quintero made these photocopies for Don Chaput (History Division, L.A. County Museum of Natural History).

GC 1068 Home Front Collection

(Boxes: 2 legal)

Photographs, articles, ephemera, etc. pertaining to WWI activities on the home front (e.g., Red Cross, food, etc.)

GC 1069 Western Museums League Collection

(Boxes: 1 legal)

Papers, 1957–1968.

GC 1070 War History Committee of California Records, 1920‑1921

1.7 linear ft. (Boxes: legal)

This collection consists of completed survey forms that the War History Committee sent to veterans of World War I. The forms included the following information: name; place and date of birth; date respondents entered the service and date of discharge; name or number of army or naval unit; place of service (U.S. or abroad); name of local exemption board; present occupation and address. Some of the responses include photographs.

Arranged alphabetically by last name of respondent.

GC 1071 Frank A. Buell (1886‑1919) Collection, 1905‑1919

.4 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 letter, 2 mc in sect. 17)

Major Frank A. Buell, Coast Artillery Corps., U.S. Army, was a graduate of the Fort Sill School of Fire for Field Artillery and the General Staff College in France. He died in France from bronchial pneumonia on February 4, 1919.

Diary (Omaha, 1914), account book (1905‑07), calling cards, photographs, military records, and WWI maps. Diary records weather and daily activities, including trips to Sioux City and Des Moines, times when Buell woke in the morning, went to work, returned home, and went to sleep. Also refers to his physical ailments as well of those of his wife, Elmira, who, he reports, gave birth to a son in March, 1914.

GC 1072ov Henning/Sweeney Collection

(1 ov box)

Photos, correspondence, pamphlets relating to the Sweeney banjo and banjos in general.

GC 1073 Southern California Historical Societies Collection

(Boxes: 1 legal)

Ruth Mahood's correspondence (History Division staff, Natural History Museum) with various historical societies.

GC 1074 Official Bulletin Collection, 1917-1919

(Boxes: 4 legal)

Government periodical.

GC 1075 University of Southern California Correspondence Course in Real Estate, Course Material, 1927‑1928

.4 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 letter)

Printed lessons and Cecil W. Owen's work on lessons 1‑24.

GC 1076 Fred Armstrong Papers, 1917‑1919

.4 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 letter housed in legal shelf, 1 ov folder in Row 26-1-9)

Postcards, telegrams and other personal correspondence from U.S. Army Sgt. Fred Armstrong to his family in Pomona, California during WWI. Most of the letters are from France and Germany. There are also a few personal photos.

Arranged chronologically.

GC 1077 History of the National Guard Collection

(Boxes: 2 legal)

Clippings, historical accounts, and a few photographs on the history of the California National Guard. Compilation by the California Historical Society, 1959-1960, includes 19th century data by county.

GC 1078 Barbara Klein for Los Angeles City Council, Records, 1974‑1979

5 linear ft. (Boxes: 9 legal; 4 letter)

Correspondence, clippings, topical files, and government publications pertaining to, or collected by the staff of, Barbara Klein's 1979 election campaign.

GC 1079 Arthur C. Goebel Papers

(Boxes: 21 legal, 8 ov, 4 mc in sect. 17)

Letters, pamphlets, clippings, log books, maps and other printed materials relating to pioneer aviator Arthur C. Goebel.

GC 1080 Maximillian N. Lando Estate Collection

(Boxes: 2 legal)

Copies of legal papers relating to the contested estate of Maximillian Lando, who left much of his estate to the "good people of Los Angeles." Dates covered are ca. 1966‑1972, with one document from 1911.

GC 1081 Louie D. Lovejoy (1890‑ ) Scrapbook, 1917‑1919

(Boxes: 1 legal)

Photographs, postcards, momentos.

Lovejoy, from Needles, California, served in Company F., 160th Infantry, from 1917 to 1919, chronicling his tour through Europe.

GC 1082 Theodore Roosevelt Camp #9 Collection

(Boxes: 3 legal, 1 ov in Row 26-1-9)

Spanish-American War material gathered from various states by the T.R. Camp #9. Materials used and mementoes of the War, the Philippines Insurrection and the Boxer Rebellion.

(P-19)

GC 1083 Works Progress Administration (WPA) Historical Records Survey Collection

(Boxes: 67 legal, 46 record storage)

Working papers, some arrangement by county.

[Unprocessed]

GC 1084 World War I Manuscript Collection

(Boxes: 24 legal)

Documents, pamphlets, correspondence.

