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Davis (James W. "Jim") papers on Starr Ranch
MS.R.184
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
Title: James W. "Jim" Davis papers on Starr Ranch
Identifier/Call Number: MS.R.184
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet
(1 records carton)
Date (inclusive): 1936-1994
Abstract: A collection of research files,
photographs, correspondence, legal documents and newspaper clippings collected by James W.
"Jim" Davis, Sr. detailing the sale, development and conservation of the Eugene Grant Starr
Ranch.
Language of Material:
English .
The collection is open for research.
Property rights reside with the University of California. It is the responsibility of the
researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her
heir for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright. For
information on use, copyright, and attribution, please visit:
http://special.lib.uci.edu/using/publishing.html
James W. "Jim" Davis papers on Starr Ranch. MS.R.184. Special Collections and Archives, The
UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
Gift of Ronald Davis, 2017.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The collection contains research files, photographs, correspondence, legal documents and
newspaper clippings collected by James W. "Jim" Davis, Sr., a real estate broker in Orange
County, California who was involved in the sale, development, land use and conservation of a
portion of the Eugene Grant Starr Ranch. The collection includes soil surveys, maps,
geological surveys, internal memoranda and reports used by Mr. Davis while working with
potential buyers and developers.