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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Chipman-Dwinelle papers
Identifier/Call Number: mssChipman
Physical Description:
2.75 Linear Feet
(2 boxes, 5 volumes, 2 folders)
Date (inclusive): 1845-1943
Abstract: A collection of material related to the
defense of titles in the Encinal San Antonio-Alameda City land transactions and early
California settlers William W. Chipman and John W. Dwinelle.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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[Identification of item]. Chipman-Dwinelle papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino,
California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Grahame H. Hardy, December 1949.
William Worthington Chipman was an attorney who laid out the city of Alameda, California,
with his partner Gideon Aughinbaugh. They had first subleased the land and in 1851 purchased
the entire Rancho Encinal San Antonio from its original owner, Luis María Peralta. Following
the death of William W. Chipman, his widow, Caroline E. Chipman, married John Whipple
Dwinelle (1816-1881), a San Francisco lawyer and historian, who practiced law in San
Francisco for thirty years. Dwinelle lived in Oakland and represented Alameda County in the
state assembly.
A collection of approximately 435 items covering the years 1845 to 1943, which consists of
letters, documents, and maps. The material is related to the defense of titles in the
Encinal San Antonio-Alameda City land transactions; the law practice of John Dwinelle; the
lawsuits regarding the will of Josephine A. Phelps; the papers of Fanny J. Chipman, daughter
of William Worthington Chipman; and a few mining papers from the years 1862 to 1867. There
are also materials in the collection by William F. Chipman, son of William W. Chipman and
nephew of Josephine A. Phelps.
Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1955. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the
finding aid derived from a legacy in-house summary report.
Arranged by format.
Former call number: mssChipman Dwinelle.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Land titles -- California -- Alameda County
Lawyers -- California -- San Francisco
Mines and mineral resources -- California
Alameda (Calif.) -- History
Alameda County (Calif.) -- History
California -- History -- 19th century
California -- History -- 20th century
Rancho Encinal San Antonio (Calif.)
Family papers -- California
Legal documents -- California
Letters (correspondence) -- California
Maps -- California
Chipman, Fanny J.
Chipman , W. F. (William Farragut), 1862-1938
Chipman, William Worthington
Dwinelle, Caroline E. Chipman
Dwinelle, John W. (John
Whipple), 1816-1881
Phelps, Josephine A.