This collection of business records documents Little Landers, Inc., a utopian farming community established in the Tia Juana River Valley by William E. Smythe in 1908. At its peak, 300 families farmed at the site. The community struggled financially and the farming land was destroyed in January 1916 by the “Hatfield Flood.” The collection was donated to the San Diego Public Library in September 1959.

2 boxes, 1 cu. ft.

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