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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: George S. Patton, Sr. collection
Creator:
Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1856-1927
Identifier/Call Number: mssPattoncollection
Physical Description:
64.41 Linear Feet
(77 boxes, 5 volumes and 7 oversize folders)
Date (inclusive): 1888-1968
Date (bulk): 1900-1940
Abstract: The collection contains the personal and business papers of George S. Patton, Sr., and his family.
Language of Material: The records are in English.
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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 permission rests with the researcher.
[Identification of Item], George S. Patton, Sr. collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Gifts of David and Peter Patton, November 1970, and George S. Patton, Jr., July 1974.
George Smith Patton, Sr., was a California attorney, businessman, and political figure. He was the son of George S. Patton,
Sr., a Confederate Colonel who fought and died during the American Civil War, and the father of George S. Patton, Jr., the
famed General of the U.S. Third Army during World War II. George Smith Patton, Sr., was born in Virginia in 1856. He graduated
from Virginia Military Institute and studied law in Lexington, Virginia, and became an attorney. In 1877 he moved to Los Angeles.
In 1884 he married Ruth Wilson, daughter of Benjamin Davis Wilson, a wealthy landowner in the San Gabriel Valley, businessman,
and political figure; George and Ruth had two children: George S. Patton (1885-1945) and Anne Wilson Patton (1887-1971). Patton
was a friend and neighbor of Henry E. Huntington and became the first Mayor of San Marino, the location of the Huntington
Library. The Pattons were themselves wealthy landowners as they owned property throughout Los Angeles County and were investors
in several oil companies. George S. Patton died in San Marino in 1927.
Personal and business papers of George Smith Patton, Sr., and his family including wife Ruth Wilson Patton, son General George
S. Patton, and daughter Anne Wilson Patton. The collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, receipts, tax documents,
estate papers, maps, photographs, ephemera, etc. There is some General George S. Patton related material in the collection;
most of which is in the Anne Wilson Patton series (finance documents). Box 42 contains correspondence by General George S.
Patton (photocopies), his wife Beatrice, and their children. There is some information amongst the real estate-related papers
about racial restrictions in the San Gabriel Valley.
Also included is material on Arvin Harrington Brown, his family and their property in Arizona. There is a large series of
letters written by Arvin Harrington Brown, Jr., to his parents while he was serving in World War II.
The "Miscellaneous" series contains similar material to the first two series including financial documents, abstracts of
title, real estate information, deeds, maps, and some information about General George S. Patton. The oversize items contain
tract maps of southern California.
The Receipts & Vouchers Binder 11 is missing or was never received, and two boxes of material from the Brown Family series
were returned to the family and one photograph album transferred to the Rare Book Department as Album 98, Volume II, April
1976 (Volume I is in the Shorb papers).
Arranged in the following series: 1. George S. Patton, Sr., 2. Anne Wilson Patton, 3. Brown Family, 4. Miscellaneous, 5. Volumes,
and 6. Oversize items. Each series is arranged alphabetically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Businessmen -- California -- Archives
Citrus -- California
Land use -- California
Petroleum industry and trade -- California
Real covenants
Real property -- Arizona
Real property -- California
Women -- California
World War, 1939-1945 -- California -- San Francisco
California -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
California -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Los Angeles County (Calif.) -- History
Pasadena (Calif.) -- History
San Gabriel River Valley (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
San Marino (Calif.) -- History
Wilmington (Calif.) -- History
Business records -- California
Family papers -- California
Letters (correspondence) -- California
Maps -- California
Manuscripts -- California
Personal papers -- California
Photographs -- California
Banning, Phineas, 1830-1885
Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
Southern California Edison Company