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Title: William I. Foley Papers
Dates (inclusive): Approximately 1903-1920
Collection Number: mssFoley papers
Creator:
Foley, William I.
Extent: 84 items in 2 boxes
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Manuscripts Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2129
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: This collection contains papers of Los Angeles attorney William I. Folley (1861-1921), who was a partner in a law firm with
California governor Henry T. Gage.
Includes both personal and business correspondence and legal documents related to several court cases.
Language: English.
Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services
Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to
quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such
activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is
one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
[Identification of item]. William I. Foley Papers, The Huntington Library, San
Marino, California.
Purchased from Dawson's, March 5, 1970.
William I. Foley (1861-1921) was an attorney in a law firm in Los Angeles, California, with Henry
T. Gage, who served as Governor of California between 1899 and 1903. Foley died in
1921 at the age of 60.
This collection consists of 84 items including legal documents and
correspondence. The collection is composed of three series in accordance with the
types of sources: Manuscripts (Box 1), Correspondence, and Ephemera (Box 2). The
items in each series are placed in chronological order.
The Manuscripts contain legal documents related to several court cases including
Miguel Aguirre, et al. vs. Patrick William Riordan (Archbishop of San Francisco), et
al., where Foley was an attorney for the plaintiffs, and Jonathan S. Dodge vs. John
C. Cline, where he served for the defendant. The first case was taken to court by
the Aguirres, who believed that the Catholic Church owed to the family an interest
in the Pious Fund of California, which has its origin in the 17th century. As for
this case, the collection includes the notes prepared by him and/or someone else for
the case. The second case was fought by a member of the Los Angeles County Board of
Supervisors and the sheriff of the county. As Foley was also involved as an attorney
for R. S. McKenzie in the financial contracts between M. Levinson, Jean R.
Patterson, Newton Evans, and McKenzie, there are manuscripts related to that case as
well. Related to the case, there is also a bill from the Mortgage Company of Canada
to R. S. McKenzie as well as a certificate created by R. S. McKenzie. In addition,
the collection includes some sources related to the business of Richard Phelan since
Foley was a stockholder of the Esmeralda Quicksilver Mining Company ran by Phelan.
The Correspondence includes both personal and business letters written and received
by Foley. He received letters from Fred S. McGahan, Richard Phelan, Grant Cordrey,
Marie Phelan, James H. Barry, S. I. Mossawir, Dolores Aguirre de Pico, Minnie Foley,
and Chas G. Halpin. Other participants include: Pedro Bot, F. M. McAuliffe, Mortgage
Company of Canada, Motor Vehicle Department (California), Stewart McKenzie, and
Newton Evans.
Finally, the ephemera includes a memo pad of Foley’s, business envelopes of F. M.
McAuliffe and the law offices of Gage and Foley, business cards of Gage and Foley
and Bernard Morrow, and two photographs of two different men.
The collection is composed of three series: Manuscripts (Box 1), Correspondence, and Ephemera (Box 2). The
items in each series are placed in chronological order.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
Huntington Library's Online Catalog.
Dodge, Jonathan S., b.
1867.
Foley, William
I.
Riordan, Patrick
William, 1841-1914.
Los Angeles County
(Calif.). Board of Supervisors.
Pious Fund of the
Californias.
Courts -- California -- Los
Angeles.
Lawyers -- California.
California -- History
-- 20th century -- Sources.
Los Angeles (Calif.) --
History -- 20th century -- Sources.
Depositions -- California -- 20th
century.
Legal documents -- California -- 20th
century.
Letters (correspondence) -- California
-- 20th century.