[In process]

GC 1085 Civil War Manuscript Collection

(Boxes: 1 legal, 1 letter housed in legal)

Primarily contemporary ephemera.

[In process]

See also (P-117), Civil War Exhibit Collection

GC 1086ov Movie Music Collection

(Boxes: 2 ov)

Sheet music arranged alphabetically by title of song.

GC 1087 World War II Manuscript Collection

(Boxes: 2 legal, 1 flat, 2 mc in sect. 17)

Booklets, serial publications, maps and other ephemera.

GC 1088 Military Manuscript Collection

(Boxes: 2 legal)

Publications and ephemera.

[In process]

GC 1089 Aviation Collection

(Boxes: 24 legal; ½ legal; 1 ov in Row 26-4-4)

Publications, clippings, brochures, and ephemera.

See also GC 1024, Timetable Collection.

GC 1097 Tech (General) Manuscript Collection

(Boxes: 4 letter, record storage)

[In process]

GC 1098 Golden Gurley Upham Collection

(Boxes: 4 legal; 3 mc in sect. 17)

Upham graduated in 1918 from the State Normal School in Los Angeles to become an elementary school teacher.

Family papers, ephemera, booklets, children’s books, sheet music, teaching certificates, Chinese language materials. ca. 1800–1962

GC 1099 Rubin Philatelic Collection

(Boxes: 1 legal)

Includes revenue stamps, letters, bills, a Sears, Roebuck letterhead, and a passport. 1779–1900.

GC 1100 Behrendt Christmas Card Collection

(Boxes: 2 legal)

GC 1101 Thomas E. New (b. 1886) Papers, 1901‑1963 (Bulk: 1937‑1942)

1.7 linear ft. (Boxes: 4 legal)

New was involved in mining and radio and scientific instrument design and construction.

Correspondence, financial records, manuscripts, printed material, and photographs. Correspondence is between New and his family (his wife Minnie, daughter Vinita, and son Billy), friends and business associates. New's outgoing letters are carbon copies of the originals. Subjects discussed in the letters include family matters, such as the difficulties stemming from the long term separation of Thomas New, living in Arizona, from his family, living in California. Also disciplinary problems with his son and the pull between job and school for his daughter. New also discusses his need to earn money and some of his pursuits toward that end including mining, developing "treasure finding" instruments, and writing a manuscript called "The Treasure Hunter's Manual." Most of the manuscripts are New's writing on various scientific topics and inventions.

GC 1102 Alfred R. Waud Collection

.4 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 legal, 1ov)

Photographs transferred to (P‑27).

Sketches, correspondence, photographs, tintypes, and ambrotypes pertaining to Alfred R. Waud, a Civil War illustrator, and his family.

GC 1103 Charles A. Moreno Collection

(Boxes: 1 legal)

Advertising ephemera, including calendar, menu, packaging wrappers, Clifton’s Cafeteria booklets, and three lantern slides used as letter announcements during silent film showings (topics include English Channel swimmer Gertrude Ederle and actress Dorothy Phillips). Also photographs, including unidentified studio portraits and other photographs.

GC 1104 August Berg Military Papers

(Boxes: ½ letter)

Spanish American War, veterans affairs of August Berg, includes photographs.

GC 1105 Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo Collection

(Boxes: 3 legal)

Collection comprises of photocopies only.

GC 1106ov Joseph Trevitt Hudson Estate Records

(Boxes: 1 ov)

English court papers relating to the settlement of the estate of Joseph Trevitt Hudson, 1874‑79, with one document from 1865. Papers include various petitions filed in court, letters, legal documents and assorted papers—all involving the settlement of the estate.

GC 1107ov George Steckel Photograph Order Book Collection

(Boxes: 2 ov)

1 order book, 1899-1900; 1903-1904.

Photographer’s order book for negatives 2107-24700 (November 27, 1900-February 25, 1903. See also (P-50), Steckel.

GC 1108 Animation Collection

(Boxes: 1 legal; 2 letter; 6 flat; 1 record storage; 1 bundle; ov folders)
This is an artificial collection of items pertaining to the history animation and cartoons. There are background scenes; cels, sequential drawings; several scripts with the scenes and corresponding dialogue; and photographs including a sequential set labeled “Bray, 1911.” There is an emphasis in the collection of the early animation work of Walter Lantz; other noteworthy items include the work of Leon Schlesinger Productions (pre-Warner Bros.) and Fleischer Studios. There are two later cartoon examples: an Al Capp comic strip engraving plate (1988) and a Hanna-Barbera Productions storyboard (1992). 1911 – 1992, undated; (bulk is before 1935).

