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California Historical Documents Collection
mssHM 40401-40555  
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  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Preferred Citation
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Scope and Contents
  • Processing Information
  • Arrangement

  • Contributing Institution: The Huntington Library
    Title: California historical documents collection
    Identifier/Call Number: mssHM 40401-40555
    Physical Description: 3.6 Linear Feet (2 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
    Date (inclusive): 1812-1912
    Date (bulk): 1830-1852
    Abstract: A collection of early California documents dealing with the early missions, politics and government, land cases, business, trade, and commerce.
    Language of Material: Materials are in English and Spanish.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

    Conditions Governing Use

    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]. California historical documents collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Historical Society of Southern California, September 1974.

    Scope and Contents

    A collection of 162 items which consists of letters and documents in both English and Spanish by early Californians relating to politics and government, business, and mission affairs (particularly Mission Santa Cruz). While the bulk of the collection falls between the years 1830 to 1852, there are papers concerning the life and times of Abel Stearns, the activities of John Rowland in New Mexico and California (1835-1865), the agitation of Alta Californians demanding self-government, the Mexican War, and the events leading to California statehood. Included are final drafts of certain articles of the 1849 California Constitution and indexes and lists of civil and criminal cases in the courts of Los Angeles for the years 1830 to 1850. Persons represented in the collection include: Juan Bandini, José Castro, Pío Pico, Hugo Reid, John Rowland, Pablo Vicente de Solá, and Abel Stearns.

    Processing Information

    Processed by Valerie Franco in 1974. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the finding aid derived from a legacy in-house summary report.

    Arrangement

    Arranged chronologically.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Constitutional history -- California
    Courts -- California -- Los Angeles
    Mexican War, 1846-1848
    Missions -- California
    California -- History -- 1821-1848
    California -- History -- 1846-1850
    California -- History -- 1850-1950
    California -- Politics and Government -- 1846-1850
    California -- Politics and Government -- 1850-1950
    California -- Statehood -- History
    Letters (correspondence) -- California
    Manuscripts -- California
    Bandini, Juan, 1800-1859
    Castro, José, 1807-1860
    Pico, Pío, 1801-1894
    Reid, Hugo, 1811?-1853
    Rowland, John, 1791-1873
    Solá, Pablo Vicente de, 1761-1824
    Stearns, Abel, 1798-1871
    Santa Cruz Mission