Valle family papers, circa 1789-1928.

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Valle family papers, circa 1789-1928.

Primarily papers of Ygnacio del Valle, with some papers also of members of his family (his father, Antonio; his son, Reginaldo; his son-in-law, John F. Forster; his wife, Ysabel; and his wife's grandfather, Antonio Ygnacio Avila). The papers include letters, accounts, legal and financial documents, wills, invitations, pamphlets and documents, wills, invitations, pamphlets and miscellaneous printed material. They relate mainly to the family's land holdings (Rancho San Francisco and Rancho Camulos) and litigation over ownership before the U.S. Board of Land Commissioners; the purchase and sale of cattle; business and family affairs; the various appointive and elective positions held by members of the family; their support of the Democratic Party. Some papers pertain to Reginaldo del Valle's political career as state legislator.

2 microfilm reels : negative (Rich. 392:1-2) and positive.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7167253

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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...

Valle family.

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Del Valle family

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Avila, Antonio Ygnacio.

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Los Angeles County museum

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Del Valle, Ygnacio, 1808-1880.

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