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Vermejo Club - notification letters

Description

Approx. 90 items: letters to Club members, over H.E. Downing's signature, explaining the Club's "crushing load of indebtedness" and notifying them that Vermejo Ranch had been acquired by Southwest Land Co.--there are copies of page 1 of these letters addressed to individually addressed to Club members ; letters from Club members responding to the information in the notification letter. Most of the responses are businesslike and subdued but at least one, from William May Garland (L.A. realtor), dated 7/8/1939, is quite bitter. He writes in part, "it would appear to me that (we) have been duped and defrauded to the extent of $5,000.00 each through misrepresentation or camouflage." Also some related materials.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1939
Call number
mssLAT
Creator
Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
The Los Angeles Times,
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Bassett, James E., (1912-1978.)
Chandler, Norman, (1899-1973.)
Chandler, Otis, (1927-2006.)
Conrad, Paul, (1924-2010.)
Johnson, W. Thomas, (1941-)
Owens, Charles H.
Associated organizations
Los Angeles Times (Firm).
Los Angeles Times History Center.
Times Mirror Company.
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