Wilshire Family Papers, 1898-1985

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Wilshire Family Papers, 1898-1985

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Henry Gaylord Wilshire (1861-1927) was a real estate developer who helped turn Long Beach into a seaside resort and developed Wilshire Boulevard. He became known as the millionaire socialist, publishing , which changed its name to . Gaylord stood as a congressional candidate for the 6th California district in 1890, for the British Parliament in 1894, for the Canadian Parliament in 1902, and for Congress from New York in 1904. The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, notes, books, pamphlets, magazines, personal papers, photographs and printed materials relating to Henry Gaylord Wilshire, his wife Mary McReynolds, and their son Logan Gaylord. The Challenge Wilshire's Magazine

30 boxes (15.0 linear ft.); 4 oversize boxes

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University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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Wilshire, Logan

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Wilshire, Gaylord, 1861-1927

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Wilshire, Mary

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Wilshire family

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Biography Henry Gaylord Wilshire was born on June 7, 1861 in Cincinnati, Ohio; attended Harvard; came to Los Angeles, California in his mid-20s; purchased land and helped turn Long Beach into a seaside resort; began to develop Wilshire Boulevard and the Los Angeles Billposting Company; became known as the millionaire socialist, publishing The challenge, which changed its name to Wilshire's magazine ; contributors included George Bernard Shaw,...