California Historical Documents Collection mssHM 40401-40555
Gayle Richardson
The Huntington Library
November 2020
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
reference@huntington.org
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Title: California historical documents collection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.
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[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 California historical documents collection, The Huntington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.
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.
Processed by Valerie Franco in 1974. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the finding aid
derived from a legacy in-house summary report.
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
Box 1, Folder 1-77
1812-1844
Box 2, Folder 1-74
1845-1912
Folder 1
Proclamation HM 40475 1846 July 29