Finding Aid for the Watt Loren Moreland Papers, 1911-1959

Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
© 2003
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Finding Aid for the Watt Loren Moreland Papers, 1911-1959

Collection number: 266

UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections

Manuscripts Division



Los Angeles, CA

Contact Information

  • Manuscripts 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
  • URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
Processed by:
Manuscripts Division staff
Encoded by:
Caroline Cubé
Online finding aid edited by:
Josh Fiala, September 2003
© 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

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.

Administrative Information

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Restrictions on Access

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.

Preferred Citation

[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

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4233452 

Biography

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.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of correspondence, papers, clippings, photographs, ephemera, and printed materials.

Indexing Terms

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.


Note

Description derived from in-house card file.
 

Papers. 1911-1959

Creator/Collector: Moreland, Watt Loren, 1879-1959
Physical Description: (4 boxes and 1 flat box)

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence, papers, clippings, photographs, ephemera and printed matter concerning Los Angeles, truck manufacturing in Los Angeles, and the memorial committees for William B. Mathews, Ezra F. Scattergood and Harvey A. Van Norman, and for William Mulholland. The material on Los Angeles concerns freeways, the Department of Water and Power, city government and the Colorado River water projects. Also included are various California imprints, ca. 1911-1958, and programs of banquets and club meetings in Los Angeles.
W.L. 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 the Southern California area.