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William G. Kerckhoff; a memorial
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Kerckhoff, William G
Manuscripts
The collection consists of the personal and business papers of Los Angeles businessman Henry Workman Keller (1869-1958) and is comprised of approximately 7985 pieces. Many of the papers are bound together in files so that one item may contain up to 500 or more letters.It includes papers related to land in California and Mexico, agriculture (including materials on the prune and rice industries, irrigation and flood control) in Colusa County, California, and mining (including copper, lead and zinc mines) in Mexico. There are also materials related to the citrus fruit industry, the Automobile Club of Southern California, and the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920). Correspondents represented in the collection include: Harry Chandler, John Page Crutcher, Edward Fletcher, Llewellyn A. Luce, John G. Mott, Epes Randolph, Ygnacio Sepúlveda, Henry H. Timken, and William L. Valentine. Businesses with which Henry Workman Keller (1869-1958) was association which are represented in the collection include: the San Isidro Ranch Company, the Thousand Acre Ranch Company, and the San Manuel Mines Company and its subsidiaries.
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J.J. Mellus letter to William G. Kerckhoff
Manuscripts
Enclosed in: letter from Pacific Light & Power Co. to Henry E. Huntington, 1903 September 7. Also: memo about Porter Land & Water Co.
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Henry E. Huntington letters to William G. Kerckhoff
Manuscripts
Enclosures: 1902 August 19 letter had copies of correspondence with Kern River Co. and Miller & Lux, 1902 July 30-31; 1904 July 18 letter had copy of letter from Pacific Light & Power Co. to Isaias W. Hellman. Also: letter from Pacific Light & Power Co. to Henry E. Huntington, 1902 August 5; letters from Kerckhoff to Huntington, 1902 September 12, 1903 February 18, June 12, 1904 July 8, September 22, 1905 February 6; copy of agreement between Pacific Light & Power Co. and Pacific Electric Railway Co., 1902 July 26; copy of letter from Pacific Light & Power Co. to Henry E. Huntington, 1904 July 23; copy of letter from Henry E. Huntington to W.S. Tevis, 1904 September 22. Subjects: Dolge Felt Company, San Fernando Ranch properties, Los Angeles Post Office site.
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William G. Kerckhoff letters to Henry E. Huntington
Manuscripts
Enclosure: 1902 November 13 letter had copy of letter from Pacific Light & Power Co. to Commercial & Financial Chronicle, 1902 November 13. Also: letter from George E. Gray to Kerckhoff, 1903 April 28; statement from Balance Sheet of Pacific Light & Power Co., 1903; letter from G. Wilson to Harold Wheeler, 1903 May 20; copy of Estimated Cost of Expenses of the Combined Plant of the Edison Electric Co. and Pacific Light & Power Co.; newspaper clipping re: Los Angeles water supply; copy of information on the Edison Electric Co. Subjects: San Gabriel Electric Co., Kern Power Co., Los Angeles Post Office, Porter Land & Water Co., Miller & Lux, Southern Pacific Co.
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Chase Nursery Company letter to William G. Kerckhoff
Manuscripts
Enclosed in: letter from Pacific Light & Power Co. to Henry E. Huntington, 1903 September 7.
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