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Contributing Institution:
Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: Grant Jackson Papers
Creator:
Jackson, Grant
Identifier/Call Number: MS.538
Physical Description:
0.9 Linear Feet
(2 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1886-1924
Abstract: This collection includes certificates, correspondence, legal documents, manuscripts, legal papers, and a scrapbook regarding
the professional career of Grant Jackson. Materials are from 1886-1924.
Language of Material:
English
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This collection includes certificates, correspondence, legal documents, manuscripts, legal papers, and a scrapbook regarding
the professional career of Grant Jackson. Materials are from 1886-1924. Manuscript of "State Division - a Menace to Los Angeles"
by Grant Jackson, given as a speech before the City Club, October 2, 1909 and published as listed above. Legal documents include
Jackon's 1886 diploma from Lompoc School, and two certificates of Jackon's admission to practice in District and Circuit Court,
both dated January 2, 1903. Two large scrapbooks contain mostly newspaper articles from approximately 1922-1924 on California
history and obituaries of California pioneers. A photocopy of the House of Representatives' Ex. Doc. No. 64 of the 1st Session
of the 35th Congress, 1858. (373.G.1161) This contains official information and correspondence in relation to the execution
of Colonel Henry A. Cobb and his associates. An original copy is in the Munk Collection of Ephemera, M.973.47. Also includes
certificate allowing Grant Jackson to practice as an attorney in California, dated 1891 October 13.
Processed by Glenna Schroeder, circa 1977-1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012
October 1, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).
Bequest by Judge Grant Jackson, April 1925.
Grant Jackson Papers, 1886-1924, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.538; [folder number] [folder
title][date].
Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is
given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include
or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
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Grant Jackson (1866 June 13 - 1925 April 2) was born in Sebastopol, California, but the family soon moved to Lompoc and Santa
Barbara. In 1887 he began to study law in in the office of W.C. Stratton. Admitted to the bar in 1891, Jackson began his practice
in Santa Barbara, moving to Los Angeles in 1902. Years later, he became a Judge for the Superior Court.
Jackson belonged to the Jonathan Club, the Gamut Club, Union League, and the Native Sons of the Golden West.
Manuscript collection of Grant Jackson, 1828-1954, The Huntington Library, mssHM 38166-38278, HM 38338-38339
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Lawyers
Clippings
Photocopies
Diplomas
State Division: A Menace to Los Angeles
Certificates
Correspondence
Manuscripts
Legal documents
Scrapbooks