Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Grant Jackson Papers
- Dates:
- 1886-1924
- Creators:
- Jackson, Grant
- Abstract:
- This collection includes certificates, correspondence, legal documents, manuscripts, legal papers, and a scrapbook regarding the professional career of Grant Jackson. Materials are from 1886-1924.
- Extent:
- 0.9 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Grant Jackson Papers, 1886-1924, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.538; [folder number] [folder title][date].
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection includes certificates, correspondence, legal documents, manuscripts, legal papers, and a scrapbook regarding the professional career of Grant Jackson. Materials are from 1886-1924. Manuscript of "State Division - a Menace to Los Angeles" by Grant Jackson, given as a speech before the City Club, October 2, 1909 and published as listed above. Legal documents include Jackon's 1886 diploma from Lompoc School, and two certificates of Jackon's admission to practice in District and Circuit Court, both dated January 2, 1903. Two large scrapbooks contain mostly newspaper articles from approximately 1922-1924 on California history and obituaries of California pioneers. A photocopy of the House of Representatives' Ex. Doc. No. 64 of the 1st Session of the 35th Congress, 1858. (373.G.1161) This contains official information and correspondence in relation to the execution of Colonel Henry A. Cobb and his associates. An original copy is in the Munk Collection of Ephemera, M.973.47. Also includes certificate allowing Grant Jackson to practice as an attorney in California, dated 1891 October 13.
- Biographical / historical:
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Grant Jackson (1866 June 13 - 1925 April 2) was born in Sebastopol, California, but the family soon moved to Lompoc and Santa Barbara. In 1887 he began to study law in in the office of W.C. Stratton. Admitted to the bar in 1891, Jackson began his practice in Santa Barbara, moving to Los Angeles in 1902. Years later, he became a Judge for the Superior Court.
Jackson belonged to the Jonathan Club, the Gamut Club, Union League, and the Native Sons of the Golden West.
- Acquisition information:
- Bequest by Judge Grant Jackson, April 1925.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Glenna Schroeder, circa 1977-1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 October 1, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-02-17 00:27:22 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Appointments to view materials are required. To make an appointment please visit https://theautry.org/research-collections/library-and-archives and fill out the Researcher Application Form.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
- Preferred citation:
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Grant Jackson Papers, 1886-1924, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.538; [folder number] [folder title][date].
- Location of this collection:
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4700 Western Heritage WayLos Angeles, CA 90027, US
- Contact:
- (747) 201-8448