Los Angeles County Incorporation Records (Second Series), 1903-1939

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Los Angeles County Incorporation Records (Second Series)
Dates:
1903-1939
Creators:
Abstract:
Extent:
1093 Legal Boxes
Language:
Preferred citation:

Los Angeles County Incorporation Records (Second Series). Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Background

Scope and content:

Articles of incorporation include records for businesses, organizations and churches incorporated in Los Angeles County. Businesses include oil, investment and construction companies; automobile and motion picture enterprises. Social organizations, to name a few, include Culver City Woman’s Club; Downey Athletic Club; South Gate Social Club; Maywood Methodist Episcopal Church; The Midnight Mission; Buffalo Club of Long Beach, California; and Greek Political Club of America. Records may include dissolutions and name changes. Street addresses are not provided in the records. Incorporators’ names are listed; many, but not all documents have original signatures. This second series, covering the 1920s and 1930s, will fill in the gaps of the first series collection: General Collection 1145 (Los Angeles Incorporation Records (First Series), containing records from 1854 to 1922; 1930 to 1933; and 1935 to 1938. 1903-1939 (bulk is 1922-1939)

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County staff.
Date Prepared:
1903-1939
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Research is by appointment only

Terms of access:

Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder

Preferred citation:

Los Angeles County Incorporation Records (Second Series). Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Location of this collection:
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US
Contact:
(213) 763-3359