Painter (Milton D.) Collection, 1848-1935

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Summary

Title:
Milton D. Painter collection
Dates:
1848-1935
Creators:
Painter, Milton D.
Abstract:
A collection of documents related to the Painter family and the Pasadena Land and Water Company.
Extent:
0.4 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Milton D. Painter collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of 42 items from 1848 to 1935, it primarily contains documents, such as agreements, deeds, and maps relating to the Painter family and the Pasadena Land and Water Company. The majority of the maps and plats show the land owned or controlled by the Painter family in Southern California. There are also personal letters from John H. Painter and Alonzo J. Painter to Milton D. Painter from the late 1800s.

Biographical / historical:

Milton D. Painter was born in Springdale, Iowa, on March 29, 1852, one of eight children. His elementary education was obtained in five district schools, but when he was fourteen he entered the Muscatine schools, and five years later graduated from the high school. Painter clerked with a lumber firm and for five years worked in a wholesale grocery; after moving to Marshall county, Iowa, he was a bookkeeper for five years in a general store and in mills. Painter moved to Pasadena, California in 1883 where he was a partner with his father, John H. Painter, and brother, Alonzo J. Painter. Milton Painter was involved in real estate and prominently connected with street railroad in Pasadena. On the incorporation of the North Pasadena Water Company in 1885 he was chosen secretary and then president. In 1897, with his father and brother, Milton D. Painter founded the Painter Hotel; after the death of his father, he became proprietor and sole owner of the renamed La Pintoresca, a famous winter resort, situated between Pasadena and the base of the Sierra Madre mountains.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Charles W. Painter, May 1978.
Processing information:

Processed by Gina C Giang, 2013. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the electronic finding aid derived from an earlier finding aid.

Arrangement:

Organized in the following manner: correspondence, documents, and ephemera.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Gayle Richardson
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-09-14 15:21:18 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Milton D. Painter collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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