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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Dan De Quille of the Big Bonanza
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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 consists of materials related to railroads built in Nevada and eastern California in connection with the Comstock Lode in Virginia City, Nevada, and other mining booms in Nevada and California (mainly in the period from 1870-1890). Subjects in the collection include not only the railroad and mining industries but also the lumber industry.
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Manuscripts
Boxes 1-9 consist of alphabetical files relating to Dan Murphy Company's real estate holdings and other investments. These files consist of business and financial records including appraisals, lease agreements, social security reports, correspondence, memorandums, and tax returns. There are also items related to the company's exploratory well project in Jackson County, Oklahoma in the 1950s and 1960s. Boxes 10-13 consist of tax bills, federal and state income tax returns relating to the Dan Murphy Company from 1940-1969. Also in Box 13 (3) are minutes from the Directors Meetings from 1945-1969. Boxes 14-17 consist of five cash books, two journals relating to securities, stock certificates, one stock ledger, and four minute books. Boxes 18-21 consist of mining claims. Murphy was the president of Ivanpah Copper Company, which was originally Cocopah Mining Company, located in San Bernardino County, California. These mining records include cash books, ledgers, a minute book, and miscellaneous legal documents. Boxes 22-24 consist of former Daniel Murphy Foundation holdings, which include the Bay Shore Land Company, Brea Canyon Oil Company, CalMat Company, and Portland Cement Company. These business records include financial documents, correspondence, ephemera, and legal documents. There are four oversize general ledgers from 1922-1969 housed at the end of the collection. Cataloger's Notes: The original order of the collection has mostly been retained including folder titles. Due to the amount of material in some folders, they had to be separated. The letters "a" and "b" were designated for folders that were divided.
mssMurphy
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Manuscripts
This collection consists of business records pertaining to the Dan Murphy Company and the Dan Murphy Foundation from 1876-2005.
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