Rancho San Pedro Collection 1789-1978 1900-1960

California State University, Dominguez Hills University Library, Department of Archives and Special Collections

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In 1984, Los Angeles hosted the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and the cycling events were held at the velodrome on the campus of CSU Dominguez Hills. To celebrate the games and the participation of CSUDH, the Department of Archives and Special Collections put together an exhibit of photographs and documents from the first time Los Angeles hosted the Olympic Games - the Games of the X Olympiad in 1932. From the description of 1932 Olympics Exhibit Collection, 1932, 1984 (California Stat...

Union Oil Company of California

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Jarrett Estate Company

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Watson Land Company

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The Watson Estate Company was incorporated in 1912 to help protect the interests of Dolores Simona Dominguez de Watson. While the Watson Estate Company made a steady, albeit relatively small, income from leasing land, it broke with other Rancho-based companies in regularly selling off small pieces of property. The company was reincorporated as the Watson Land Company in 1927, largely as a way to have lands assessed according to richer 1920s valuations, rather than the 1913 valuation that had bee...

Chanslor-Western Oil & Development Company

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Dominguez, Guadalupe Marcelina

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Carson Estate Company

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Shell Oil Company

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O'Melveny & Myers

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Dominguez Estate Company

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Standard Oil Company of California

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On March 27, 1964, at approximately 5:36 p.m. Alaska Standard Time, the "Good Friday" Earthquake (also known as the Great Alaska Earthquake) shook all of Southcentral Alaska. The quake's epicenter was 80 miles east of Anchorage in Prince William Sound. The quake's magnitude was originally recorded between 8.4 and 8.6 on the Richter scale, but later upgraded to 9.2. The earthquake was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in North America. It was the second largest earthquake ever recorded, ...

Reyes-Dominguez Company

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Carson, George Henry

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Cohn, Kaspare, 1839-1916

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Kaspare Cohn was a banker and philanthropist. In 1914, he founded the Kaspare Cohn Commercial & Savings Bank in Los Angeles, which later, in 1918, changed its name to the Union Bank & Trust Company. He was also the founder and first president of the Kaspare Cohn Hospital, in Los Angeles, Calif., which is now known as Cedars-Sinai Hospital. From the description of Kaspare Cohn papers, 1914-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 74983537 ...

Beverly-Arnaz Land Company

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Dominguez, Manuella 1965?-....

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Guyer, Ana Josefa Dominguez de

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Associated Oil Company

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Dominguez-Wilshire Corporation

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Walter H. Leimert Co.

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Watson, Maria Dolores Dominguez de

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Marland Oil Company

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Cotton, Hamilton H.

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O'Melveny, Henry John

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Del Amo, Gregorio.

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Francis, Maria Jesus de los Reyes Dominguez de

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Francis Land Company

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Dominguez Water Corporation

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History The Dominguez Water Company was founded in 1911 in an effort to provide a reliable source of water to the Rancho San Pedro lands. The first board included Henry O’Melveny, Kaspare Cohn, and representatives from the Watson, Carson, and Del Amo families. Even with a growing consumer base, the cost of maintenance and operations kept the company from earning a profit. In 1914, the winter flooding damaged pipes, wells, and equipment. The e...

Richfield Oil Corporation

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An NLRB case involving the expansion of the area of compulsory bargainable issues. The company had unilaterally promulgated a Stock Purchase Plan and had refused to bargain with the union over it, claiming that is not encompassed by the terms "wages" or "other conditions of employment" within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act, but is merely an incentive to employees voluntarily to invest in company stock. Upon charges of unfair labor practices filed by the ...

Union Bank & Trust Company of Los Angeles

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Valencia Spanish Tile Corporation

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Kaspare Cohn Commercial & Savings Bank

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Wilshire-New Hampshire Corporation

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Carson, Maria Victoria Dominguez

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Victory Oil Company

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Del Amo, Susana Delfina Dominguez

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Ramona Properties

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