General
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Custodial History
Biography / Administrative History
Chronology
Scope and Content of Collection
Arrangement
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
William H. Hannon Library, Archives and Special Collections, Center for the Study of Los Angeles Research Collection
Title: Stephen Mallory White papers
creator:
White, Stephen Mallory
Identifier/Call Number: CSLA-8
Physical Description:
35 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1871-1936
Date (bulk): 1881-1901
Abstract: The collection consists chiefly of materials pertaining to Stephen Mallory White's career as an attorney. Also, there is correspondence
between White and his family (in particular with his wife Hortense) and a small amount of material pertaining to his political
career.
Physical Location: William H. Hannon Library
Language of Material: Languages represented in the collection: English
General
- Processed by:
- Janet Evander
- Date Completed:
- 1995
- Encoded by:
- Clay Stalls, Tammi Kim
Access
Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon
Library, Loyola Marymount University.
Publication Rights
Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise,
Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. The user or publisher
must secure permission to publish from the copyright owner. Loyola Marymount University does not assume any responsibility
for infringement of copyright or of publication rights held by the original author or artists or his/her heirs, assigns, or
executors.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Series number, Box and Folder number, Stephen Mallory White papers, CSLA-8, Department of Archives
and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.
Acquisition Information
Loyola Law School transferred the White papers to the Loyola Marymount University campus circa 1988 and in 1994. The provenance
of the papers before this is unknown.
Custodial History
Before coming to the Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University, circa 1988 and in 1994,
Loyola Law School held the papers.
Biography / Administrative History
The son of an Irish immigrant, Stephen Mallory White was born in San Francisco in 1853, received his law degree from Santa
Clara College in 1871. In 1874 he moved to Los Angeles, where he practiced law and founded the Los Angeles Bar Association
in 1878. He also became involved in Democratic party politics.
White married Hortense Sacriste in 1883 and, that same year, started a one-year term as District Attorney. Three years later,
White became a state senator representing the district in and around Los Angeles. In 1893, as a Free-Silver Democrat, White
won a seat in the United States Senate--the first native Californian to represent the state--and saw his term through to 1899.
He became well known for his opposition to the Southern Pacific Railroad's plan to have Santa Monica designated as Los Angeles'
harbor. Instead, White stood up to Collis P. Huntington and his Southern Pacific Railroad by helping steer a huge federal
subsidy to the building of a harbor at San Pedro. White died in 1902, at the age of 48.
Chronology
1853 |
Stephen Mallory White is born in San Francisco |
1871 |
Graduates from Santa Clara College |
1874 |
Moves to Los Angeles |
1874 |
Admitted to the California bar |
1883-1884 |
District Attorney for Los Angeles County |
1887-1891 |
Member, California State Senate |
1888-1890 |
Acting Lieutenant Governor of California |
1893-1899 |
United States Senator from California |
February 21, 1901 |
Died in Los Angeles |
1853 |
Stephen Mallory White is born in San Francisco |
1871 |
Graduates from Santa Clara College |
1874 |
Moves to Los Angeles |
1874 |
Admitted to the California bar |
1883-1884 |
District Attorney for Los Angeles County |
1887-1891 |
Member, California State Senate |
1888-1890 |
Acting Lieutenant Governor of California |
1893-1899 |
United States Senator from California |
February 21, 1901 |
Died in Los Angeles |
Scope and Content of Collection
The bulk of the Stephen M. White Papers pertains to White's career as an attorney. There is also information about his family
(in his letters to his wife Hortense) and a small amount of information pertaining to his political career. The collection
consists of correspondence, principally between Stephen Mallory White and his wife Hortense; legal briefs and other legal
documents; daybooks; ephemera, such as dinner programs; certificates; financial ledgers; and ledgers of criminal offenses
in Los Angeles County.
Arrangement
The Stephen Mallory White Papers are organized into eight series, each arranged chronologically with undated materials at
the end: 1. Letters, 1884-1900. 2. Court records, 1850-1897: Subseries A: Court Notes, etc., 1850-1895; Subseries B: Transcripts
of Court Cases, 1887-1897 . 3. Abstracts of Title, ca. 1876-ca. 1898. 4. Financial records, 1875-1896. 5. Political materials,
1887-1899: Subseries A: Records, 1887-1896; Subseries B: Subseries B: Ephemera, 1889-1899 . 6. Miscellaneous, 1872-1899. 7.
Memorials and expressions of sympathy, 1901; 1909-1936. 8. Artifacts, 1888-1908
Subjects and Indexing Terms
White, Stephen Mallory, 1853-1901 -- Archives
Lawyers -- California -- History -- 19th century
Legislators -- California -- History -- 19th century
White, Stephen Mallory
White, Stephen Mallory, 1853-1901
Public Prosecutors--California--Los Angeles--History--19th Century