Finding Aid of the Webster Family Papers 0028
Katie Richardson and Catie Golitzin
The processing of this collection and the creation of this finding aid was funded by the generous support of the National
Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
December 2011
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA, 90263-4786
kelsey.knox@pepperdine.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Title: Webster Family Papers
Identifier/Call Number: 0028
Physical Description:
0.23 Linear Feet
(1 box plus an oversize picture)
Date (inclusive): 1922-1963
Date (bulk): 1922-1925
Abstract: The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, printed materials, and financial records belonging to the Webster
family of Malibu, California. The collection spans from 1922 to 1963.
Physical Location: Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
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Preferred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name], Webster family papers, Collection no. 0028, Malibu Historical Collection, Special Collections
and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Biographical note
John L. Webster immigrated to the United States from Scotland in 1897. It appears that John was a judge and had a wife, Nellie
B., and a son, William (Bill), who was born in 1914. The family resided in Malibu, California. The John L. Webster Elementary
School in Malibu was named after the former judge.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, and financial documents belonging to the Webster family of Malibu,
California. Included are letters written by William (Bill) Webster to his parents while at Urban Military Academy or Camp
Curry in Yosemite; several Urban Military Academy publications; a diploma from Winchester Junior Rifle Corps presented to
Bill Webster; a program from a horse show put on by the Urban Military Academy; a receipt and invoices regarding rent on a
Las Flores property in Pacific Palisades; the financial ledger of John and Nellie Webster; a notice from Los Angeles Waterworks
and Utilities; and several unidentified photographs of a work environment.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into the following series: 1. Correspondence; 2. Photographs; 3. Printed Materials; 4. Financial
Records.
Processing Information note
The collection was arranged and described by Katie Richardson and Catie Golitzin.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Financial records
Malibu (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century
Ledgers (account books)
Receipts (financial records)
Photographs
Correspondence
Webster, William (Bill)
Urban Military Academy. (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Webster, John L.
Webster, Nellie B.
Webster family
Series 1:
Correspondence
1922-1923
Scope and Content
Most of the letters are from William (Bill) Webster to his parents, Nellie and John, while he was at the Urban Military Academy
in Los Angeles or at Camp Curry in Yosemite National Park. The letters discuss the activities he was involved in, the family's
health, and financial matters. In addition, there is a letter with two family photographs from Bernice and Wilfred Christlieb.
The couple appear to be the niece and nephew of John and Nellie Webster. Lastly, a letter from the Waterworks and Utility
Division of the county of Los Angeles to its new customers regarding the company's take over of Deer Path Mutual Water Company
of Malibu is included.
box 1, folder 1
Christlieb, Bernice and Wilfred to John and Nellie Webster
1937 November 2
box 1, folder 2
County of Los Angeles Department of County Engineer Waterworks and Utilities Division to Customers of Deer Path Mutual Water
Company
1963 February 28
box 1, folder 3
Webster, William (Bill) to John L. Webster
1923 July 22
box 1, folder 3
Webster, William (Bill) to John L. Webster
1923 April 4
box 1, folder 4
Webster, William (Bill) to Nellie Webster
1922 October 18
box 1, folder 4
Webster, William (Bill) to Nellie Webster
1922 November 26
box 1, folder 4
Webster, William (Bill) to Nellie Webster
1922 November 27
box 1, folder 4
Webster, William (Bill) to Nellie Webster
1923
box 1, folder 4
Webster, William (Bill) to Nellie Webster
1923 July 31
oversize 1, box 1, folder 5
Series 2:
Photographs
circa 1900s
Physical Description: (plus oversize picture)
Scope and Content
The series includes eight photographs of what appears to be a work environment, possibly a factory. The location and individuals
are unidentified. There is also an oversize picture of John L. Webster and a group of men from the class of November 21, 1921.
The picture says
Spes Mea In Deo Est which is a Masonic Motto that means
My Hope is in God.
Series 3:
Printed Materials
1924-1941
Scope and Content
The series includes materials relating to William's time at Urban Military Academy. The
Urbanite was the schools publication.
box 1, folder 6
Brochure- Urban Military Academy Summer Camp
1925
box 1, folder 7
Diploma- Winchester Junior Rifle Corps presented to William Webster
1925 May 12
box 1, folder 8
Program- Second Annual Horse Show at the Urban Military Academy
1924 January 11
box 1, folder 9
Publication-
The Elks Booster Vol. 17 No. 5 San Bernardino California
1924 April
box 1, folder 9
Publication-
Urbanite Vol. 1 No. 4
1924 February 15
box 1, folder 9
Publication-
Urbanite Vol. 1 No. 15
1924 May 9
box 1, folder 9
Publication-
Urbanite Vol. II No. 3
1924 November 7
box 1, folder 9
Publication-
Urbanite Vol. II
No. 5
1924 December 5
Series 4:
Financial Records
1925-1958
Scope and Content
The Financial Records series includes receipts and invoices from 1925 to 1941 regarding rent on a cabin at Los Flores Inn.
Also included, is a ledger belonging to John and Nellie Webster from 1948-1958.
box 1, folder 10
Receipt to John L. Webster
1925 April 9
box 1, folder 11
Invoice from Hearst Sunical Land and Packing Corporation to John L. Webster Regarding Rent of a Cabin at Los Flores
1937 May 1
box 1, folder 11
Invoice from Hearst Sunical Land and Packing Corporation to John L. Webster
1941 July 1
box 1, folder 12
Financial Ledger of John and Nellie Webster
1948-1958
