Avila Family Papers, 1824-1940

Printable guide [HTML]

Summary

Creators:
Abstract:
Extent:
(Boxes: 1 legal)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Avila Family Papers. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Background

Scope and content:

Documents of the Avilas, an early California family. Includes historical account by Carolina Avila. English and Spanish. 1824 - 1940, undated. [Most photographs have been moved to P-78 Portrait Collection; one photograph is in P-14 Del Valle photograph collection.] See also GC-1318 Josefa Avila Papers

Biographical / historical:

Anastasio Avila received the Mexican land grant, Rancho Tajuata, also known as Rancho de Los Cuervos, located in the present-day Watts district of the city of Los Angeles.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Research is by appointment only

Terms of access:

Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder

Preferred citation:

Avila Family Papers. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Location of this collection:
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US
Contact:
(213) 763-3359
seavercenter@nhm.org
Website