Finding Aid for the James Lloyd La Fayette Warren Papers, 1837-1879
Processed by Dan Luckenbill; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Finding Aid for the James Lloyd La Fayette Warren Papers, 1837-1879
Collection number: 2042
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
- Processed by:
- Dan Luckenbill, June 1978
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, November 2003
© 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: James Lloyd La Fayette Warren Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1837-1879
Collection number: 2042
Creator:
Warren, James Lloyd La Fayette
Extent:
3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: James Lloyd La Fayette Warren (1805-1896) was the editor for
the California Farmer, and helped establish the California State Agricultural Society. The collection consists of correspondence, editorials, accounts
and receipts, clippings, manuscripts, and a list of subscribers pertaining to Warren's editorship of
the California farmer in San Francisco, his efforts in connection with the establishment of the California State Agricultural Society, and his
nursery business at Sacramento.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of Special Collections. 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 UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Robert E. Cowan, 1945.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], James Lloyd La Fayette Warren Papers (Collection 2042). Department of Special Collections, Charles
E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Warren was born in 1805; he died in 1896.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of correspondence, editorials, accounts and receipts, clippings, manuscripts, and a list of subscribers
pertaining to Warren's editorship of
the California farmer in San Francisco, his efforts in connection with the establishment of the California State Agricultural Society, and his
nursery business at Sacramento.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Correspondence (Boxes 1-2).
- Editorials and accounts and receipts (Box 3).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Warren, James Lloyd La Fayette--Archives.
Newspaper editors--California--San Francisco--Archival resources.
Nurseries (Horticulture)--California--Sacramento--Archival resources.
Box 1, Folder 1
Letters from various persons, 1837-1849.
Physical Description: 28 letters. 28 pieces.
Box 1, Folder 2
Letters from various persons, 1851-1878.
Physical Description: 37 letters. 39 pieces.
Box 1, Folder 3
Letters from various persons, undated.
Physical Description: 36 letters. 55 pieces.
Box 1, Folder 4
Miscellaneous correspondence: letters to and from others than Warren, 1845-1863.
Physical Description: 32 letters. 55 pieces.
Box 1, Folder 5
Drafts and copies of letters from Warren to various persons, 1848-1862.
Physical Description: 10 letters. 30 pieces.
Box 1, Folder 6
Correspondence and papers relating; to the establishment of the California Agriculture Society, chiefly addressed to Warren,
3 April-17 October 1855.
Physical Description: 19 letters and documents. 24 pieces.
Editorials and Contributions for
The California Farmer - Letters and Manuscripts
Box 1, Folder 7
1860-1867.
Physical Description: 57 pieces.
Box 1, Folder 8
1852-1859.
Physical Description: 49 pieces.
Box 1, Folder 9
1876-1879.
Physical Description: 44 pieces.
Box 1, Folder 10
n.d.
Physical Description: 189 pieces.
Box 1, Folder 11
n.d.
Physical Description: 39 pieces.
Box 1, Folder 12
n.d.
Physical Description: 109 pieces.
Box 2, Folder 1
n.d.
Physical Description: 50 pieces.
Box 2, Folder 2
n.d.
Physical Description: 77 pieces.
Box 2, Folder 3
n.d.
Physical Description: 124 pieces.
Box 2, Folder 4
n.d.
Physical Description: 52 pieces.
Box 2, Folder 5
n.d.
Physical Description: 70 pieces.
Box 2, Folder 6
n.d.
Physical Description: 80 pieces.
Box 2, Folder 7
n.d.
Physical Description: 80 pieces.
Box 3, Folder 1
Group of editorials removed from a folder marked: 1859-1878.
Physical Description: 228 pieces.
Box 3, Folder 2
Accounts, receipts, etc. relating to Warren's nursery business in Sacramento and to the California farmer, 1844-1874.
Physical Description: 102 pieces.
Box 3, Folder 3
Miscellaneous papers including cards for advertisements, proofs and clippings, miscellaneous items printed in part or in their
entirety, and a list of the original subscribers to the California farmer, ca. 1850-52.
Physical Description: 85 pieces.
Box 3, Folder 4
Items in envelope, marked: This envelope contains manuscripts of J.L.L. Warren and
California farmer.
