Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Joseph Benjamin Colling Papers
- Dates:
- 1951-1952
- Creators:
- Colling, Joseph Benjamin, Colling, Aurelia E. Rowland, Hodge, Frederick Webb, and Foy, Mary Emily
- Abstract:
- Joseph Benjamin Colling was an early resident of Los Angeles, California born in 1875 and died sometime after 1952. After 1918 he became a resident of Del Monte, California and worked for Del Monte Hotel specializing in fine printing. This collection consists of correspondence and writings of Joseph Benjamin Colling, created between 1950-1951. His writings, or "reminiscences," describe Colling's time in Los Angeles from 1878-1918. This collection also includes the "reminiscences" of Colling's wife, Aurelia E. Rowland Colling, which describes her experiences in Los Angeles from 1905-1949. Aurelia E. Rowland, was the granddaughter of pioneer John Rowland.
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet (4 folders)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Jonathan Benjamin Colling Papers, 1951-1952, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.503; [folder number] [folder title][date].
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection consists of correspondence and writings of Joseph Benjamin Colling, created between 1950-1951. His writings, or "reminiscences," describe Colling's time in Los Angeles from 1878-1918. This collection also includes the "reminiscences" of Colling's wife, Aurelia E. Rowland Colling, which describes her experiences in Los Angeles from 1905-1949.
- Biographical / historical:
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Joseph Benjamin Colling was an early resident of Los Angeles, California born in 1875 and died sometime after 1952. After 1918 he became a resident of Del Monte, California and worked for Del Monte Hotel specializing in fine printing.
He was the child of Benjamin Colling and Maria Antonio Coronel. Maria Coronel died when her son was about two years old.
Joseph Colling's wife, Aurelia E. Rowland, born in 1881. She was the 19th child out of 22 of Thomas Rowland and Zenobia Yorba de Rowland. She was also the granddaughter of pioneer John Rowland. Aurelia married Richard Vejar of Lordsburg in 1905 and they had two sons and a daughter. Vejar passed away in 1937. She married Colling in 1949.
- Acquisition information:
- Donated by Joseph Benjamin Colling and Mary Foy, 1951-1952.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Glenna Schroeder, circa 1977-1981. Finding aid completed by Anna Liza Posas, 2013. Final processing of collection and publication of finding aid made possible by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Carbon copies
Correspondence - Places:
- Los Angeles County (Calif.)
Los Angeles (Calif.)
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-10-28 20:09:29 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Appointments to view materials are required. To make an appointment please visit https://theautry.org/research-collections/library-and-archives and fill out the Researcher Application Form.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
- Preferred citation:
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Jonathan Benjamin Colling Papers, 1951-1952, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.503; [folder number] [folder title][date].
- Location of this collection:
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4700 Western Heritage WayLos Angeles, CA 90027, US
- Contact:
- (747) 201-8448