GC 1109ov David M. Hughes Diary, 1938‑1939

(Boxes: 1 ov)

Diary kept by David M. Hughes on board the S.S. Tolten while touring the South Pacific. Contains typed notes, b/w photos and maps. The diary spans from Sept. 29, 1938 through Jan. 6, 1939.

GC 1110 Hugo Reid Collection

(Boxes: ½ legal)

Correspondence, signed Hugo Ried [sic], P. Hugo Ried [sic].

GC 1111ov Provincias Internals Collection

(Boxes: 3 ov)

GC 1112 U.S. Depression Scrip Collection, 1932‑1933

(Boxes: 1 letter)

Various types of scrip issued by private organizations during the depression. Alphabetical by state.

GC 1113 Helms Autograph Collection

(Boxes: ½ legal, 12ov, 4 x 6 box in ov)

Presidential medals and signatures. Also letters and other documents written or signed by well‑known people.

GC 1114 Talley Presidential Autograph Collection, 1792‑1975

.4 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 legal)

Presidential letters and documents, Washington to Ford.

GC 1115 Warren C. Shearman City Views Collection

(Boxes: 2 letter, ov, mc 18-19, 27)

Primarily European cities from 16th and 17th centuries. Also two notebooks "Pictorial Americana, 1492‑1822, An Exhibition"

GC 1116 Soldiers' and Sailors' Replacement Bureau Records

(Boxes: 16 legal)

Administrative papers, forms and correspondence; registrant lists; roster of ex-servicemen, primarily for Los Angeles; Official U.S. Bulletin. 1918-1920.

GC 1117ov Nineteenth Century European Urban Scenes

(Boxes: 1 ov housed with GC 1118ov)

GC 1118ov Diego Rivera Prints

(Boxes: 1 ov housed with GC 1117ov)

GC 1119ov French Military Scenes

(Boxes: 1 ov)

Illustrations from the Pictorial Press, Franco‑Prussian War and World War I.

GC 1120ov Portrait Print Collection

(Boxes: legal, 1 ov, 4 ov folders)

Artificial collection of assorted prints. Organized alphabetically by last name.

GC 1121 Mount Lowe Collection

(Boxes: 1 letter, 2 ov)

Mount Lowe news publications and other ephemera.

GC 1122 California Place Names Collection

(Boxes: 55 letter)

Index card research files.

GC 1123ov Antelope Valley, Lancaster, Kern County Scrapbook, 1880‑1892. (Bulk: 1889‑1892)

(Boxes: 1 scrapbook in ov)

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings concerning a variety of topics in the history of these regions.

GC 1124 Stephen Mallory White Scrapbooks, 1894‑1900

(Boxes: 9 volumes in 2 legal and 1 ov)

San Francisco‑born lawyer who practiced in Los Angeles, where he also became prominent in Democratic Party politics. He served in the U.S. Senate (1893‑99), where he championed the creation of a harbor for Los Angeles at San Pedro.

These scrapbooks contain correspondence, pamphlets, clippings, speeches, invitations, and other material relating to White's political career, particularly during his term as U.S. Senator. The bulk of the material concerns his involvement in the "Free Harbor controversy." Also contains materials on his involvement in the Democratic Party and the U.S. presidential election of 1896. Correspondents include William Jennings Bryan and Leland Stanford.

See also GC 1205ov, Stephen M. White Ledger, 1892-1899.

GC 1124-A Hortense Sacriste White Letters, 1874‑1935 (Bulk: 1877‑1882)

(Boxes: ½ letter)

Collection of letters written to Hortense Sacriste, later Hortense Sacriste White. Many of the letters are from male admirers before she married. Writers include George H. Bonebrake, James C. Kays, Reginaldo F. del Valle, James W. Dunn, John A. Fanning, Maurice O'Brian, and R. M. Pogson. There are also letters of condolence after the deaths of Hortense S. White's husband Stephen M. White (1901) and mother (1935). One folder contains financial records.

GC 1125ov Florence Hotel Register, 1889‑1927

(Boxes: 1 ov)

San Diego. Spine and pages read W. Bowers, Proprietor. One page, dated 1927, has Florence Hotel crossed out and Broadway Hotel written in its place.

GC 1126ov "Memories: Will Rogers" Scrapbook, 1879‑1935

(Boxes: 1 ov)

Newspaper and magazine clippings relating to Rogers' career and death, and to the numerous tributes and memorials to him after his death. All the clippings appear to have been collected at the time of his death in 1935 and in the years immediately following.

Bound in leather with tooled portrait of Rogers on cover.

