Midnight Mission and Tom and Mary Liddecoat papers 1899-2005

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Midnight Mission and Tom and Mary Liddecoat papers 1899-2005

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The papers of the Midnight Mission and of Tom and Mary Liddecoat consist of material that documents the personal and business history of the Liddecoat family, the Midnight Mission, and various other charities and individuals associated with the Liddecoat family; specifically, the collection documents two generations of the Liddecoat family and their involvement in charitable organizations such as the Midnight Mission, the Gospel Foundation of America, and charitable organizations on the family's ranch in Walnut Creek, California.

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Midnight Mission

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Stocker, Clara Baldwin, 1847-1929

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Liddecoat, Tom, 1864-1942

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Scotty's Castle (Calif.)

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Liddecoat, Mary

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Historical Note Tom "Brother Tom" Liddecoat (1874-1942) owned a lucrative packing firm in turn of the century Los Angeles. In 1914, he turned away from this business and began a mission to help the poor and the homeless on LA's streets. This became the Midnight Mission. Liddicoat and his daughter Mary ran the Mission until shortly before his death. The Mission was initially funded by $100,000 of Liddecoat's own money. Soon, other ...

Scott, Walter E., 1872-1954

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Johnson, Albert M., 1872-1948

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Cornell University Class of 1895. Albert M. Johnson became the partner of Walter E. Scott and created "Scotty's Castle," a Moorish mansion in Death Valley, Calif., now owned by the National Park Service. From the description of Albert M. Johnson papers, 1892-1895. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 122681710 ...

Liddecoat family

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Walnut Creek Historical Society.

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Gospel Foundation of California

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Liddecoat Packing Co..

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