Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Moore, William P. (1827-1897)
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- (Boxes: 2 ms. volumes in 1 letter)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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William P. Moore Los Angeles Survey Books, 1854; 1864-1865. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Background
- Scope and content:
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Two notebooks with handwritten notes taken in the course of his surveying activities in the nascent American city.
- Biographical / historical:
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Moore (1827-1897) was City Surveyor 1857-1860, 1864-1865, 1873-1875. He emigrated from Maine in 1852. After spending time in Napa, California, he set out on foot and arrived in Los Angeles on April 3, 1854. Soon he began his lifelong work as a surveyor and a lifelong association and friendship with George Hansen. As City Surveyor and Superintendent of Streets, he is credited with standardizing, straightening and leveling to uniform grade the city sidewalks.
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Research is by appointment only
- Terms of access:
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Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder
- Preferred citation:
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William P. Moore Los Angeles Survey Books, 1854; 1864-1865. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
- Location of this collection:
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900 Exposition BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US
- Contact:
- (213) 763-3359