GC 1127 Joseph Pomeroy Widney Scrapbooks, 1870‑1890

(Boxes: ½ legal; 1 ov; 1 scrapbook in ov)

Widney was Los Angeles’ first health officer; he joined his brother (Judge Robert M. Widney) in founding the University of Southern California, and he became USC's second president. He also worked to develop San Pedro as the city's harbor, and served as President of the Los Angeles Board of Education and of the Los Angeles County Medical Association.

Scrapbooks contain correspondence and clippings, including many speeches made by Widney, on a variety of topics. Includes material pertaining to proposals to divide California into two states, Wilmington/San Pedro harbor improvements, education (including a proposal of a State university at Elysian Park), medicine and climate in California, and transportation development in Southern California. Correspondents include Leland Stanford.

GC 1128ov Story of the War of 1898 Scrapbook

(Boxes: 1 scrapbook in ov)

Photo clippings of the Spanish American War.

Cover includes pasted label citing 30th U.S. Volunteer Infantry Association of Los Angeles.

GC 1129 State Council of Defense, Women's Committee Records

(Boxes: 18 legal)

Ledger; activity book, June 1917 to January 1919; checkbook, 1919; cancelled checks.

GC 1130 War History Committee Records

(Boxes: 25 letter, legal)

Los Angeles area. WW I information. Lists of local induction boards, correspondence of the committee, and biographies and photos of veterans of the war, including those who died while in service.

GC 1131 Photographers' Catalogs

(Boxes: 2 legal)

Vroman, Greene, Maude original catalogs.

GC 1132 Leah Hellman Meyberg Scrapbook, ca. 1885‑1901

(Boxes: 1 volume in letter)

Letters, notes, photographs, dance cards, and other memorabilia pertaining to Leah Hellman, including her marriage to Eugene V. Meyberg. Several items tell of events sponsored by the Concordia Club.

GC 1133 American Revolution Bicentennial Collection

(Boxes: 1 legal)

Newsletters; agendas and news releases by the California Bicentennial Celebration Committee; magazines commemorating bicentennial. 1969.

GC 1134 "Four‑Minute Men" Records

(Boxes: 8 letter; 2 legal)

WWI Committee on Public Information, Division of Four‑Minute Men (a group of men organized to give four minute long speeches on various subjects related to war efforts on the home front).

GC 1135 Munroe McFarland Collection

(Boxes: 2 legal; 1 record storage)

Correspondence, photographs and other documents relating to the career of Munroe McFarland, United States Army, during the period 1884 to 1922.

GC 1136 Holdridge Ozro Collins (1844‑ ) Scrapbooks, 1857‑1924

.8 linear ft. (3 volumes in letter; 1 ov)

Los Angeles attorney who received an A.B. and A.M. at St. Louis University before studying law at Harvard University.

Four annotated scrapbooks (three are labeled: volume 1, 5 and 6) with indexes, containing clippings, letters, memorabilia, and some photographs pertaining to Collins, his lineage, and his career as an attorney. There is information about Collins' membership and participation in various patriotic societies including the Sons of the Revolution, the Society of Colonial Wars, and the Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors. There are also printed materials pertaining to the Harvard Club of Southern California. There is a biographical sketch of Collins (vol. 5, p. 167), and a 1906 photograph of him in his Los Angeles law office (vol. 5, p.78). The unnumbered volume (oversized) covers the period from ca. 1875‑ ca. 1918 and primarily contains political cartoons and cards from hotels across the country. There is also a printed portrait of Collins; Collins' report cards from St. Louis University, 1861‑65; a manuscript of "Bylaws of Company `E,' First Regiment Illinois State Guard" written by Collins when he was captain of the regiment; and a printed and holograph Illinois State Militia bill (1879) with a "memoranda concerning this document" in which Collins details the history of the proposed bill.

GC 1137 Political Materials Collection, ca. 1840‑present

12.1 linear feet (Boxes: 19 legal, 3 ov; mc in sect. 17)

An artificial collection of textual and nontextual materials. Textual holdings consist of election and general political ephemera: stickers, bumper stickers, campaign cards, handbills, leaflets, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, ballots, ticket stubs, electoral tickets and voting guides. There are materials, including programs, for presidential inaugurations. Other political materials consist of books including commemoratives, drafts of the Los Angeles City Charter; a 1927 supplement to the Political Code of California and national convention guides. Non-textual material includes posters, a few postcards, two sound recordings, buttons, ribbons and leather-bound and woven keepsakes.

