Jackie Coogan Ranch records, 1924-1936.

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Jackie Coogan Ranch records, 1924-1936.

The collection is comprised of materials related to the operation of the Jackie Coogan cattle ranch between 1924 and 1936. Included is correspondence; receipts and invoices related to ranch expenses; checks, bank statements, and deposit slips signed by ranch manager J.C. Fuquay and his wife, Genevieve; letters pertaining to the ranch's mortgage; and an official ranch ledger that was maintained between 1926 and 1930.

1 linear ft. (1 box)

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

Coogan, Jackie.

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Fuquay, Genevieve C.

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Fuquay, J. C. (Joseph C.)

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John Leslie "Jackie" Coogan was born on October 26, 1914 in Los Angeles, California. The son of seasoned vaudevillians, Coogan was one of Hollywood's highest-paid silent film stars by the mid-1920s. In the mid-1920s, a cattle ranch was purchased on Coogan's behalf near Campo, California, approximately fifty miles east of San Diego, for $159,000. While Coogan's production company financed the ranch and received its profits, its day-to-day operations were overseen by J.C. Fuquay and his wife Genev...