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Bolsa Chica Papers
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Administrative Information
  • Scope and Contents
  • Organization and Arrangement
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Bolsa Chica Papers
    Dates: 1899-1970
    Collection number: h1970.3
    Creator: Bolsa Corporations
    Extent: 28 boxes
    Repository: Claremont Colleges. Library. Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library. Claremont, CA 91711
    Abstract: The Bolsa Chica Collection comprises primarily the financial records of the six Bolsa Corporations, Bolsa Pacific, Bolsa Mesa, Bolsa Los Patos, Bolsa Laguna, Bolsa Huntington, and Bolsa Grande. All of the corporations are located in Southern California. There is additional information regarding land-lease agreements, oil and gas leases, and the history of the Bolsa Chica gun club.
    Physical Location: Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library.
    Language of Material: Languages represented in the collection: English.

    Administrative Information

    Restrictions on Access

    This collection is open for research.

    Publication Rights

    For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact Special Collections Library staff.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Bolsa Chica Collection. Special Collections, Honnold Mudd Library, Claremont University Consortium.

    Acquisition Information

    Deposited by the Bolsa-Mesa Corporation in 1970.

    Accruals

    No additions to the collection are anticipated.

    Processing Information

    Arranged and Processed by Special Collections Staff in 1997.

    Scope and Contents

    The Bolsa Chica Collection comprises primarily the financial records of the six Bolsa Corporations, Bolsa Pacific, Bolsa Mesa, Bolsa Los Patos, Bolsa Laguna, Bolsa Huntington, and Bolsa Grande. All of the corporations are located in Southern California. There is additional information regarding land-lease agreements, oil and gas leases, and the history of the Bolsa Chica gun club.

    Organization and Arrangement

    This collection has been arranged into the following series:
    Series 1: Bolsa Chica Gun Club
    Series 2: Bolsa Land Company
    Series 3: Bolsa Corporations

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library’s online public access catalog.
    California, Southern -- History
    West (U.S.) -- History -- 1890-1945
    West (U.S.) -- History -- 1945-
    West (U.S.) -- History -- Sources
    Bolsa Corporations
    Garrison, Robert H.
    Burton, Rollin Beach
    Orange County Flood Control District