GC 1138 1984 Olympics Materials Collection

(Boxes: 38 legal; 13 ov; 3 flat in legal)

Programs, guides, newspapers, stamps, coins, medals, flags, banners, posters, photos and slides.

Venue information including Exposition Park.

GC 1139ov Benjamin Cummings Truman (1835‑1916) Scrapbooks 1875‑1885

(Boxes: 5 ov)

Rhode Island born journalist who wrote for the New York Times and San Francisco Bulletin before becoming editor of the Los Angeles Evening Express and owner of the Los Angeles Star (1837‑77). He became a press agent for the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1879.

Four of the five scrapbooks (labeled "F," "G," "H," and "I") contain clippings about railroads in the United States. The clippings are from California papers (including the San Francisco Chronicle, the Stockton Independent, Oakland Evening Tribune, and the Los Angeles Journal), as well as papers in other states. The articles address many subjects pertaining to railroads, such as labor relations, questions of land ownership, legislation, and taxation. The Southern Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad Company are mentioned often. The fifth scrapbook, labeled "Fiction," contains short stories, most of which are undated and do not list an author.

GC 1140 Philatelic Collection

(Boxes: 8 legal, 1 record storage, 21 shoe boxes)

GC 1141 Numismatic Collection

(Boxes: 11 ½ width)

Arranged by state and country. Includes confederate money.

GC 1142 Jean Stinchfield Ambassador Hotel Publicity

(Boxes: 14 legal, 1ov)

Photographs, correspondence, press releases, clippings, and memorabilia collected by Jean Stinchfield, Publicity Director, Ambassador Hotel, ca. 1947‑1970.

GC 1143 Edward Curtis Manuscript: The North American Indian

9 linear feet (Boxes: 21 legal)

Curtis' original typewritten manuscript and research notes for his 20 volume The North American Indian, published roughly one volume annually between 1907 and 1930 in a numbered edition of 500. Manuscripts were most likely to be printer’s proofs. Included are vocabularies of various tribal languages. Box 21 contains transcripts of oral histories from members of various tribes.

GC 1144ov Book and Magazine Advertisement Collection

(Boxes: 1 ov folder; 4 mc in sect. 18)

GC 1145 L. A. County Incorporation Records

250 linear ft. (Boxes: 628 legal)

Articles of incorporation, arranged by incorporation number (roughly chronologically). Includes records for businesses, organizations and churches incorporated in Los Angeles County. 1854-1945, bulk is 1854-1938.

GC 1146 Theater Program Collection, ca. 1893‑1958

(Boxes: 37 legal)

Theater programs are arranged geographically: Los Angeles City; San Francisco; New York City; United States‑‑Individual States; United States—National; and World, other than United States.

See also GC 1258, San Francisco Theatres Scrapbook, 1886-1888.

GC 1147ov Early Mexican Imprint Collection

(Boxes: 1 ov)

Documents, bulk from 1836–1844 reflecting Los Angeles City history, Southern California history, Andres Pico, Manuel Micheltorena, and others.

GC 1148ov International Earth Ceremony Scrapbook

(Boxes: 1 ov)

One scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, letters and photographs pertaining to the International Earth Ceremony held at the Hollywood Bowl in August, 1950. For the ceremony, people brought soil from important music centers in 19 nations and combined the soil at the Hollywood Bowl.

GC 1149 Charles Louis Ducommun (1820?‑1896) Collection, 1839‑1977

2.8 linear feet (Boxes: letter, legal, ov; 4 mc in sect. 19; hardware catalogs have been relocated to Row 14).

Swiss born businessman who arrived in Los Angeles in 1849. He established a watch repair shop on Commercial Street which grew into a flourishing general merchandising store. Ducommun was a director of the Los Angeles Water Company, the Main and Agricultural Park Railway, the Pioneer Oil Company, and a founder of the Farmers and Merchants Bank.

Account books, ledgers, deeds, certificates of title, stock certificates, stock lists, photographs, and other material pertaining to the history of the Ducommun store. There are a few personal items from Ducommun and his family, including his passports, certificate of citizenship and photographs of family members. There are a few short histories of Charles Ducommun and the Ducommun business, including one written by Charles E. Ducommun. Some of the items are photoprints, rather than originals. Bulk dates 1852‑1906.

GC 1150ov Marion Davies (1897‑1961) Scrapbooks, 1925‑1928

2.5 linear feet (Boxes: 5 ov)

Motion picture actress.

Ten scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings about the following Davies films: Beverly of Graustark, Buddies, The Fair Co‑Ed, Lights of Broadway, Little Old New York, The Patsy, Quality Street, Tillie the Toiler, When Knighthood was in Flower, Yolanda, and Zander the Great.

