Correspondence, journal, stock journal, bylaws, description of lands, water grants, legal documents and other papers pertaining to Leland Stanford's association with the Manzanita Water Company. Also includes papers relating to Leland Stanford's San Francisco properties and recommendations of the Pacific Improvement Company to sell Monterey Peninsula holdings.

Since the early 1860s, The Manzanita Water Company distributed water for domestic, manufacturing, and irrigation purposes. Their primary clients included Stanford University and nearby organizations such as St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park. Notably, the company was involved with the construction of the Searsville Dam in 1891 and a legal dispute with the Bear Gulch Water Company over water rights in 1901. In the early 1900s, the Manzanita Water Company changed its name to the Crystal Springs Water Company.

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