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Evelyn L. V. Howell Collection

Manuscripts

Evelyn L. V. Howell Collection

Description: The collection consists primarily of legal documents pertaining to real estate transactions in and around San Jan Capistrano, Los Angeles, and San Diego in the late nineteenth century. The collection also includes records of land grants made by the U.S. government to individuals in the southern California area. Documents include grants, land patents, deeds, indentures, mortgages, leases, and a few court documents.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1831-1905
Call number: mssHM 72100-72174
Creator: Howell, Evelyn L. V(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Evelyn L. V. Howell, June 1940.
Find out more: View in the Library catalog(Opens in new tab); View in the Online Archive of California(Opens in new tab)

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