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Title: Little Landers Inc. Collection
Dates: 1911-1914
Collection Number: MS.002
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 2 boxes, 1 cu. ft.
Repository:
San Diego Public Library
San Diego, California 92101
Abstract: 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.
Language of Material: English
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[Identification of item]. Little Landers Inc. Collection. Collection Number: MS.002. San Diego Public Library
Scope and Content of Collection
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.