GC 1151ov Emancipation Proclamation

Charles Maltby’s copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln.

GC 1152 Jackson A. Graves Collection

(Boxes: 2 items in 1 letter)

Certificate of commendation, done in calligraphy, to Graves from the L.A. Clearing House Association, presented when he resigned from the Clearing House Committee (1928). Also a L.A. Clearing House Certificate (1907).

GC 1153ov Berkeley Student Protest Collection, 1969‑1973

(Boxes: 1 ov; 1 mc in sect. 18)

Newspaper clippings, flyers and posters.

GC 1154ov Jacob E. Waldeck Theater Scrapbook, 1903‑1904

(Boxes: 1 ov)

Scrapbook contains clippings about manager Jacob E. Waldeck's, Casino Theater (334 S. Spring St., Los Angeles), and the performers who appeared there.

GC 1155ov Theater in Los Angeles Scrapbook, 1886‑1924

(Boxes: 1 bundle in ov)

Programs and some clippings from Los Angeles theaters. Bulk of the material is from 1886‑1890.

GC 1156 Tlaxcala Excise Tax Records, 1780 and 1804

(Boxes: 1 letter)

GC 1157 Index of American Design

(Boxes: 1 legal; 6 ov; 3 legal in Reading Room Row 13; slides binders in Reading Room Row 14)

Legal box contains Data Report Sheets.

WPA project of drawings of three-dimensional decorative arts from various American institutions. This collection reflects only the California portion.

GC 1158 Chadwick Autographs Collection

(Boxes: ½ legal)

Autographs and letters of American and other government officials, writers and actors. Manuscript of Heinrich Heine.

GC 1159 Abstracts of Title to Lands of Los Angeles County

(Boxes: ½ legal)

Rancho Los Feliz, Gallardo Grant San Gabriel, San Rafael, La Canada.

GC 1160 Abstracts of Title to Rancho Santa Anita

(Boxes: ½ legal)

GC 1161 Charles J. Wade Account Books, ca. 1872‑1909

(Boxes: 2 letter)

Primarily account books, most belonging to Charles J. Wade. Also an account book with the name Mary E. Howard written in, and a travel account from 1909 which records a trip beginning in L.A. and continuing to Europe.

GC 1162 U.S. California Boundary Field Books

(Boxes: 1 letter)

Records of meteorological and sextant observations and latitude by polaris and Zenith telescope. ca. 1860–1861.

GC 1163ov Pan American Exposition (Buffalo, NY, 1901) Scrapbooks

(Boxes: 1 ov)

Scrapbooks contain printed pictures and some ticket stubs and programs from the Exposition.

GC 1164 Alcalde/Los Angeles County Court Records, 1830‑1863

(Boxes: 8 letter; 18 bound volumes in L.C.)
Boxes 1-7 cover civil and criminal case files, 1850-1863, with one from 1882. Box 8 covers probate files from 1850-1860. No finding aid available.
Volumes 1-9 bound volumes cover 1830-1850 (volumes 1-7: criminal cases; volumes 8-9: civil cases). Partial index: 1830-1850 and Finding Aid is for the bound volumes.
Additional volumes, no finding aid available:
Minutes of Proceedings in the District Court 1850-51 (Spine: Los Angeles District Court, 1st Judicial Dist. Los Angeles County)
June 24, 1850 to Feb. 16, 1852 Minutes Court of Sessions Civil & Criminal Business No. 1 Los Angeles County
Record of the Board of Supervisors 1852-1855, Board of Supervisors No. 1 Los Angeles County.
Apr. 20, 1852 to Feb. 5, 1855 Minutes Court of Sessions County Business No. 2 Los Angeles County.
Apr. 6, 1852 to Feb. 5, 1856 Minutes Court of Sessions Criminal Business No. 2 Los Angeles County.
July 1, 1852 to Aug. 12, 1856 Minutes Probate Court No. 2 Los Angeles County.
Feb. 5, 1856 to July 23, 1859 Minutes Court of Sessions No. 3 Los Angeles County.
Aug. 5, 1859 to May 6, 1863 Court of Sessions Vol. 4 Special Term Los Angeles County.
Aug. 5, 1859 to Dec. 16, 1863 Minutes Court of Sessions No. 5 Los Angeles County.
[See also General Reference file in workroom for a copy of the L.A. Superior Court Records at the Huntington Library.] Pre-Superior Court case files, from 1850 through 1879, are held at The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

GC 1165 Street and Road Maps Collection

(Boxes: 22 legal; 7 flat; 1 ov folder in mc 17)

California cities and counties, United States, World.

