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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Anita May Baldwin papers and addenda
Creator:
Baldwin, Anita May,
1876-1939
Identifier/Call Number: mssBaldwina
Physical Description:
13.42 Linear Feet
(20 boxes, 12 volumes, 3 rolls)
Date (inclusive): 1876-1949
Abstract: Papers and addenda belonging to Anita
May Baldwin, daughter of Elias "Lucky" Baldwin, and the Santa Anita Rancho.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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.
[Identification of item]. Anita May Baldwin papers and addenda, The Huntington Library, San
Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift and purchase from Anne Baldwin Purcell, May 1965 and January 1971.
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.
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.
Processed by Huntington Library Staff. In 2022, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.
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.
Former call number: mssBaldwin, Anita papers.
The Anita Baldwin photograph collection (photCL 356).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Criminal justice, Administration of -- California -- Arcadia
Horse racing -- California -- Arcadia
Race horses -- California -- Arcadia
Ranches -- California -- Los Angeles County
Real property -- California -- Los Angeles County
Arcadia (Calif.) -- History
Hollister Ranch (Calif.)
Business records -- California, Southern -- 19th century
Business records -- California, Southern -- 20th century
Dockets -- California, Southern
Letters (correspondence) -- California, Southern -- 19th
century
Letters (correspondence) -- California, Southern -- 20th
century
Maps -- California, Southern -- 19th century
Maps -- California, Southern -- 20th century
Photographs -- California, Southern
Receipts -- California, Southern -- 19th century
Receipts -- California, Southern -- 20th century
Baldwin, Baldwin M.,
1904-1970
Baldwin, Elias Jackson,
1828-1909
Stocker, Clara Baldwin,
1847-1929
Los Angeles Racing Association
Santa Anita Rancho (Los Angeles County, Calif.)