Papers of John Dustin Bicknell, 1872-1914 (bulk 1887-1897).

Strong, Harriet Williams Russell, 1844-1926.

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Harriet Williams Russell Strong (1844-1926), California businesswoman and social leader, was the daughter of Henry Pierrepont Russell, Adjutant General of Nevada. She received her education at Miss Mary Atkin's Young Ladies Seminary at Benicia, and later married Charles Lyman Strong, superintendent of the Gould & Curry Mine in Virginia City, Nevada. He later resigned from Gould & Curry and the family moved to Oakland, Calif. In the 1860s they purchased a portion of Pio Pico's ranch near ...

James, George Wharton, 1858-1923

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Lecturer and writer on the Southwest. Author of numerous works, including Picturesque Pala (Pasadena, Calif. : Radiant Life Press, c1916) From the description of Letter : San Diego, Calif., to [Edward E.] Ayer, 1916 June 24. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 38133245 George Wharton James was born on September 27, 1858 to a lower class family in Gainsborough, England, and died as a wealthy man on November 8, 1923 in San Francisco, California. He grew up studying literat...

Graves, J. A. (Jackson Alpheus), 1852-1933

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Jackson A. Graves (1852-1933), Los Angeles lawyer and businessman, came to California in 1857. He graduated from St. Mary's College in San Francisco in 1872 and studied law in the firm of Eastman and Neumann. Graves moved to Los Angeles in 1875. In 1888, after membership in various partnerships, Graves joined Henry O'Melveny, and the firm became Graves, O'Melveny and Shankland until its dissolution in 1904. Graves was vice-president of Farmers and Merchants National Bank in 1903 and president fr...

O'Melveny, Henry William, 1859-1941.

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Rindge, Frederick Hastings, 1857-1905

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Philanthropist, industrialist, civic leader, and author of religious and meditative books; b. in Cambridge, Mass.; graduate of Harvard; settled in California. From the description of Rindge collection, 1883-2000 (bulk 1883-1905). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70973442 ...

Del Valle, Reginaldo F. (Reginaldo Francisco), 1854-1938

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Reginaldo Francisco del Valle (1854-1938) was the son of Ygnacio del Valle (1808-1880), who served as Alcalde of Los Angeles in 1850 and as a state assemblyman in 1852. Reginaldo grew up in Los Angeles and at the family home, Camulous Ranch, in Ventura County. He studied law, was elected to the state assembly (1879) and the state senate (1882), and was a director of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (1927-29). From the description of Papers of Reginaldo F. del Va...

Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898

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General during the Civil War; congressman from California (1881-1885); U.S. Register of the Treasury (1885-1893). From the description of Papers, 1864-1895. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 24039377 William Starke Rosecrans was an inventor, coal-oil company executive, diplomat, politician, and United States Army officer during the Civil War. He was the victor at prominent Western Theater battles such as Second Corinth, Stones River, and the Tullahoma Campaign,...

Mulholland, William, 1855-1935

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Huntington, Henry Edwards, 1850-1927

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Henry Edwards Huntington (1850-1927), founder of the Huntington Library, was born in Oneonta, New York. In 1892 he went to San Francisco to work for his uncle, Collis Potter Huntington, who was President of the Southern Pacific Railway Company. After Collis's death in 1900 and Henry's purchase of the Shorb ranch in 1902, Henry moved his business interests to the Los Angeles area, organizing the Pacific Electric Railway Company, the Huntington Land and Improvement Company, and other real estate a...

Herrin, William F. (William Franklin), 1854-1927

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Bicknell, John Dustin, 1838-1911.

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John Dustin Bicknell (1838-1911) established a law firm in Los Angeles in 1872 with John R. McConnell and Joseph M. Rothschild, and in 1876 he formed a partnership with Stephen Mallory White. After White left to take an active part in California politics, Geogre J. Denis became Bicknell's new partner until 1890 when Bicknell joined forces with Walter J. Trask. Seven years later James A. Gibson joined the firm, which became known as Bicknell, Gibson & Trask. In 1903, Bicknell and his partners...

Lowe, T. S. C. (Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt), 1832-1913

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Toll, Charles H. (Charles Hansen), 1850-1901

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Charles Hansen Toll (1850-1901), the son of Abel and Sarah Toll, graduated from Hamilton College in 1872. He continued his studies in the law office of Frank Hiscock and was admitted to the New York Bar in 1874. He moved to Colorado in 1875 for his health and to seek the greater opportunity of the West. Settling in Del Norte, Col., he opened a small law office and was soon elected county judge. In 1878, he was elected to the Colorado Legislature and from 1881 to 1883 served as Colorado's Attorne...

Southern Pacific railroad company

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The Southern Pacific Railroad was founded in 1865 and was purchased in 1869 by Collis Huntington, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker and Mark Hopkins, better known as the Big Four. It was the first railroad to connect Los Angeles to the rest of California and its lines extended as far as New Orleans. In 1901, the Union Pacific Railroad bought 38% of Southern Pacific stock and took control of the company, but the Union Pacific was ultimately forced to divest these shares in 1912 by the U.S. Supreme...

Hellman, Isaias W. (Isaias William), 1842-1920

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Hellman was a banker and prominent financial figure of Calif. and Oregon. He served as president of Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Los Angeles, Nevada National Bank, and Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank. He also served as chairman of the board of directors of Union Trust Company of San Francisco, and director of the United States National Bank of Portland and the Security Trust and Savings Bank of Los Angeles. From the description of Isaias W. Hellman papers, 1865-1929. (Cali...

Slauson, James, b. 1865.

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Markham, Henry Harrison, 1859-1941.

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Sherman, Moses Hazeltine, 1853-1932.

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Trask, Walter J., 1863-1911.

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Redding, Joseph D. (Joseph Deighn), 1859-1932

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Ward, Shirley C., 1861-

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Gibson, James A., 1852-1922.

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Slauson, Jonathan Sayre, 1829-1905.

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Huntington, Collis Potter, 1821-1900

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Collis P. Huntington was President of the Southern Pacific Railroad at the time this letter was written (1892). He tells his Fresno District Superintendent, James L. Frazier, that he is glad the latter's family is comfortably situated in the Pollaskey house, Fresno. From the description of Huntington correspondence, 1892. (University of the Pacific). WorldCat record id: 36847465 Financier and railroad executive. From the description of Papers of Collis Potter Hun...

Dusenberry, Warren N. (Warren Newton), 1836-1915

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Utah pioneer, educator, merchant, lawyer, and judge in Provo, Utah. From the description of Diary, 1868. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122495122 From the guide to the Warren N. Dusenberry diary, 1868, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

White, Stephen Mallory, 1853-1901

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Stephen Mallory White was born in San Francisco in 1853. In 1874 he moved to Los Angeles, where he practiced law and became involved in Democratic party politics. White married Hortense Sacriste in 1883 and, during that same year, started a one-year term as District Attorney. Three years later White became a state Senator representing the district in and around Los Angeles. He won a seat in the United States Senate in 1893 and saw his term through to 1899. White died in 1901 at the age of 48. ...