Hugo Reid Collection

1852


Descriptive Summary

Title: Hugo Reid Collection
Dates: 1852
Collection Number: GC 1110
Creator/Collector: Reid, Hugo
Extent: (Boxes: 1/2 legal)
Repository: Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Abstract: Correspondence along with letters to the editor of "Star" newspaper. Topics emphasize customs and the treatment of Mission Indians. Signatures are Hugo Ried [sic] and P. Hugo Ried [sic]. Primarily undated, with one sheet dated 1852.
Language of Material: English

Access

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Preferred Citation

Hugo Reid Collection. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Biography/Administrative History

Hugo Reid (1811?-1852) left Scotland at the age of eighteen and settled in California in 1832. He married a woman of the Gabrielino tribe and became a rancher and owner of Rancho Santa Anita, near the San Gabriel mission in Los Angeles County.

Scope and Content of Collection

Correspondence along with letters to the editor of "Star" newspaper. Topics emphasize customs and the treatment of Mission Indians. Signatures are Hugo Ried [sic] and P. Hugo Ried [sic]. Primarily undated, with one sheet dated 1852.

Indexing Terms

Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San Gabriel, Calif.)
Gabrielino Indians