Journals of the Sphinx Ranch, 1878-1918.

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Journals of the Sphinx Ranch, 1878-1918.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/228718379

The collection consists entirely of 41 bound volumes which span the years 1878-1918. The first volume, written by William Allen in 1878, begins in Europe and arrives in Southern California later in the year. Subsequent volumes document primarily the day-to-day activities of the ranch, from pruning to harvesting and irrigating the vineyards and citrus trees. Some writing indicates that there were Chinese laborers on the ranch, and entries in later volumes may have been recorded by one of William Allen's sons, Walter I. Allen, who ran the ranch in later years.

41 volumes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Allen, William, d. 1886.

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Allen, Walter I

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Sphinx Ranch (Altadena, Calif.)

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William Allen, a native of England, purchased a 502-acre ranch in Altadena, CA, 1878 and brought his family to Southern California the following year. Named the Sphinx Ranch because Allen spent twenty-three years in Egypt as a broker before coming to Southern California, the ranch had a vineyard and small commercial winery at the time Allen purchased it. Allen had additional acres of grapes and citrus trees (mostly oranges) planted on the property. After Allen's death in 1886, his wife and child...