Manuscripts
Miscellaneous Notes and Manuscripts re: Los Angeles
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Final findings and judgment in City of Los Angeles vs. City of San Fernando et al
Manuscripts
3 items. Includes letter by Wallace R. Peck to Andrew F. Rolle, 1968, Mar. 15.
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Rolle Miscellaneous; Live Exhibits
Manuscripts
28 items
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Miscellaneous letters, documents and research material
Manuscripts
19 items
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Los Angeles city water rights collection
Manuscripts
The collection includes the research material used by Rolle and the others to create the evidence used in the case including copies of original land deeds, journal articles, maps, and original manuscripts by Rolle (including A History of Hispanic-American Rights and Usage with Respect to Land and Water in California). It also includes copies of several of the legal documents from the case including the decision by Judge Edmund M. Moor, the defendants' combined trial brief, the reporters' daily transcripts, as well as the manuscript prepared by Rolle and Engstrand entitled: A Study of Laws and Customs Pertaining to the Use of Water in California and Spain Mexico (3 volumes). There are a few letters between Rolle and the lawyers involved in the case. Many of the items have Andrew F. Rolle's handwritten comments and edits. Subjects in the collection include: history of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County, San Fernando, Burbank, Glendale; water rights and sources in the area; the Indians of the area; the missions in California; original land tenure and ranchos.
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The Water Rights of the Pueblo Los Angeles: written testimony of William B. Stern
Manuscripts
1 item. Incomplete.
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