Anita May Baldwin papers and addenda, 1876-1949

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Summary

Creators:
Baldwin, Anita May, 1876-1939
Abstract:
Papers and addenda belonging to Anita May Baldwin, daughter of Elias "Lucky" Baldwin, and the Santa Anita Rancho.
Extent:
13.42 Linear Feet (20 boxes, 12 volumes, 3 rolls)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Anita May Baldwin papers and addenda, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of letters, documents, volumes, and maps related to the business affairs of the Santa Anita Ranch from 1901 to 1904, and the Los Angeles Racing Association from 1907 to 1922. Of the approximately 600 pieces in this collection, 400 are receipts of the Los Angeles Racing Association. Additional material in the collection includes correspondence, diaries, and documents related to the personal and business affairs of Anita M. Baldwin. Also included is the estate settlements of Elias Jackson Baldwin and his elder daughter Clara Baldwin Stocker for the period from 1876 to 1936, including two volumes of city dockets on criminal and civil justice for the city of Arcadia, California. The Addenda includes business papers for Baldwin M. Baldwin, the Los Angeles Racing Association, and Anita M. Baldwin. The Addenda also includes a small amount of personal material related to Anita M. Baldwin such as address books, library and household inventories, poems and other compositions, musical scores, photographs, and scrapbooks.

Biographical / historical:

Anita M. Baldwin (1876-1939) was the daughter of Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin (1828-1909) who was a millionaire investor in Comstock mining stocks; he was later the developer of the Santa Anita Rancho, which he bought from Harris Newmark in 1875. At the age of 16, Anita May Baldwin married a cousin George Baldwin (this marriage was annulled); she later married Hull McClaughry and they had a son: Baldwin McClaughry Baldwin. This marriage ended in divorce, and she legally reverted to the name Anita M. Baldwin. After E. J. Baldwin's death, Anita Baldwin inherited the ranch which included vineyards, orchards, livestock, and racehorses; she continued to run the ranch until selling several acres to the Los Angeles Turf Club in 1933 and most of the remaining acreage for subdivision in 1936.

Acquisition information:
Gift and purchase from Anne Baldwin Purcell, May 1965 and January 1971.
Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library Staff. In 2022, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.

Arrangement:

Organized in the following series: 1. Anita May Baldwin material; 2. Los Angeles Racing Association; 3. Elias Jackson Baldwin material; 4. Volumes and rolls; 5. Addenda.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Anita May Baldwin papers and addenda, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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