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Pio Pico Ranchito Research Files of Dr. Lorayne Horka
MS.224  
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  • Scope and Contents
  • Processing History
  • Biographical Note
  • Acquisition
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Preferred Citation

  • Contributing Institution: Library and Archives at the Autry
    Title: Pio Pico Ranchito Research Files of Dr. Lorayne Horka
    Creator: Horka-Follick, Lorayne Ann
    Identifier/Call Number: MS.224
    Physical Description: 1 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
    Date (inclusive): 1923-1970
    Language of Material: English , Spanish; Castilian .
    Container: 1-2

    Scope and Contents

    This collection contains mostly handwritten and typewritten notes Dr. Lorayne Horka took from original sources regarding the Pico family and land claims in California. Some of these notes were taken from materials at the Bancroft Library at the University of California at Berkley, and the Huntington Library in San Marino, California. Other materials include bibliographies, newsletters from the Governor Pico Mansion Society from the 1960s, newspaper clippings, and photographs from 1970 of the Pico mansion. Horka created or collected most of the material, although some newsletters from the Governor Pico Mansion Society are addressed to Charlotte Tufts, librarian at the Southwest Museum during the 1960s.

    Processing History

    Initial processing completed by Braun Research Library staff. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 August 31 made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).

    Biographical Note

    Pio de Jesus Pico (1801 May 5 - 1894 September 11) was a Mexican soldier, the last governor of Mexican California in 1831, and a prominent ranchero and businessman in what is now east Los Angeles.
    Dr. Lorayne Horka-Follick's doctoral thesis, Los Hermanos Penitentes: a Vestige of Medievalism in Southwest United States, was published in 1969.

    Acquisition

    Donation from Dr. Lorayne Horka, 1977.

    Conditions Governing Access

    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.

    Conditions Governing Use

    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

    Pio Pico Ranchito Research Files of Dr. Lorayne Horka, 1923-1970, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.224; [folder number] [folder title][date].

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Land grants -- California
    Clippings
    Bibliography
    Photographs
    Newsletters
    Pico Mansion (Los Angeles, Calif.)
    California -- History
    Manuscripts
    Pico Family
    Pico, Pio
    Governor Pico Mansion Society