Manuscripts
California historical documents collection
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1845-1912
Manuscripts
A collection of 162 items which consists of letters and documents in both English and Spanish by early Californians relating to politics and government, business, and mission affairs (particularly Mission Santa Cruz). While the bulk of the collection falls between the years 1830 to 1852, there are papers concerning the life and times of Abel Stearns, the activities of John Rowland in New Mexico and California (1835-1865), the agitation of Alta Californians demanding self-government, the Mexican War, and the events leading to California statehood. Included are final drafts of certain articles of the 1849 California Constitution and indexes and lists of civil and criminal cases in the courts of Los Angeles for the years 1830 to 1850. Persons represented in the collection include: Juan Bandini, Još Castro, ̕Po Pico, Hugo Reid, John Rowland, Pablo Vicente de Sòl, and Abel Stearns.
mssHM 40401-40555
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1812-1844
Manuscripts
A collection of 162 items which consists of letters and documents in both English and Spanish by early Californians relating to politics and government, business, and mission affairs (particularly Mission Santa Cruz). While the bulk of the collection falls between the years 1830 to 1852, there are papers concerning the life and times of Abel Stearns, the activities of John Rowland in New Mexico and California (1835-1865), the agitation of Alta Californians demanding self-government, the Mexican War, and the events leading to California statehood. Included are final drafts of certain articles of the 1849 California Constitution and indexes and lists of civil and criminal cases in the courts of Los Angeles for the years 1830 to 1850. Persons represented in the collection include: Juan Bandini, Još Castro, ̕Po Pico, Hugo Reid, John Rowland, Pablo Vicente de Sòl, and Abel Stearns.
mssHM 40401-40555
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Proclamation
Manuscripts
A collection of 162 items which consists of letters and documents in both English and Spanish by early Californians relating to politics and government, business, and mission affairs (particularly Mission Santa Cruz). While the bulk of the collection falls between the years 1830 to 1852, there are papers concerning the life and times of Abel Stearns, the activities of John Rowland in New Mexico and California (1835-1865), the agitation of Alta Californians demanding self-government, the Mexican War, and the events leading to California statehood. Included are final drafts of certain articles of the 1849 California Constitution and indexes and lists of civil and criminal cases in the courts of Los Angeles for the years 1830 to 1850. Persons represented in the collection include: Juan Bandini, Još Castro, ̕Po Pico, Hugo Reid, John Rowland, Pablo Vicente de Sòl, and Abel Stearns.
HM 40475
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Estate documents
Manuscripts
Professional and personal papers of Abel Stearns, including corresondence, business records, legal documents, and other manuscripts. The materials in the collection deal with life in California during the Mexican and early statehood periods, including the cattle industry, ranching, real estate, political and social life, and the gold discoveries in Southern California in 1842.
mssStearns
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Agreement between Abel Stearns and Alpheus B. Thompson relating to sea-otter hunting
Manuscripts
Signed agreement between Abel Stearns and Alpheus B. Thompson pertaining to sea-otter hunting rights in California. Per the agreement, Stearns agrees to furnish a Mexican license to collect sea-otters along the California coast and islands and provide a vessel under the Mexican flag. The agreement also stipulates percentages of the otter collection to be given to Thompson, Stearns, the Mexican government, and the otter hunters. A facsimile copy is also available.
mssHM 73671
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Historical Society of Southern California Collection - Scenes in Southern California
Visual Materials
The album is a published collection of souvenir views of Los Angeles, California, and vicinity. Included are views of Figueroa Street; Hollenbeck Home; Adams Street; West Lake Park; Palm Drive; Plaza Church; Broadway and the "old" City Hall; the "old" Court house; Chester Place; a panorama of central Los Angeles; San Gabriel Mission; Marengo Avenue in Pasadena; the Raymond Hotel; the Mount Lowe cable incline railway; the home of Ramona (Rancho Camulos in Ventura County); Avalon harbor and Santa Catalina Island; the Potter Hotel in Santa Barbara; the Santa Barbara Mission; Redlands; the Hotel Coronado in San Diego; and Magnolia Avenue in Riverside.
photCL 400 volume 26