Fred S. Howell papers, 1911-1934
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Fred S. Howell papers, 1911-1934
Sonoma County Library
Creator:
Howell, Fred S.,1884-1937
Title: Fred S. Howell papers
Date (inclusive): Check date
Identification: SPC.00011
Physical Description:
2.2 linear feet
2 legal file box
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Repository:
Petaluma History Room, Petaluma Regional Library
Abstract: This collection contains records from the files of Fred S. Howell, attorney based in Petaluma, California in the early 20th
century, Includes records from various legal cases argued by Fred S. Howell between 1911 and 1934; papers related to the Charles
C. Ellis and E. D. Woodward bankruptcy (1917); and two miscellaneous documents from Howell's files.
Biography/Organization History
Fred Sanborn Howell was a prominent Petaluma, California attorney who also served as Petaluma's City Attorney for many years.
Howell was born on March 31, 1884 in Hopland, California and graduated from law school at the University of California, Berkeley;
he was admitted to the bar in 1911. He represented thousands of Sonoma County residents during his career as a private attorney.
In his role as Petaluma City Attorney, Howell drafted the Petaluma city charter, as well as scores of ordinances. Howell,
with Tom Glatt of Ukiah, was also a partner in the Howell and Glatt placer mine, located 2.5 miles east of Hopland, which--according
to the 1922 report of the California State Geologist--yielded trace amounts of gold and platinum. He died unexpectedly of
a heart attack at age 53 on November 9, 1937 in Petaluma.
Charles C. Ellis (1880-1973) or Santa Rosa, Calif., and his partner, E. D. (Elmer Dinsmore) Woodward (1889-1965), marketers
of redwood timber, etc. in northern Sonoma County, declared bankruptcy during judgement brought against them by S. F. Farnsworth
of Healdsburg and other creditors.
Legal files.
Organized into three series:
- Case files, 1911-1934
- Charles C. Ellis and E. D. Woodward bankruptcy files, 1917
- Miscellaneous papers, August 1927
Organized by case. Series 2 and 3 are housed together in a single box.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.
Howell, Fred S., 1884-1937
Ellis, Charles C., 1880-1973
Woodward, E. D. (Elmer Dinsmore), 1889-1965
Bankruptcy--California--Petaluma
Lawyers--California--Petaluma
Lawyers--California--Petaluma--Correspondence
Probate records
Civil court records
Criminal court records
Correspondence
Documents (object genre)
Records and briefs
Legal instruments
Financial records
Ephemera
Reports
Writings
Archival materials
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[Identification of item], Fred S. Howell papers, 1911-1934. SPC.00011, Petaluma History Room, Sonoma County Library, Petaluma,
CA.
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