See also GC 1310 General Map Collection and GC 1280 Special Maps Collection.

GC 1166ov Ancient Order of United Workmen Ledgers, 1883‑1899

(Boxes: 4ov)

Forest Lodge No. 124 General Ledger of Records and Minutes; 3 partly charred grocery store ledgers from Forest, California. Includes Financier’s Cash Book 1883-1889; Financier’s Cash Book 1883, 1889-1899; Ledger 1886-1891.

GC 1167 Armed Services Catalog of Medical Materials, 1949‑1952

(Boxes: 1 volume in letter)

GC 1168 Los Angeles County Poll Lists (1886-1889) and Index to 1880 Census

(Boxes: ov)

Los Angeles County list for year 1886. Los Angeles City list for year 1889; bulk are indexes dated 1880 for townships in Los Angeles County.

GC 1169 Los Angeles County Tax Collectors Office Records, 1888‑1938

(Boxes: 1 letter, 1 legal)

Los Angeles County and City tax receipts, forms, related documents, 1888-1938. Certificates of Redemption of Real Estate Purchased by the State [of California], 1888-1889.

GC 1170 Los Angeles Fire Department Collection, 1873‑1933

.6 linear feet (Boxes: ½ letter, 1 ov folder in Row 26-1-9)

Photographs transferred to collection (P‑79).

Annual Reports (1896‑1933), Constitution and Bylaws (1873), Rules and Regulations (1886‑1905), programs and tickets for banquets & balls, and other ephemera related to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

GC 1171ov Charles Owens Sketches

(Boxes: 1 ov)

Charles Owens was a Los Angeles Times illustrator. These sketches (some originals and others printed) are primarily of California scenes, including Boulder Dam, Yosemite, the Ventura Mission, Los Angeles High School on Fort Moore Hill, Giant Redwoods, and Exposition Park.

GC 1172ov Concordia Club Minutes of Meetings, 1891‑1918

(Boxes: 2 ov; one folder)

Manuscript minutes of the club, some typed sheets attached. Also bylaws of the Concordia Building Association of Los Angeles (1901) and minutes of the association (May 1 to November 19, 1901).

GC 1173 Gerard Barnes Collection

(Boxes: 1 ov, housed with legal)

Eight letters dated 1850 to 1868 from Thomas Loftin, Narcissa Harison, and James Lee to various family members. Most are from Thomas Loftin in El Dorado County to family members in Mississippi. An unrelated part of the collection consists of three 8-mm films: “The Louis-Walcott Fight,” “Donald’s Ice Capades,” and “Mickey in Eliza Crossing the Ice.”

GC 1174ov Appointments, Diplomas, and Certificates

(Boxes: 4 ov; 2 mc in sect. 18)

This collection is drawn from various sources.

GC 1175ov Prohibition Collection

(Boxes: 1 ov)

Typescripts, leaflets, newspapers, and clipsheets pertaining to prohibition.

See also GC 1137, Political Materials Collection.

GC 1176ov Edwin Deakin Mission Sketches

(Boxes: 3 ov)

Scrapbook of Deakin’s mission sketches; sketches of El Molino, a Spanish mill in Pasadena; magazine articles about Deakin.

GC 1177ov Los Angeles County Jail Registers, 1887‑1914

(Boxes: 5 volumes in ov)

Information in volumes includes names, offenses and booking dates.

GC 1178ov Max Meyberg/La Fiesta de Los Angeles Scrapbook, 1894‑1931

(Boxes: 1 ov)

Meyberg, a Los Angeles merchant, was credited with the idea of holding the annual celebration known as La Fiesta de Los Angeles.

Photographs (of La Fiesta and of Meyberg), clippings and programs related to La Fiesta de Los Angeles and Meyberg's involvement with it.

GC 1179ov Book of Drawings of Public School Children

(Boxes: 1 ov)

Pen and ink; charcoal.

Mostly 7th and 8th grades with schools including Breed Street, Harper, Spring Street, Sentous Street, Custer, and Ninth Street.

GC 1180ov Harold H. Griffen Collection of Political Cartoons

(Boxes: 2 ov)

Clippings including cartoons published in Harper’s Weekly.

GC 1181ov Carlos Nebel Lithographs

(Boxes: 1 ov)

Mostly color, taken from illustrations by Carlos Nebel, of views of Mexico.

GC 1182 Early Printing Examples Collection

(Boxes: 1 legal, 1 ov folder in Row 26-1-9)

World examples including Javanese, Sanskrit, German, Chinese and Japanese. 1263 to 19th century.

