Manuscripts

Objects (including daguerreotypes)

Description: The collection consists of personal and business papers primarily related to the James De Barth Shorb family and their business ventures and estate settlements. There is also a substantial amount of material about Benjamin Davis Wilson and his business dealings in California. Topics covered in the collection include agriculture, land development in southern California, the history of the San Marino area, mining operations, water rights and irrigation, politics, society stories, and wills, court documents, and settlement papers related to the Shorb estate.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1821-1957.
Call number: mssShorb1
Creator: Shorb, James De Barth(Opens in new tab)

Daguerreotype of unidentified man. (Undated). 1 item

Manuscripts

The collection consists of personal and business papers primarily related to the James De Barth Shorb family and their business ventures and estate settlements. There is also a substantial amount of material about Benjamin Davis Wilson and his business dealings in California. Topics covered in the collection include agriculture, land development in southern California, the history of the San Marino area, mining operations, water rights and irrigation, politics, society stories, and wills, court documents, and settlement papers related to the Shorb estate.

mssShorb1

Image not available