Papers [microform], ca. 1870-ca. 1955 (inclusive), 1920-1950 (bulk).

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Papers [microform], ca. 1870-ca. 1955 (inclusive), 1920-1950 (bulk).

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Documentation of all aspects of Ed Fletcher's business career, particularly his water-related enterprises. Also included is a large group of photographs documenting the Fletcher family, various dam construction projects, and San Diego buildings and views. Also includes extensive correspondence, legal documents, reports on hydraulics, drafts of articles, maps, and blueprints. Other correspondents include San Diego mayors and councilmen, State officials, U.S. and California legislators, governors of Baja California, and Fletcher's many attorneys. Business records include numerous documents from the Cuyamaca Water Company. The State Senator materials are in no way a comprehensive record of Fletcher's activities in office; included are materials on his efforts to establish the Cabrillo National Monument.

44.6 cubic ft. (98 boxes)

University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7293322

University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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Cuyamaca Water Company

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Fletcher family.

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San Diego Flume Company

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Ed Fletcher Company

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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...