Orange County (Calif.) Land Papers, 1887-1915

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Summary

Title:
Orange County (Calif.) land papers
Dates:
1887-1915
Abstract:
The collection consists of letters, documents and maps related to land ownership and transfers in Orange County, California, some created by the Orange County Title Company of Santa Ana.
Extent:
0.8 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Orange County (Calif.) land papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of letters, documents and maps related to land ownership and transfers in Orange County, California, from 1887 to 1915, some created by the Orange County Title Company of Santa Ana.

Biographical / historical:

Orange County, California, was created in 1889 from part of Los Angeles County, and was named for the orange groves which were a predominant agricultural feature of the area. The earliest settlement in the county was at Mission San Juan Capistrano in 1776. The predecessors of the Orange County Title Company, consolidated in 1894, transcribed the complete record of all Los Angeles County documents pertaining to Orange County land titles at the time of the county's creation.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Wayne Gibson, 1974.
Processing information:

Processed by Valerie Franco in 1975. In December 2024, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Brooke M. Black
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-01-23 09:17:04 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

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:

[Identification of item]. Orange County (Calif.) land papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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