Perris District Defense Association and Val Verde Water Company papers, (bulk 1895-1902) | Collections | The Huntington

Perris District Defense Association and Val Verde Water Company papers, (bulk 1895-1902) | Collections | The Huntington

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Perris District Defense Association and Val Verde Water Company Papers
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The collection contains business correspondence, documents, and ephemera relating to the operation of the Perris District Defense Association, and a single document and multiple pieces of ephemera relating to the operation of the Val Verde Water Company. The materials are organized into two series 1. Perris District Defense Association material; and 2. Val Verde Water Company material. Within each series the materials are divided into sub-series of document type, and organized chronologically within these subseries. The one letter authored by the Val Verde water company to the Perris District Defense Association (HM 74201) is in the sub-series of letters pertaining to the Perris District Defense Association. The correspondence of the Perris District Defense Association (HM 74187-74204) consist primarily of letters relating to the legal strategy the association regarding their attempt to release District property holders from their financial obligations to the Perris Irrigation District. HM 74195, a letter soliciting contributions from property holders in the district, offers a good overview of the aims of the association. HM 74205 is the agreement between the association and an attorney working in the legal department of the Southern California Railroad Company, who assisted the law firm of Works & Lee in serving as legal advisors for the association. The minutes of the Perris District Defense Association, HM 74206, offers perhaps the most complete record in the collection of the association's activities. The materials of the Val Verde Water Co. are much more incomplete. The draft contract, HM 74207 outlines the company's intent to solicit subscriptions for the purpose of constructing a pumping station, and the two folders of ephemera provide a very partial sense of the company's quotidian expenses and activities. There are also nine volumes in the collection; arranged chronologically. They include cash books, ledgers, journals, stock ledger, transfer journal, record book, and a minutes book that includes meeting minutes and the by-laws of the Val Verde Water Co. The material found in Minutes Book (HM 74416) includes: receipts, invoices, reports, proxy notes, meeting minutes, insurance information, miscellaneous financial documents and one piece of correspondence all related to the Val Verde Water Co.
mssHM 74187-74207, mssHM 74412-74420
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Perris District Defense Association. Ephemera: reports and receipts. 52 items
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mssHM 74187-74207, mssHM 74412-74420
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Val Verde Water Co. Ephemera: Business documents. 53 items
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mssHM 74187-74207, mssHM 74412-74420
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Val Verde Water Co. Ephemera: Returned mail and change of address slips. 6 items
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mssHM 74187-74207, mssHM 74412-74420
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Los Angeles County Flood Control District papers
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Collection of correspondence and reports related to Frank E. Trask's work with water resource and flood control projects in Southern California from 1931 to 1936. Topics covered include the Los Angeles County Flood Control District's 1927-1931 comprehensive flood control plan, which included the creation of permanent flood channels, reservoirs, and debris basins throughout Los Angeles County; the construction of the Colorado River Aqueduct, which was funded by a $220,000,000 Metropolitan Water District of Southern California bond in 1931; and the funding for various flood control and water resource projects in Southern California from the Fulmer Act (of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration) and the Clarke-McNary Fund. In addition to Trask, notable correspondents include C.H. Howell (Chief Engineer for the Los Angeles County Flood Control District), Senator Hiram Johnson, Senator William G. McAdoo, John Anson Ford, and George Harris Collingwood (American Forestry Association). Also includes correspondence relating to the Municipal League of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, the National Recovery Administration, the Santa Monica Mountains Fire Prevention Association, the Venice Flood Relief Association, the American Forestry Association, and the National Rivers and Harbors Congress.
mssHM 73000-73025
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Alamitos Land Company Papers
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The Alamitos Land Company papers are organized into four series: Administrative; Commercial Properties; Oversize, and Map series. Administrative Series contains records relating to various facilitative operations within the Alamitos Land Company, including, but not limit to, account books, annual reports, appraisals, articles of incorporation, audits, balance sheets, bylaws, correspondence, financial records, financial statements, inventories, ledgers, legal documents, minutes, stock certificates, and titles (property rights). This series is organized alphabetically. A small number of oversize administrative records are stored under the Oversize Series. Commercial Properties Series include a wide-ranging type of records relating to the company's commercial and industrial portfolio. As per the original order, records are grouped under the headings of their respective commercial properties or projects, which include, but not limit to, Alamitos Beach Townsites, Alamitos Tract, Bixby Center, Bixby Ridge, Brawley Beef Packing Plant, Brawley Steam Wells, Firebaugh, Geothermal, Hathaway Apartments, Hathaway Business Park, The Knolls, Long Beach Tidelands, Luckey Ranch, Palo Verde and Spring Retail, Paramount Business Park, Recreation Park, Reservoir Hill, Rosemead Flair Business Park, Signal Hill East Unit, Tract 10548, U.S. Navy Depot, and the Willows Office Building. All commercial properties and projects were located within the State of California. This series is organized alphabetically. Types of records within the Commercial Properties Series include, but not limited to, agendas, agreements, annual reports, appraisals, correspondence, deeds, environmental impact statements, escrows, feasibility studies, financial records, insurance records, invoices, judicial records, land surveys, land valuations, leases, legal documents, maps, memorandums, newspaper clippings, notes, photos, plans (orthographic projections), proposals, receipts, reports, specifications, tax records, and technical reports. Oversize Series includes oversize records and objects from both Administrative Series and Commercial Properties Series. They are appraisals, banners, bookkeeping records, company seals, correspondence, ledgers, minutes, photos, plaques, and stock certificates. This Series is organized Alphabetically and by dates. Map Series contains oversize maps, circa 1885 to 1976. Most maps are related to properties and land owned by the Alamitos Land Company. The Map series is further categorized geographically into four sub-categories: Alamitos Tract, Tideland Survey, Farm Properties, and Other.