Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
This diary is Father Palóu's description of the establishment of a mission at San Francisco Bay, and the exploration of the surrounding area. The diary also claims to contain the first authenticated account of the arrival of a sailing vessel to the Bay. Translated to English by Frank de Thoma in 1899.
mssHM 290
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Ledger is printed on each page: "State of Wisconsin in account with James Ross."
mssUSDept
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Register of activities of the San Isidro Ranch Company in Baja, Mexico. Each act recorded in the ledger bears a notarial stamp and seems to be copies prepared for the company.
mssHM 84073
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A ledger recording commercial licenses issued by the County of Los Angeles between 1852 and 1855. The licenses are for selling general merchandise; operating a restaurant; selling wine and liquor; and being a foot peddler. For each license granted, the ledger records the date of transaction, period of the license (mostly only good 3-6 months), person to whom it was granted, and fee paid to the County. Only 25 pages of the ledger are used, but they record about 400 transactions and seem to be a complete record of the period May 1852 to May 1855.
mssHM 83162
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This manuscript is an alphabetical list of British and American citizens who lived in Alta California prior to 1840, including their place of residence, profession, and the date of their arrival. Dated 1856, July. Also includes facsimile.
mssHM 19961