Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
"California's Romantic Ranchos" manuscript
- Description
734-page typewritten manuscript of "California's Romantic Ranchos: The History, Stories and Legends of the Haciendas, with a Roll of the Rancheros, a Complete List of the Land Grants of California, and Biographies of Famous Personalities – Spanish, Mexican and American," written by Verne Dyson. With annotations in the handwriting of the author. The title page lists the contents of 13 chapters:
About this Book [an introduction by Dyson, 1962] I. Hispanic Feudalism in Old California II. The Origin of the Rancho System III. The Four Royal Ranchos IV. The Pueblo Land Grants V. The Mission Ranchos VI. The Island Ranchos VII. Old Ranchos Buried in Los Angeles VIII. Land Grants Made to Indians IX. Baja California Ranchos X. The Monstrous Land Frauds of Macnamara and Limantour [Fr. Eugene Macnamara (1814 – 1853) and Joseph Yves Limantour (1812 – 1885)] XI. A Roll of the Rancheros XII. Roster of the Ranchos: A list of the land grants of California made during the Spanish and Mexican eras, with the name (Spanish and English), location, area, the date of the grant, the names of the grantees and other owners, and the date the United States patent was issued. XIII. Little Stories of Rancho Days Index [listed here but not included in manuscript]
