Joseph P. Widney Collection, ca. 1880-1903
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Title: Joseph P. Widney Collection, ca. 1880-1903
Dates: 1885-1903
Collection Number: P-043
Creator/Collector:
Widney, J. P. (Joseph Pomeroy), 1841-1938
Extent: 1 linear foot (Boxes: 1 letter; ½ 5x7, 1 ov)
Repository:
Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Los Angeles, California 90007-4057
Abstract: Photographs of Widney residence, Manuel Dominguez's San Pedro Ranch, Los Angeles and Southern California, and others. Also
stereoviews.
Language of Material: English
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[Identification of item]. Joseph P. Widney Collection, ca. 1880-1903. Collection Number: P-043. Seaver Center for Western
History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Biography/Administrative History
Widney arrived in Los Angeles in 1868. He was community leader, from his founding of the city's first horse car road to his
being an integral part of the University of Southern California since its conception and having served as the school's second
president from 1892 to 1895.
Widney was Los Angeles' first health officer; he joined his brother (Judge Robert M. Widney) in founding the University of
Southern California. He also worked to develop San Pedro as the city's harbor, and served as President of the Los Angeles
Board of Education and of the Los Angeles County Medical Association. The 1898 Los Angeles City Directory lists his residence
at 150 W. Adams.
Scope and Content of Collection
Photographs of Widney residence, Manuel Dominguez's San Pedro Ranch, Los Angeles and Southern California, and others. Also
stereoviews. See also GC1127 Joseph Pomeroy Widney Scrapbooks, 1870-1890. See also P-269 Photographic Views Collection.