Description
The collection contains the personal, business and family
papers of Frank Winthrop Stetson. This includes correspondence related to his
education at UC Berkeley, his surveying work in San Jacinto, CA, his agricultural
pursuits in Hemet, and his involvement with various local civic and social
organizations.
Background
Frank Winthrop Stetson (1877-1963) was born in Watertown, Massachusetts, to Charles
Thomas (1847-1935) and Lillie F. Hall Stetson (1855-1930). He moved to California in
1899 and studied engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, graduating
in 1902. He moved to Hemet, in Riverside County, California, in 1902, and the
remainder of his family moved to Hemet from Boston later that same year. Frank
pursued surveying and engineering work, and he served as city engineer for Hemet
from the time of the city’s incorporation in 1910 until he retired in 1959. He also
served as city engineer for San Jacinto and as a member of the San Jacinto Planning
Commission. He also pursued agricultural interests in Hemet, growing potatoes,
citrus and other crops for sale on the family’s Samoset Ranch. Stetson was also
active in the Hemet Odd Fellows Lodge, the Comfort Rebakah Lodge of Hemet, and the
Star encampment I.O.O.F. of Riverside.
Extent
12 archives boxes; 5 linear feet.
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical object belong to the Sherman Library. Literary
rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the
responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The Sherman
Library does not hold the copyright.
Availability
This collection is open for research.