Ed Fletcher correspondence with Walter L. Huber and Francis P. Farquhar concerning Joseph J. Hill's History of Warner's Ranch and its environs, 1924-1930 (bulk 1930)

Fletcher, Ed, 1872-1955

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Papers of prominent San Diego businessman Colonel Edward ("Ed") Fletcher (1872-1955), a land developer, civic leader, and member of the California State Senate (1934-1946). Born in Mass., Fletcher came to San Diego in 1888 and by the 1920s was extremely influential and prosperous. He was an avid promoter of water and highway development projects, and his efforts contributed significantly to urban expansion in Southern California. He also was an early promoter of transcon...

Huber, Walter

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Walter L. Huber was a Forest Service Engineer for the State of California (c1900-1925). He was the first man to ascend Mount Haeckel (July 14, 1920). He was also author of "San Francisco Earthquakes of 1865 and 1868," "Seismological Society of America" (December 1930) and a book collector. Correspondence in this collection consists of letters about books from two individuals: Ruth Halcyon Stocker, who offers Huber a copy of Niles Searls' "The Diary of a pioneer," and W.W. Robinson, who thanks Hu...

Farquhar, Francis Peloubet, 1887-1974

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Farquhar was born on Dec. 31, 1887 in Newton, MA; AB, Harvard Univ., 1909; became public accountant in Boston and San Francisco, 1909-59; also served as an accountant with the US National Park Service, 1922-25; president of the California Academy of Sciences, and California Historical Society; president of the Sierra Club, and editor of the Bulletin, 1926-46; president, California State Board of Accountancy, 1953-54; recipient of the John Muir award for conservation, 1965; made expeditions to Mt...

Hill, Joseph J. (Joseph John), 1883-

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