GC 1183 Miriam Spicer Papers

(Boxes: 2 legal, 1 ov folder in Row 26-1-9)

Letters, calling cards.

GC 1184 "America!" Scrapbook, 1918‑1927

(Boxes: 1 letter)

Pictures and articles about American troops fighting in WWI, especially American "Aces." Includes reports of men who died in service, a few photographs and two letters. The bulk of the material is from 1918, with a few items from later years.

GC 1185 American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) Collection, 1910‑1930

.6 linear feet (Boxes: ½ legal)

Photocopies and hand‑written notes collected by Donald Chaput, History Division, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, during the years 1984‑1988, as part of a biographical project related to Julius Kruttschnitt, Jr. Most of the materials are from the Tucson office of ASARCO, where Kruttschnitt was headquartered from 1912‑1930 (he was Manager, Southwest District for ASARCO).

Photocopying of this collection is prohibited.

GC 1186ov Earthquakes Scrapbook, 1925‑1927

(Boxes: 1 ov)

Newspaper clippings, from a clipping service, pertaining to earthquakes, primarily in the United States.

GC 1187ov Charlie Chaplin (1889‑1977) Scrapbook, 1931

(Boxes: 1 volume in ov; folders in mc 26)

Charles Spencer Chaplin was born in Paris in 1889. He became universally known as a comedic silent screen actor.

Scrapbook of clippings about Chaplin taken from papers in many countries. "Charles Chaplin Film Corporation" is stamped on the inside cover. Clippings are in several languages including French, English, Swedish and Italian.

(P-181)

GC 1188ov "Modern Mexico" Scrapbook, 1919‑1924

(Boxes: 1 ov)

Very fragile.

GC 1189ov Lee De Forest (1873‑1961) Scrapbook, 1919‑1924

(Boxes: 1 ov)

Fragile.

Iowa‑born inventor, received a B.S. and Ph.D. from Yale. Worked on apparatus for radio telegraphy. Invented the triode (1906), the prototype of all electronic amplifiers. Among his other inventions were sound film and colored television. Lived in Palo Alto from 1910‑1913 and moved back to California in 1930. Died in Hollywood in 1961. [Hart, Companion to California.]

One scrapbook of clippings, letters and photographs pertaining to De Forest and his inventions. There are articles by and about him. The bulk of the clippings are about his invention of sound film. There are also clippings and ephemera pertaining to Thomas A. Edison’s 75th birthday celebration (1924) and a letter from Edison to De Forest on the same subject.

GC 1190 Park Villa Tract Collection, 1887‑1964

.2 linear ft. (Boxes: 1 legal)

Deeds, indentures and other legal documents pertaining to personal property on the Park Villa tract in the city of Los Angeles. Also some documents relating to personal property in the Ellis Tract in the city of Los Angeles and the San Pasqual Tract in the county of Los Angeles.

GC 1191 Fred Gehring Letters, 1957‑1963

.2 linear feet (Boxes: ½ letter)

This material was transferred from the Fred Gehring Papers in the Natural History Museum's archives. There are three files of Assistant Director Gehring's correspondence pertaining to the William S. Hart County Park.

See also GC 1192, The William S. Hart County Park Research Files and GC 1012, The William S. Hart Papers.

GC 1192 William S. Hart County Park Research Files, ca. 1950's‑

(5.8+ linear feet, including 2 mc in sect. 18)

Photographs transferred to collection (P‑98).

When William S. Hart died in 1946, he left the bulk of his estate to the County of Los Angeles, stipulating that his house and ranch property were to be used as a museum and public park. The Parks and Recreation Department of Los Angeles County operates and maintains the grounds at Hart Park and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is responsible for the historical interpretation of Hart's home, its contents, and several other buildings.

Most of the collection consists of correspondence and clippings generated and collected by employees, mainly Lloyd Hiatt, of the Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation Department working at Hart Park during the 1950s‑1970s. The files contain information on the artifacts at Hart Park, especially guns and Indian textiles, as well as on many western artists, including Charles M. Russell, James Montgomery Flagg, and photographer David F. Barry. There are magazines and clippings about Hart and Hart Park. This collection continues to grow as the History Division staff of the Natural History Museum adds additional relevant material. Included, for example, is the "William S. Hart County Park Historical Background Study" by Abraham Hoffman, prepared in 1988 for the History Division.

See also GC 1012, The William S. Hart Papers, and GC 1191, The Fred Gehring Letters (pertaining to Hart Park).