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Title: Watt Loren Moreland Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1911-1959
Collection number: 266
Creator:
Moreland, Watt Loren, 1879-1959
Extent: 4 boxes (2 linear ft.)
1 oversize box
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Watt Loren Moreland (1879-1959) was the owner of the first motor transport company in Southern California, and active in water
development. The collection consists of correspondence, papers, clippings, photographs, ephemera, and printed materials.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. 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.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
PARTIALLY PROCESSED COLLECTION UNAVAILABLE FOR USE: Inquiries regarding these materials should be directed, in writing, to
the Manuscripts Librarian, UCLA Department of Special Collections.
Additional Physical Form Available
A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Watt L. Moreland, August 1959.
[Identification of item], Watt Loren Moreland Papers (Collection 266). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
4233452
Moreland was owner of the Moreland Motor Truck Company, the first motor transport company in Southern California; he was also
active in water development in Southern California.
Collection consists of correspondence, papers, clippings, photographs, ephemera, and printed materials.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Moreland, Watt Loren, 1879-1959--Archives.
Businessmen--California, Southern.
Water resources development--California, Southern.