Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Ticor Title Insurance Company of California
- Abstract:
- This collection includes correspondence, legal documents, tax documents, and bonds created by the Title Insurance and Trust Company. These materials are related to trusts held by members of the Dominguez family and land that was once part of the Rancho San Pedro.
- Extent:
- 4 boxes 2 linear feet
- Language:
- Collection material is in English
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection was received in an unorganized state with most of the papers in their original folders. Arrangement falls into five series: the Carson Estate Company, the De Francis Estate, Gregorio and Susana Dominguez Del Amo, Dominguez Estate Company, and Miscellaneoud Trusts. Files within these subdivisions are arranged by trust number where applicable. The original order within each folder has been preserved where possible. The bulk of the material is correspondence, inter-office communications, tax returns, declarations of trusts, quit claims, deeds, and other legal documents. Materials in the series Miscellaneous Trusts deal with trusts located on land that was once part of the Rancho San Pedro, but does not relate to any of the Dominguez companies or families.
- Biographical / historical:
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Title Insurance and Trust Company was founded in 1893 as a company to handle titles and trusts. Originally located at 458 South Spring Street in downtown Los Angeles, the offices were later moved to the Title Insurance Building at 433 South Spring Street. The company was renamed TI Corporation in 1968 and reorganized in 1977 into TICOR, a general business corporation. TICOR is currently an international title insurance and financial services organization, with offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and Oregon.
- Acquisition information:
- The Title Insurance and Trust Company Records were originally part of the records files at TICOR. They were later discarded and eventually acquired by Aimee Gervais, who donated the materials to CSUDH as an unsolicited gift.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in five series:
- Series I. Carson Estate Company (1919-1965)
- Series II. De Francis (Maria de los Reyes Dominguez) Estate (1933-1951)
- Series III. Del Amo, Gregorio and Susana (1921-1928)
- Series IV. Dominguez Estate Company (1917-1947)
- Series V. Miscellaneous Rancho San Pedro Trusts (1913-1962)
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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University Library, 5th Flr (5039)1000 E. Victoria StreetCarson, CA 90747, US
- Contact:
- (310) 243-3895