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A biography of James M. Peebles
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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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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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Manuscripts
This typescript is a brief biography of James Madison Flake written by his son Joseph Marion Flake. It contains anecdotes from his life and describes his work for the Mormon Church while living in Snowflake, Arizona and on his mission to England and Scotland
mssHM 66580
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152736
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This typescript was written by the granddaughters of James Whittaker, Charlotte Chatterley Perkins Jones and Hattie Maria Thornton Snow. This biographical account discusses James' preparation for and emigration to Utah and his work in Cedar City. It also provides details about the lives of his four children, Ellen, James, Mary, and Sarah.
mssHM 66676