Account of the Residence of George Lunsford Russell in Los Angeles County, from May, 1869 to the "Boom" of the 80s, 1954
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- An Account of the Residence of George Lunsford Russell in Los Angeles County, from May, 1869 to the "Boom" of the 80s
- Dates:
- 1954
- Creators:
- Ross, Lecil E.
- Abstract:
- This is typed manuscript documenting the history of the George Lunsford Russell family from 1869 to the 1880s. The manuscript was created in 1954 by Lecil E. Ross in response to a request from Southwest Museum director Frederick Webb Hodge for memoirs of pioneers in Early California.
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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An Account of the Residence of George Lunsford Russell in Los Angeles County, from May, 1869 to the "Boom" of the 80s, 1954, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.696.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This is a typed manuscript documenting the George Lunsford Russell family's life in Los Angeles County from May 1869 into the 1880s. This document was prepared by Lecil E. Ross in 1954, who also authored the Jacob Ross Family History, which can be found in MS.695.
- Biographical / historical:
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Southwest Museum director Frederick Webb Hodge was inspired by H. H. Bancroft to collect dictated memoirs of pioneers for the Bancroft Library in Berkeley, and reached out to the community for stories of families who were established in Early California. Lecil E. Ross answered the call, donating family histories for his paternal grandfather, Jacob Ross, Sr., and his family in California from 1865-1900 and for Lecil's maternal grandfather, George Lunsford Russell, who was a landowner in Los Angeles County before Los Angeles was 100 years old. The Ross and Russell families settled near each other and eventually intermarried. The Russell land was about a mile northeast of what is currently Santa Ana.
- Acquisition information:
- Donation from Lecil E. Ross, 1954 March 10.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Library staff after 1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 November 9, 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 2022-06-30 17:11:05 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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- 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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An Account of the Residence of George Lunsford Russell in Los Angeles County, from May, 1869 to the "Boom" of the 80s, 1954, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.696.
- Location of this collection:
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4700 Western Heritage WayLos Angeles, CA 90027, US
- Contact:
- (747) 201-8448