J. A. Graves Papers: Finding Aid mssGraves
Maggie Hughes
The Huntington Library
July 2022
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San Marino, California 91108
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: J. A. Graves papers
Creator:
Graves, J. A.
(Jackson Alpheus), 1852-1933
source:
Graves, Francis P.
Identifier/Call Number: mssGraves
Physical Description:
21.96 Linear Feet
(14 boxes, 47 volumes, 1 oversize folder)
Date (inclusive): 1876-1933
Abstract: Collection of J. A. (Jackson Alpheus)
Graves papers, Los Angeles lawyer and businessman, dating from 1876 to 1933.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. J. A. Graves papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino,
California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mr. Francis P. Graves, July 1952.
Biographical / Historical
J. A. (Jackson Alpheus) Graves (1852-1933), Los Angeles lawyer and businessman, came to
California in 1857. He graduated from St. Mary's College in San Francisco in 1872 and
studied law in the firm of Eastman and Neumann. Graves moved to Los Angeles in 1875. In
1888, after membership in various partnerships, Graves joined Henry O'Melveny, and the firm
became Graves, O'Melveny and Shankland until its dissolution in 1904. Graves was
vice-president of Farmers and Merchants National Bank in 1903 and president from 1920 to
1933.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence (including 23 letter books), 3 photographs, 2
scrapbooks, business documents, and financial ledgers related to the life and business
activities of Jackson A. Graves. Subject matter includes banking and finance, and much of
the business correspondence in the collection is with Isaias W. Hellman (1842-1920),
president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Los Angeles from 1875 to 1920 and president
of Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank in San Francisco from 1890 to 1920. The collection also
contains land papers of the Los Angeles area (including materials related to Rancho San
Pasqual) and papers of California law firms.
Processing Information
Processed by Huntington Library staff, mid-20th century. In 2022, Maggie Hughes created a
finding aid derived from a legacy summary report.
Related Materials
Henry William O'Melveny collection, mssOM.
Arrangement
Organized in four series:
- Correspondence, 1878-1931
- Business papers, 1876-1924
- Scrapbooks, undated
- Miscellaneous, 1876-1933
General
Former call number: mssGraves papers.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Banks and banking -- California -- History -- Sources
Banks and banking -- California -- Los Angeles -- History --
Sources
Law firms -- California -- Los Angeles
Lawyers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Correspondence
Real property -- California -- Los Angeles
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Rancho San Pascual (Calif.)
Legal files -- California -- Los Angeles
Letter books -- California -- Los Angeles
Letters (correspondence) -- California -- Los Angeles
Graves, J. A. (Jackson
Alpheus), 1852-1933 -- Archives
Hellman, Isaias W. (Isaias William), 1842-1920
Farmers and Merchants Bank of Los Angeles.
Graves, O'Melveny and Shankland
Graves, Francis P.
Correspondence
1878-1931
Physical Description: 16.34 Linear
Feet(11 boxes, 23 volumes)
Box 1
Letters to J. A. Graves: 1891-1893 (A-K)
Box 2
Letters to J. A. Graves: 1893 (L-Z), 1894 (A-P)
Box 3
Letters to J. A. Graves: 1894 (R-W), 1895 (A-H)
Box 4
Letters to J. A. Graves: 1895 (S-Z), 1896 (A-R)
Box 5
Letters to J. A. Graves: 1896 (S-Y), 1897 (A-H)
Box 6
Letters to J. A. Graves: 1897 (J-Z), 1898 (A-Z)
Box 7
Letters to J. A. Graves: 1898 (F-Z)
Box 8
Letters to J. A. Graves: 1899 (A-S)
Box 9
Letters to J. A. Graves: 1899 (T-Z), 1900 (A-S)
Box 10
Letters to J. A. Graves: 1900 (T-Z), 1901 (A-Z)
Box 11
Letters to Graves: 1905-1927; letters to I.W. Hellman Sr and Jr: 1914-1921;
letters from Hellman Sr to Graves: 1914-1919
Volume 1
Letter book: J. A. Graves (also Graves, Chapman) to A-Z
1878-1879
Volume 2
