Finding aid for the Leonis-Malburg City of Vernon records 5349

Bo Doub

USC Libraries Special Collections

2021 March

Doheny Memorial Library 206

3550 Trousdale Parkway

Los Angeles, California 90089-0189

specol@usc.edu

URL: http://libraries.usc.edu/locations/special-collections

Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections

Title: Leonis-Malburg City of Vernon records

Creator: Leonis, John B.

Creator: Malburg, Leonis C.

Identifier/Call Number: 5349

Physical Description: 84 Linear Feet 84 boxes

Date (inclusive): 1920-2015

Abstract: John B. Leonis was the City of Vernon's founding father and led the city through his position as mayor and as president of First National Bank of Vernon. Leonis also owned significant land holdings in the area. The Leonis-Malburg City of Vernon records document John B. Leonis'--along with Leonis' grandson, Leonis Malburg's--businesses and stewardship of Vernon from its founding in 1905 until the turn of the century.

Language of Material: English .

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Scope and Contents

John B. Leonis was the City of Vernon's founding father and led the city through his position as mayor and as president of First National Bank of Vernon. Leonis also owned significant land holdings in the area. The Leonis-Malburg City of Vernon records document John B. Leonis'--along with Leonis' grandson, Leonis C. Malburg's--businesses and stewardship of Vernon from its founding in 1905 until the turn of the century.

Components of the collection include:

Source material for Richard Nordin's biography, The Iron Fist: The Immigrant Journey of J. B. Leonis to Riches and Power in Southern California (4 large plastic storage containers).
Material from Leonis Malburg's time as a mayor and city councilman of Vernon (4 file drawers).
Files, Vernon site plans and escrow papers from 1924 to 1959 (4 drawers).
Business records of J. B. Leonis from 1920 to the 1950s including correspondence, checks and other business records (17 drawers plus 21 ledgers).
Records on the Leonis property in Hancock Park at 247 South Hudson Ave, including invoices and other papers from the 1926 purchase and construction.

Conditions Governing Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder no. or item name], Leonis-Malburg City of Vernon records, Collection no. 5349, Regional History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the Leonis Malburg estate, March 2018.

Processing Information

The collection is unprocessed. The collection number does not currently reflect the numbering scheme for regional history collections. The collection number will change during future processing.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Vernon (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources

Architectural documents

Business records

Correspondence

Financial records

Site plans

Leonis, John B. -- Archives

Malburg, Leonis C. -- Archives