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Allan C. Balch Papers, 1920-1942
GC 1059
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Title: Allan C. Balch Papers, 1920-1942
Dates: 1920-1942
Collection Number: GC 1059
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Extent: .4 linear ft
Repository:
Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Abstract: Correspondence, clippings, and photographs pertaining to Allan C. Balch.
Language of Material: English
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Allan C. Balch Papers, 1920-1942. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Scope and Content of Collection
Correspondence, clippings, and photographs pertaining to Allan C. Balch. There are two files of correspondence. One with Gaston
Brooke, 1929-38, in which Balch and Brooke discuss Balch's Rolls Royce being stored in France. The other file of correspondence
is with art dealers, 1920-31, most of whom are attempting to sell artwork to Balch. The following material is also included
with Balch's papers: photographic views of El Solyo Ranch, Vernalis, California; a notebook with descriptions, photos, floor
plans, etc. of La Quinta Hotel in La Quinta, Calif.; and a reprint of "The Long Beach Earthquake" by W. M. Davis (1934).