Rare Books

San Joaquin Valley Lands belonging to W. S. Chapman & I. Friedlander

Description: "These lands were carefully selected by competent persons as first class Wheat Lands. The title is perfect, being public lands purchased directly from the U. S. gov't." This land lies roughly between Merced and Fresno in the central valley. Firebaugh's Ferry across the San Joaquin River is shown (roughly west of Fresno.) Submap: Eastward extension of this map. MS notes: 293248 6-. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: Sectional map Chapman & Friedlanders Lands San Joaquin Valley.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: July 1868
Call number: 293248
Dimensions: 53 x 61 cm
Associated people: Chapman, W. S.; Friedlander, I.
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Chippewa Land Sale – Friedlander, J

Manuscripts

The collection contains Frank F. Latta's research material from his five decades of researching the history of California's San Joaquin Valley and Miller & Lux, in particular dry farming known as skyfarming. Subjects include: agriculture and farming in the San Joaquin Valley, the development of agricultural machinery (combines, plows, reapers, scrapers, threshing machines, tractors and various types of harvesters), livestock, ranches, cattle, and crops, mostly wheat. Also covered are: early aviation, early automobiles, bears, crime, the Dalton Gang, the Donner Party, earthquakes, education and schools in the San Joaquin Valley, floods, freight and steamships on the San Joaquin River, gold mines, irrigation, canals and water rights in San Joaquin Valley, land grants, livestock, lumber, outlaws, pioneers, the Presbyterian Church in California, ranches, rivers, roads, saddlery, sheepherding in California, overland journeys to California and California politics, government and history. Also talked about are women, African Americans, Chileans, Chinese, Mormons, Native Americans and Jews in California. The collection contains roughly 180 oral interviews with people living in the San Joaquin Valley in the 1930s through the 1970s. One of the series contains drafts of the unpublished manuscript Sky Farmers and Mule Skinners with Something about Hay Muckers, Buckaroos, and Bindle Stiffs and a Sheepherder or Two. Frank F. Latta worked on this manuscript for five decades.

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