The Workman Family arrived in Los Angeles in 1841 and were among the first settlers to obtain a land grant from the Mexican government, the 48,790-acre Rancho La Puente. This is a collection of newspaper clippings from 1933-1956 chronicling the Workman Family. Includes a large red scrapbook which is the culmination of a newspaper serialization of the book entitled, The City That Grew by Boyle Workman, published in 1935.

The Workman Family arrived in Los Angeles in 1841.

1.6 Linear Feet (1 scrapbook; 5 folders)

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