Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Alexander, David B.
- Abstract:
- Business correspondence of Los Angeles and San Bernardino land owner David B. Alexander.
- Extent:
- 1.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes and 2 volumes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. David B. Alexander papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of letters, documents, account books and two photographs related mainly to David B. Alexander's purchase of property in the area of Fort, Main, Fifth, and Spring Streets in central Los Angeles. There are also materials related to his purchase of a portion of Rancho Muscupiabe in San Bernardino County and business regarding the ranch between Alexander and his partner Samuel W. Little. There are also business papers relating to property Alexander owned in Lincoln, Nebraska and account books kept by Alexander and both J. W. Hartley, and J. A. Hartley.
- Biographical / historical:
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David B. Alexander (1818-1899?) purchased property and settled in Los Angeles in 1884, after having visited California in 1870 and 1882. In his youth he had traveled widely, worked in the Ohio River trade, and developed business investments in Kentucky, Illinois, and Nebraska.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Mrs. Richard A. Hartley, December 1957.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Huntington Library staff. In 2020, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Correspondence; 2. Business papers; 3. Account books and miscellaneous.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Land titles -- California -- Los Angeles
Land use -- California -- San Bernardino County
Land use -- Nebraska -- Lincoln
Real property -- California, Southern
Account books -- California, Southern
Business records -- California, Southern
Letters (correspondence) -- California, Southern - Names:
- Hartley, J. A., active 1906
Little, Samuel J. - Places:
- Rancho Muscupiabe (Calif.)
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. David B. Alexander papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191