Rancho San Pedro Collection 1769-1972 1900-1960

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Rancho San Pedro Collection 1769-1972 1900-1960

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This collection contains legal and business papers related to the Rancho San Pedro and to its owners, the Dominguez family. The Spanish crown gave the Southern California lands of the Rancho San Pedro to Juan Jose Dominguez in 1784, and in 1858 the United States government granted a patent confirming Dominguez family ownership of the Rancho. A few items predate the 1858 patent, but the bulk of the collection is from 1880-1960. Some materials concern the Rancho San Pedro itself, including partitions of land among family members, farming, oil and water development, and legal issues with neighboring cities, including Los Angeles and Long Beach. Much of the collection comprises records of the business, water, and real estate companies established by Dominguez heirs in and around the Los Angeles area.

301 boxes,; [155 linear ft.]

eng,

California State University, Dominguez Hills Archives and Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6651170

Related Entities

There are 37 Entities related to this resource.

Francis Land Company

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Francis, Maria Jesus de los Reyes Dominguez de

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Victory Oil Company

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O’Melveny & Myers

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Cohn, Kaspare

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Union Oil Company of California

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Jarrett Estate Company

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Del Amo, Susana Delfina Dominguez

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Watson Land Company

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The Watson Estate Company was incorporated in 1912 to help protect the interests of Dolores Simona Dominguez de Watson. While the Watson Estate Company made a steady, albeit relatively small, income from leasing land, it broke with other Rancho-based companies in regularly selling off small pieces of property. The company was reincorporated as the Watson Land Company in 1927, largely as a way to have lands assessed according to richer 1920s valuations, rather than the 1913 valuation that had bee...

Carson Estate Company.

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Standard Oil Company of California

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On March 27, 1964, at approximately 5:36 p.m. Alaska Standard Time, the "Good Friday" Earthquake (also known as the Great Alaska Earthquake) shook all of Southcentral Alaska. The quake's epicenter was 80 miles east of Anchorage in Prince William Sound. The quake's magnitude was originally recorded between 8.4 and 8.6 on the Richter scale, but later upgraded to 9.2. The earthquake was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in North America. It was the second largest earthquake ever recorded, ...

Walter H. Leimert Co.

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Carson, George Henry

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Dominguez Estate Company.

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Dominguez Water Corporation

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History The Dominguez Water Company was founded in 1911 in an effort to provide a reliable source of water to the Rancho San Pedro lands. The first board included Henry O’Melveny, Kaspare Cohn, and representatives from the Watson, Carson, and Del Amo families. Even with a growing consumer base, the cost of maintenance and operations kept the company from earning a profit. In 1914, the winter flooding damaged pipes, wells, and equipment. The e...

Guyer, Ana Josefa Dominguez de

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Beverly-Arnaz Land Company

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O’Melveny, Henry John

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Watson, Maria Dolores Dominguez de

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Richfield Oil Corporation

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An NLRB case involving the expansion of the area of compulsory bargainable issues. The company had unilaterally promulgated a Stock Purchase Plan and had refused to bargain with the union over it, claiming that is not encompassed by the terms "wages" or "other conditions of employment" within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act, but is merely an incentive to employees voluntarily to invest in company stock. Upon charges of unfair labor practices filed by the ...

Carson, Maria Victoria Dominguez

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Shell Oil Company

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Reyes-Dominguez Company

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Kaspare Cohn Commercial & Savings Bank

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Dominguez-Wilshire Corporation

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Chanslor-Western Oil & Development Company

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Del Amo, Gregorio

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Union Bank & Trust Company of Los Angeles

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California State University, Dominguez Hills

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The Southland Corporation was founded in Dallas, Texas in 1927, when their retail ice outlets sold milk, bread and eggs. Today, Southland is the world's largest operator and franchisor of convenience stores, the 13th largest retailer in the United States, with 7,033 7-Eleven stores in the U.S.A. and Canada. Southland's subsidiaries include the Chief Auto Parts stores and Adohr Farms. In the beginning stages of planning for the Los Angeles 1984 Olympics, Jere Thompson, president of the Southland ...

Ramona Properties

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Wilshire-New Hampshire Corporation

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Valencia Spanish Tile Corporation

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Dominguez, Manuel

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Cotton, Hamilton H.

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Associated Oil Company

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Marland Oil Company

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Dominguez, Guadalupe Marcelina

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