Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Joseph P. Widney Collection, ca. 1880-1903
- Dates:
- 1885-1903
- Creators:
- Widney, J. P. (Joseph Pomeroy), 1841-1938
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 1 linear foot (Boxes: 1 letter; ½ 5x7, 1 ov)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Joseph P. Widney Collection, ca. 1880-1903. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Background
- Scope and content:
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Photographs of Widney residence, Manuel Dominguez's San Pedro Ranch, Los Angeles and Southern California. Also stereoviews with an emphasis on the Arizona Territory. See also GC1127 Joseph Pomeroy Widney Scrapbooks, 1870-1890. See also P-269 Photographic Views Collection.
- Biographical / historical:
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Widney arrived in Los Angeles in 1868. He was community leader, from his founding of the city's first horse car road to his being an integral part of the University of Southern California since its conception and having served as the school's second president from 1892 to 1895. Widney was Los Angeles' first health officer; he joined his brother (Judge Robert M. Widney) in founding the University of Southern California. He also worked to develop San Pedro as the city's harbor, and served as President of the Los Angeles Board of Education and of the Los Angeles County Medical Association. The 1898 Los Angeles City Directory lists his residence at 150 W. Adams.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1885-1903
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Research is by appointment only
- Terms of access:
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Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder
- Preferred citation:
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Joseph P. Widney Collection, ca. 1880-1903. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
- Location of this collection:
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900 Exposition BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US
- Contact:
- (213) 763-3359