Henry Workman Keller Papers, 1907-1950

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Summary

Creators:
Keller, Henry Workman, 1869-1958
Abstract:
Henry Workman Keller (1869-1958) was a land developer in Southern California. He was a part owner of the South Coast Land Company, president of Bolsa Chica Land Company, vice-president and general manager of the Riverside-Portland Cement Company, manager of the I.W. Hellman estate in San Francisco, chairman of the roads and highways committee of the Automobile Club of Southern California, and a member of the California Fish and Game Commission. The collection consists of Keller's correspondence, legal documents, photographs, maps, ephemera, ledgers, survey books, check registers, and day books. Topics in the collection include land development and management, the Automobile Club of Southern California, and the California Fish and Game Commission.
Extent:
135 boxes (67.5 linear ft.)
Language:
English.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of correspondence, legal documents, photographs, maps, ephemera, ledgers, survey books, check registers, and day books of Henry Workman Keller, pioneer land developer in Southern California. Topics in the collection include land development and management, the Automobile Club of Southern California, and the California Fish and Game Commission.

Biographical / historical:

Keller was born in 1869 in Los Angeles, California; at 18 he entered the cattle business on his father's Rancho Malibu; in 1892 he sold the ranch and entered the real estate business; became part owner of South Coast Land Company, president of Bolsa Chica Land Company, and vice-president and general manager of Riverside-Portland Cement Company; he was also manager of the I.W. Hellman estate in San Francisco, chairman of the roads and highways committee of the Automobile Club of Southern California, and a member of the California Fish and Game Commission; he helped to bring the first zoo and golf course to Griffith Park in Los Angeles.

Acquisition information:
Gift of John Keller, 1962. Gift of Fred M. Keller, 1962.
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Keller trusteeship for grant deeds and title transfers (Boxes 1-4).
  2. Correspondence (Boxes 5-19, 65-67, 75-79).
  3. Receipts and invoices (Boxes 19-20).
  4. Rancho Los Alamitos (Box 21).
  5. Alphabetical files (Boxes 22-63).
  6. Miscellaneous material (Boxes 64, 104-05).
  7. Datebooks (Boxes 68-69).
  8. Notebooks (Box 70).
  9. Books (Box 71).
  10. Ledgers and journals (Boxes 72-74).
  11. Business papers and correspondence (Boxes 80-93).
  12. Cashbooks (Boxes 94-102).
  13. Trial balance (Boxes 99, 103).

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.

Access and use

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
AskLSC@library.ucla.edu
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