Jackson (Grant) Collection, 1828-1954

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Summary

Title:
Grant Jackson collection
Dates:
1828-1954
Creators:
Jackson, Grant
Abstract:
Collection of historical documents, chiefly pertaining to California history, collected by Los Angeles attorney Grant Jackson.
Extent:
4.5 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Grant Jackson collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of manuscripts gathered by Los Angeles collector Grant Jackson which chiefly relate to California and the history of California. Of note in the collection are materials by John A. Sutter, Pío Pico, José Maria Covarrubias, Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, and William Wallace Brier. There is a group of letters and the logbook of the schooner "D.B. Keeler" by William S. Emery. It includes the business papers of the Lompoc Valley Land Co., three documents related to enslaved people in Kentucky and Missouri, and a Seminole Indian blood roll dated 1896. The collection also contains twelve maps for the period 1870 to 1880.

Biographical / historical:

Grant Jackson (1866-1925) was born and raised in California. Jackson studied law and practiced in Santa Barbara before moving to Los Angeles in 1902. He was a Superior Court Judge from 1906 to 1915.

Acquisition information:
Acquired from Opal Jackson, February 1973.
Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library staff. In March 2024, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.

Arrangement:

Organized in two series: Series 1. Papers, 1828-1954; Series 2. Art, approximately 1880.

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 2024-05-16 14:29:01 -0700 .

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Restrictions:

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Grant Jackson collection, 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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