Letter book: J. A. Graves (also Graves, Chapman) to A-Z
1879-1880
Volume 3
Letter book: J. A. Graves (also Graves, Chapman) to A-Z
1881-1883
Volume 4
Letter book: J. A. Graves (also Graves, Chapman) to A-Z
1883-1885
Volume 5
Letter book: J. A. Graves (also Graves, O'Melveny and Shankland) to
A-Z
1885-1886
Volume 6
Letter book: J. A. Graves (also Graves, O'Melveny and Shankland) to
A-Z
1885-1888
Volume 7
Letter book: J. A. Graves (also Graves, O'Melveny and Shankland) to
A-Z
1888-1890
Volume 8
Letter book: J. A. Graves (also Graves, O'Melveny and Shankland) to
A-Z
1890-1891
Volume 9
Letter book: J. A. Graves (also Graves, O'Melveny and Shankland) to
A-Z
1891-1892
Volume 10
Letter book: J. A. Graves (also Graves, O'Melveny and Shankland) to
A-Z
1892-1893
Volume 11
Letter book: J. A. Graves (also Graves, O'Melveny and Shankland) to
A-Z
1893-1894
Volume 12
Letter book: J. A. Graves (also Graves, O'Melveny and Shankland) to
A-Z
1894
Volume 13
Letter book: J. A. Graves (also Graves, O'Melveny and Shankland) to
A-Z
1894-1895
Volume 14
Letter book: J. A. Graves (also Graves, O'Melveny and Shankland) to
A-Z
1895-1897
Volume 15
Letter book: J. A. Graves (also Graves, O'Melveny and Shankland) to
A-Z
1897-1898
Volume 16
Letter book: J. A. Graves (also Graves, O'Melveny and Shankland) to
A-Z
1898-1899
Volume 17
Letter book: J. A. Graves (also Graves, O'Melveny and Shankland) to
A-Z
1899-1901
Volume 18
Letter book: J. A. Graves (also Graves, O'Melveny and Shankland) to
A-Z
1901-1902
Volume 19
Letter book: J. A. Graves (also Graves, O'Melveny and Shankland) to
A-Z
1902-1903
Volume 20
Letter book: J. A. Graves (also Graves, O'Melveny and Shankland) to
A-Z
1903
Volume 21
Letter book: J. A. Graves (also Graves, O'Melveny and Shankland) to
A-Z
1903-1904
Volume 22
Letter book: J. A. Graves to I.W. Hellman and others
1908-1912
Volume 23
Letter book: J. A. Graves to I.W. Hellman and others
1912-1914
Box 13
Monthly messages of J. A. Graves to "Friends and Customers"
1924-1931
Business papers
1876-1924
Physical Description: 3.13 Linear
Feet(22 volumes, 1 box, 1 oversize
folder)
Volume 25
James Gilbert Foster vs Bear Valley Irrigation Co, Report of Receivers, A.P.
Maginnis and J. A. Graves
Volume 26
James Gilbert Foster vs Bear Valley Irrigation Co, Second Report of
Receivers, A.P. Maginnis and J. A. Graves
Volume 27
District Court of 17th Judicial District, State of California
Volume 28
Ranch property abstract: San Pascualito
Volume 29
Day book: The Baker Block
1888-1896
Volume 30
Foreclosure sales: Graves, O'Melveny and Shankland
1889-1903
Volume 31
Day book: Graves, O'Melveny, and Shankland
1897-1906
Volume 32
Day book: Graves, O'Melveny, and Shankland
1895-1904
Volume 33
Day book: Graves, O'Melveny, and Shankland
begins April 1888
Volume 34
Day book: Graves and Chapman
1884-1887
Volume 35
Ledger: Graves and Chapman
1884
Volume 36
Ledger
begins 1879 October
Volume 37
Ledger: Graves and Chapman
1882-1905
Volume 38
Account book: Graves and Chapman
1880-1884
Volume 40
Memoranda of loans
1879-1895
Volume 41
Notorial record
1879-1885
Volume 42
Register of legal actions, volume 1
1878-1879
Volume 43
Register of legal actions, volume 2
1880-1883
Volume 44
Memoranda of actions and proceedings, volume 1
1876-1903
Volume 45
Memoranda of actions and proceedings, volume 2
1876-1903
Box 14
Quail Valley Land Company
1910-1924
Scrapbooks
undated
Physical Description: 0.29 Linear
Feet(2 volumes)
Miscellaneous
1876-1933
Physical Description: 3.21 Linear
Feet(2 volumes)
Box 12
Miscellaneous business papers and other documents
Scope and Contents
Includes: Certificate of membership, Los Angeles Bar Association, 1932-1933; Reply of
Board of Public Service Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles to the proposals and
accompanying documents submitted to W.W. Waterson to the Los Angeles Clearing
Association; Water rights (Bear and Owens Valley), 1894 and 1924; additional
miscellaneous business documents; 3 photographs; Oration delivered at Los Angeles,
1876 July 4, by James J. Eastman.
Box 13
Notebooks of S.E. Graves medical course
