Cooper (Charles E.) Papers, 1930-1950

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Summary

Title:
Charles E. Cooper Papers,
Dates:
1930-1950
Creators:
Cooper, Charles E.
Abstract:
Charles E. Cooper was educated in Holton, Kansas. He bred thoroughbred horses and established the Rancho San Luis Rey in San Diego County (1930s), a 5,000 acre ranch that became known as one of the largest and most successful breeding farms in the nation. He was also the director of the California Breeders Association and a member of the California Horse Racing Commission. The collection consists of the records of Rancho San Luis Rey and the California Horse Racing Board, correspondence, periodicals, posters and ephemera dealing mostly with horse racing and farm related materials.
Extent:
18 boxes (9 linear ft.) 1 oversize box
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Charles E. Cooper Papers (Collection 330). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of records of Rancho San Luis Rey and the California Horse Racing Board, and extensive correspondence with prominent members of California racing circles. Includes periodicals, posters and ephemera dealing mostly with horse racing and farm related materials.

Biographical / historical:

Cooper was educated in Holton, Kansas; worked in real estate and building trades in Los Angeles, California, from 1902-18; he was head of the Cooper-Henderson Oil Company, Consolidated, of Breckinridge, Texas, 1918-23; he participated in the development of Wilshire Boulevard's Miracle Mile in California, 1923-26; bred thoroughbred horses and established in the 1930s Rancho San Luis Rey in San Diego County, a 5,000 acre ranch that became known as one of the largest and most successful breeding farms in the nation; director, California Breeders Association; member, California Horse Racing Commission.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Amy Cooper, 1961.
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Business files, Rancho San Luis Rey, 1933-40 (Boxes 1-6).
  2. Correspondence, ca. 1937-1939 (Box 7).
  3. Financial records, Rancho San Luis Rey, ca. 1931-40 (Box 8).
  4. Records, California Horse Racing board, ca. 1940-44 (Box 9).
  5. Periodicals and ephemera, ca. 1936-48 (Boxes 10-13).
  6. Photographs, ca. 1936-39 (Box 14).
  7. Business files, ca. 1933 (Boxes 15-16).
  8. Ledgers, ca. 1932-38 (Box 17).
  9. Posters (Box 18).
  10. Map of principal racecourses in America (oversize).

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.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:
© 1999
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from database containing container list structure and data, encoding added via MS Access or other database program, May 1991 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Charles E. Cooper Papers (Collection 330). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

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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