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Storke, C. A. (Charles Albert), 1847-1936. Charles Albert Storke papers, 1856-1936.

Title: Charles Albert Storke papers, 1856-1936.

Correspondence; manuscripts of his writings, including his memoirs; personalia; papers relating to his legal career; financial records; papers relating to the operation of the Storke ranches in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties; personal papers of other members of the More family, including those relating to the settlement of the Thomas Wallace More and Alexander Peter More estates, 1856-1910. Included also are papers relating to the settlement of Storke's estate, primarily by his son, Thomas More Storke.

ArchivalResource: 4 boxes, 3 cartons, 4 v. and 1 oversize folder (6 linear ft.).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122556338 View

More, Thomas Wallace, 1826-1877. Thomas Wallace More papers, 1826-1886, photocopies.

Title: Thomas Wallace More papers, 1826-1886, photocopies.

Photocopies of documents pertaining primarily to Thomas Wallace More's ownership of the Rancho Sespe, Ventura Co., Calif. Includes biographical sketches of More and the More family, including the events surrounding Thomas W. More's death in 1877 and the subsequent trial and conviction of F. A. Sprague for More's murder.

ArchivalResource: 27 items in 1 box (.4 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/227533625 View

Granger, L. C. Reminiscences of the trial of F.A. Sprague and others under indictment for the murder of T.W. More. Published by request of the prosecution.

Title: Reminiscences of the trial of F.A. Sprague and others under indictment for the murder of T.W. More. Published by request of the prosecution. [n.d.]

ArchivalResource: 27 p. 22 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41437548 View

Cleland, Robert Glass, 1885-1957. Collection of Rancho Sespe, 1829-1944.

Title: Collection of Rancho Sespe, 1829-1944.

The collection includes 412 items which include one manuscript on the history of Rancho Sespe, correspondence from historians, interview notes, a small number of drawings and pictures, miscellaneous notes, and copies of legal documents submitted to the California Land Commission by Carlos Antonio Carrillo in 1854 to prove his ownership of Rancho Sespe. Most of this collection is the creation of E.M. Sheridan, Keith Spalding and Howard F. Pressey. E. M. Sheridan is the author of the unpublished manuscript and was also a curator for the Pioneer Museum in Ventura, a predecessor of the Museum of Ventura County. Pressey was a historian and manager of Rancho Sespe. He also conducted most of the interviews and authored many of the interview notes in this collection. Spalding was also a historian of Rancho Sespe who assisted Pressey with interviews and had a secretary type his summary dictations.

ArchivalResource: 412 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122332608 View

Bard, Thomas R. (Thomas Robert), 1841-1915. Reminiscences collected for the Ventura County Eisteddfod, 1927.

Title: Reminiscences collected for the Ventura County Eisteddfod, 1927.

Mainly relate to early history of Ventura County, with special mention of Tiburcio Vázquez, litigation for the Sespe Rancho, the murder of Thomas W. More in 1877, adobe houses in San Buenaventura, and San Nicolas Island. Partial transcripts of some letters by Thomas R. Bard, 1865-1869, also included.

ArchivalResource: 1 portfolio.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/214965857 View

Hill, Ramon J. Ramon J. Hill papers, 1863-1933.

Title: Ramon J. Hill papers, 1863-1933.

This collection contains a misc. assortment of personal and legal documents. Hill's personal documents include correspondence, speeches, and a few scrapbooks with his poetry. Most of the legal documents are land deeds, including ones held by his son, Lawrence V. Hill and daughter-in-law, Geneva G. Hill, in Oakland. Another important legal document, which is signed by Daniel A. Hill, concerns the sale of some land from the rancho of La Goleta, to T. Wallace More in 1863.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.4 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53064996 View