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Documents concerning land dealing in northern California
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Agreement between John A. Sutter of Sutter County, California and Lewis Sanders and William Muldrow
Manuscripts
Articles of agreement between John A. Sutter of Sutter County, California and Lewis Sanders and William Muldrow of the County of Sacramento regarding Hock Farm and other land holdings belonging to Sutter.
mssHM 43207
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History and development of irrigation in northern California with special reference to Glenn County
Manuscripts
Economics term paper by Josephine Reager tracing the history of irrigation in the Sacramento Valley area from approximately 1850 to 1931. Includes chapters on the history of land development, early irrigation districts and companies, irrigation legislation, current (1931) irrigation districts, and the potential future outcomes of irrigation policies. Includes colored map of irrigation districts in Glenn and Colusa counties, a map of the Orland Project, a graph of reclamation development in the Sacramento Valley, and a summary of assessments levied in Glenn-Colusa, Jacinto, Provident, and Princeton-Codora-Glenn irrigation districts.
mssHM 74114
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California Land Subdivisions
Manuscripts
The alphabetically-arranged collection is arranged in the following manner: Arizona Mines, California Mines, California Land Subdivisions, Canada and Mexico Mines, and Montana, Nevada, and New Mexico Mines; Miscellaneous Mining Charts, Surveys, and Engineering Drawings; Personal Photographs; and Ephemera. Within each box, the folders are arranged alphabetically by county (or by neighborhood/area in the case of the California Land Subdivision folders). Individual mining companies, mining claims, subdivisions, and neighborhoods are listed on the folders but are not listed in finding aid unless there are multiple folders for a specific county. Several folders contain state maps or miscellaneous surveys and engineering drawings that are not particular to specific counties; these folders are labeled by state and are placed after the specific county folders.
mssDuling
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Los Angeles Department of Health documents
Manuscripts
These items, which are copies of bulletins, reports, letters, statements and speeches, all deal with the merger of the Los Angeles city's Department of Health and Los Angeles County's Health Department. A majority of the items were written by C. Erwin Piper, Los Angeles City Administrative Officer. Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty is mentioned in some of the documents. Other participants include several physicians including Lewis T. Bullock, Lenor S. Goerke, and Lyndon S. Hollinger. There are also four newspaper clippings.
mssHM 74880-74893
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California Land Subdivisions (Los Angeles County)
Manuscripts
The alphabetically-arranged collection is arranged in the following manner: Arizona Mines, California Mines, California Land Subdivisions, Canada and Mexico Mines, and Montana, Nevada, and New Mexico Mines; Miscellaneous Mining Charts, Surveys, and Engineering Drawings; Personal Photographs; and Ephemera. Within each box, the folders are arranged alphabetically by county (or by neighborhood/area in the case of the California Land Subdivision folders). Individual mining companies, mining claims, subdivisions, and neighborhoods are listed on the folders but are not listed in finding aid unless there are multiple folders for a specific county. Several folders contain state maps or miscellaneous surveys and engineering drawings that are not particular to specific counties; these folders are labeled by state and are placed after the specific county folders.
mssDuling
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Material regarding the Valle family and Rancho Camulos, Ventura County, California
Manuscripts
The group of items consists of claims, certificates of redemption, deeds, promises to pay, and letters all related to the Valle family, Rancho Camulos, and other land they owned in Ventura, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties. Valle family members represented in the collection are Reginaldo Francisco Del Valle, Ysabel Del Valle, Ulpiano Del Valle, Ygnacio Del Valle, and Josefa Del Valle de Forster. Also included are two wine labels from the family's winery.
mssHM 68343-68349