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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
The irrigation laws of California. : Opinion as to the scope and effect of Judge Ross' decision in the Fallbrook case
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Rare Books
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Rare Books
1292
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Manuscripts
The collection, which contains 10,844 items, consists of correspondence, letter books, manuscripts, speeches, diaries, account books, published articles, legal papers, financial statements and business records. The 10,528 pieces of correspondence are chiefly addressed to James De Barth Shorb, James M. Tiernan and Maria de Jesus Wilson Shorb. The 17 letter books are related to the business and financial affairs of Shorb and Benjamin Davis Wilson. The 75 manuscripts consist of items chiefly written by Shorb and Wilson family members. The 224 items in the Business Papers include material related to Shorb's many companies including the San Gabriel Wine Company. The following subjects are covered in the Shorb collection: the Shorb, Wilson, and Patton families, David Jacks, Mariano Vallejo, Santa Catalina Island, the Mount Wilson Observatory, California government and politics, African Americans and the Chinese in California, agriculture, the citrus fruit industry, Indians of California, irrigation, lend tenure, mining, railroads, ranching, water rights, and the wine industry. The collection also documents the history and development of the following California cities: Alhambra, Elsinore, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Ramona, San Gabriel, San Marino, and Wilmington.
mssShorb papers
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Rare Books
16852
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Manuscripts
Consists of an carbon copy, typewritten judicial opinion by Judge James Wickersham of the Third Division of the U.S. District Court, Fairbanks, Alaska. The Plantiff, a proprietor of a Fairbanks hotel lost money to the defendant running a dice game and sought to reclaim his loses through the court, claiming non compos mentis due to inebriation. Also includes a one page typewritten biography by the Committee for the James Wickersham Centenary Commemorative Stamp, a commemorative envelope for the Wickersam Centennial addressed to Jane Igau of Juneau, and a photograph of James Wickersham used for the commemerative envelope.
mssHM 31522