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Los Angeles: a succinct history of the city

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Description: This manuscript is a history of the city of Los Angeles, dating from the arrival of Spanish missionaries in the 18th century. Of the city's early history, Stephens writes, "For many years, Los Angeles was but an outpost of San Gabriel. Its population was gradually increased by the arrivals of newly discharged soldiers and their families." He tells the tale of the early privateer Joseph Chapman, whom he calls "The First Settler," and "The Great Flood" of 1825 which was followed by three years of "drouth." He speaks very highly of Hugo Reid. Most of the historical content is mentioned only briefly, with little to no detail. The final entries are dated mid-1885.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1885, October 20.
Call number: mssHM 19829
Creator: Stephens, Bascom A

The city of the saints, and the city of the angels, or a trip to San Bernardino and Los Angeles

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American solider Edward Otho Cresap Ord gives an account of his travels through California, to San Bernardino, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara in particular. He was under orders to "make sundry examinations and investigations" in that region. He arrived at Santa Barbara via the coasting steamer "Sea Bird," and makes much observation of the native people. Dated 1849, August.

mssHM 40683

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City Map of Los Angeles, Cal

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Old shelf number: eph J2d. For other maps by Whitlock which prominently feature the city's transportation system, see RB 477326, 477767, 492439, and 402169. Street car lines printed in blue. Cover for folded map contains description of points of interest. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Street Index MS note: Eph J2d. from Dawson's.

ephMPCALIF0068

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Los Angeles - History - 1781 - 1848

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7 items: 3-pp. copied from a magazine (?), "Where the padres erred," 5/31/1936 ; 4 sheets torn from Museum Alliance Quarterly, Summer 1967, "Tracking the founders of Los Angeles" ; tear sheets, Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, Spring 1973, "Los Angeles, California... the question of the city's original Spanish name"; map of "The Old Spanish and Mexican Ranchos," copied from Los Angeles - the epic of a city, 1974 ; LAT clip, 9/4/1975, "L.A.'s founders should be honored for what they were--a racial mix"; tear sheets, Westways, 7/1976, "The Founding forty-four" (on the founders of L.A.) ; LAT clip, 9/16/1983, "Mexico's day little noticed."

mssLAT

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Los Angeles Department of Health documents

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These items, which are copies of bulletins, reports, letters, statements and speeches, all deal with the merger of the Los Angeles city's Department of Health and Los Angeles County's Health Department. A majority of the items were written by C. Erwin Piper, Los Angeles City Administrative Officer. Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty is mentioned in some of the documents. Other participants include several physicians including Lewis T. Bullock, Lenor S. Goerke, and Lyndon S. Hollinger. There are also four newspaper clippings.

mssHM 74880-74893

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Los Angeles Plaza and Olvera Street

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Approx. 25 items: 8-pp. (stapled) on L.A. history which begins, "Our city's beginnings go back to 1769," which was the year explorer Portola and his expedition camped on the river very near present-day downtown ; newspapers and magazine article copies, brochures, maps and other ephemera ; original issue of Terra, Natural History Magazine of the West, Winter 1981, featuring article, "Los Angeles Plaza--living symbol of our past" (pp. 14) ; etc.

mssLAT

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George Cooper Pardee letter to "Miss Bovyer,"

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Letter sent by George Cooper Pardee while he was attending medical school in Leipzig, Germany, in 1882. Pardee writes of various friends from U.C. Berkeley, who he calls the "'79ers." He relates news of their various jobs, political positions, and experiences in Alaska, the Carolinas, Colombia, and elsewhere. Although he mentions most of his friends by last name only, there are references to John Hoffman Wheeler, Joe Scotchler, Morse, Kelsey, Cougdon, Rothchild, Dorn, Campbell , and Clowes, among others. Included with the letter is an autograph card by Pardee.

mssHM 27916

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