Finding Aid for the Pearl Pauline Stamps's Abel Stearns : California pioneer, 1798-1871 1925
Cataloged by Citlali Sosa-Riddell, with assistance from Laurel McPhee; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Pearl Pauline Stamps's
Abel Stearns : California pioneer 1798-1871
Date (inclusive): 1925
Collection number: 170/160
Creator:
Stamps, Pearl Pauline
Extent:
474 leaves : paper ; 29 x 23 cm
Abstract: This manuscript is a biography of Abel Stearns, including typewritten copies of significant correspondence. Written as a master's
thesis by Pearl Pauline Stamps, the work begins with Stearns' early life, and describes his political career.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library 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.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Ex libris Joseph Gregg Layne.
Processing Note
Cataloged by Citlali Sosa-Riddell, with assistance from Laurel McPhee, in the Center For Primary Research and Training (CFPRT).
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Pearl Pauline Stamps's Abel Stearns : California pioneer 1798-1871 (Collection 170/160). UCLA Library
Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Pearl Pauline Stamps attended Pomona College and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1924. In 1925, she received her
Master of Arts degree in History for the University of California, Berkeley. Her thesis committee chair was Herbert E. Bolton.
Scope and Content
This master's thesis by Pearl Pauline Stamps traces the business and political career of Abel Stearns, portraying him as a
central figure in the annexation of Mexican California to America. Through the use of correspondence, interviews with Stearns'
descendents, and secondary sources, Stamps shows Stearns' importance in Los Angeles before and after the Mexican War. Copies
of the letters are dated 1861-1864 and include content on ranching, taxes, and real estate. Includes bibliographical references,
and an index.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Stearns, Abel, 1798-1871.
Businessmen--California, Southern--Biography.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--History.
Genres and Forms of Material
Manuscripts.
Related Material
Note
Layout: Average of 22 lines per page.
Script: Typescript.
Binding: Beige buckram binding with leather spine title, stamped in gilt.
ff. 1- 15: First years in California
ff. 16- 34: A business man at Los Angeles
ff. 35-59: In California politics
ff. 69-72: Civic activities in Los Angeles
ff. 73-83: Ranchos and city blocks.
