Chipman-Dwinelle Papers mssChipman

Gayle Richardson
The Huntington Library
November 2020
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
reference@huntington.org


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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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Chipman-Dwinelle papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Grahame H. Hardy, December 1949.

Biographical / Historical

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.

Scope and Contents

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.

Processing Information

Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1955. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the finding aid derived from a legacy in-house summary report.

Arrangement

Arranged by format.

General

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.

Box 1

Business correspondence and papers, court records 1845-1943

Scope and Contents

The box contains business correspondence (1855-1943), and business papers (1845-1935) pertaining to William W. Chipman, Caroline E. Chipman, William F. Chipman, Fanny J. Chipman, and John W. Dwinelle; also court records related to Encinal San Antonio.
Box 2

Josephine Phelps, land, legal, and mining papers 1859-1934

Scope and Contents

The box contains material related to the estate of Josephine A. Phelps (1916-1934); also land papers, legal papers, mining papers, maps, and miscellaneous papers (1859-1916).
Volume 1-5

Land and legal records, Alameda county 1851-1919

Folder 1

Encinal San Antonio 1855-1919

Scope and Contents

Includes papers regarding the history and titles of Encinal San Antonio.
Folder 2

William F. Chipman and Fanny J. Chipman indenture 1913