Manuscripts

Section II: COLUSA COUNTY - THOUSAND ACRE RANCH PAPERS

Description: Contains the working papers for the Thousand Acre Ranch in Colusa County, California, which was managed by his son Kenneth A. Keller until his death in 1951 and then by his son Kenneth A. Keller, Jr., thereafter. The ranch specialized in growing prunes and the collection also contains information about irrigation, flood control and rice production.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1827-1966.
Call number: mssKellerh
Creator: Keller, Henry Workman (1869-1958)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Estate of Mrs. Ruth Keller FitzGerald, October 22, 1981.

Thousand Acre Ranch - Colusa Production Credit Association

Manuscripts

The collection consists of the personal and business papers of Los Angeles businessman Henry Workman Keller (1869-1958) and is comprised of approximately 7985 pieces. Many of the papers are bound together in files so that one item may contain up to 500 or more letters.It includes papers related to land in California and Mexico, agriculture (including materials on the prune and rice industries, irrigation and flood control) in Colusa County, California, and mining (including copper, lead and zinc mines) in Mexico. There are also materials related to the citrus fruit industry, the Automobile Club of Southern California, and the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920). Correspondents represented in the collection include: Harry Chandler, John Page Crutcher, Edward Fletcher, Llewellyn A. Luce, John G. Mott, Epes Randolph, Ygnacio Sepúlveda, Henry H. Timken, and William L. Valentine. Businesses with which Henry Workman Keller (1869-1958) was association which are represented in the collection include: the San Isidro Ranch Company, the Thousand Acre Ranch Company, and the San Manuel Mines Company and its subsidiaries.

mssKellerh

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