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Finding Aid for the George Whitwell Parsons Scrapbooks, 1893-1920
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Scrapbooks and Letters. 1893-1920
Physical Description: (2 boxes, ca. 200 pieces)
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A collection documenting the activities of George W. Parsons, pioneer mining engineer in Arizona, and Chairman of the Mining
Committee of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. He was active in promoting Southern California oil and mineral development,
Los Angeles Harbor, the agricultural exhibits at the Omaha Exposition of 1898 and many civic projects in Los Angeles, California.