George and Cecilia Burlingame Papers, 1898-1956, bulk 1910-1950

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Summary

Creators:
Burlingame, George E
Abstract:
George Burlingame was a local businessman who resided in the Westwood area of Los Angeles from 1931 until 1954. The George and Cecilia Burlingame Papers include records from the Loomis family, Cecilia Burlingame's family name. The correspondence, business records, and California road maps and guides in the collection depict the activities of the family in California at the beginning of the 20th century.
Extent:
2.80 linear feet
Language:
English
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Background

Scope and content:

The George and Cecilia Burlingame Papers include records from the Loomis family, Cecilia Burlingame's family name. The correspondence, business records, and California road maps and guides in the collection depict the activities of the family which settled in California at the beginning of the 20th century. Much of the collection contains property records for residential and rental real estate owned by the family in northern and southern California from 1910 through the 1950s.

The collection is arranged into seven series: Family Correspondence (1906-1940), Family Records (1898-1954), Presentations (1929), Real Estate Records (1904-1956), California Maps and Guides (1925-1953), Pamphlet Literature (1913-1955), and Folded Road Maps (1920-1955).

Biographical / historical:

George Burlingame was born in Nebraska in 1879. Cecilia Loomis Burlingame was born in Michigan in 1881. The couple married about 1900 and had four children. George was a local businessman who resided in the Westwood area of Los Angeles from 1931 until 1954.

Acquisition information:
Ron Purcell, 1997
Processing information:

Tony Gardner

Arrangement:

Series I: Family Correspondence, 1906-1940

Series II: Family Records, 1898-1954

Series III: Presentations, 1929

Series IV: Real Estate Records, 1904-1956

Series V: California Maps and Guides, 1925-1953

Series VI: Pamphlet Literature, 1913-1955

Series VII: Folded Road Maps, 1920-1955

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Maps
Documents

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

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Location of this collection:
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330, US
Contact:
(818) 677-4594
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