Finding Aid for the Frederick Baker Collection of Avalon City Council Minutes LSC.0805
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Title: Frederick Baker collection of Avalon City Council Minutes
Creator:
Avalon (Calif.). Board of Trustees
Creator:
Baker, Frederick
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.0805
Physical Description:
1.5 Linear Feet
(3 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1913-1942
Abstract: Frederick Baker served as city attorney for the city of Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, Los Angeles County, California. The
collection consists of an incomplete set of copies of Avalon city council meeting minutes for 1913-1942.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9942303483606533
Frederick Baker served as city attorney for the city of Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, Los Angeles County, California; the
successful incorporation election for the city was held June 19, 1913; the first meeting of the city's Board of Trustees (later
the City Council) was held June 26, 1913; it was incorporated as a municipality of the 6th class by the Los Angeles County
Board of Supervisors, June 23, 1923.
Collection consists of an incomplete set of copies of city council meeting minutes from Avalon, California for June 26, 1913-May
4, 1942; July 1924-1929 (except November 18 & 25, 1929), and 1934-1941 are missing. The file of the minutes belonged to the
city attorney for Avalon, Frederick Baker, and contains notes addressed to him and a few holograph corrections of the minutes.
Description derived from in-house card file.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Avalon (Calif.) -- Politics and government.
Avalon (Calif.). Board of Trustees--Archives.
Baker, Frederick--Archives.
Minutes, June 26, 1913-May 4, 1942
An incorporation election for the City of Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, Los Angeles County, California was held June 19,
1913; and it was incorporated as a municipality of the 6th Class by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, June 23,
1923. The first meeting of the City's Board of Trustees (later the City Council) was held June 26, 1913.
This file of the minutes belonged to Frederick Baker, City Attorney for Avalon and contains notes addressed to him and a few
holograph corrections of the minutes.
Minutes for July 1924-1929 (except November 18 & 25, 1929); and 1934-1941 are missing.