Whitsell (Leon O.) California History Scrapbooks, 1926-1952

Summary

Title:

Whitsell (Leon O.) California History Scrapbooks,

Dates:

1926-1952

Creators:

Leon O. Whitsell

Language:

English.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Whitsell (Leon O.) California History Scrapbooks, Mss186, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of 11 scrapbooks of clippings from California newspapers of the 1930s. Topics include California places and historical events, biographies, book reviews, and western history. Included are typescript transcriptions of historical articles as well as some correspondence regarding Whitsell's research. The only scrapbook devoted to a single theme is "No.50" which is dedicated to "California duels." Whitsell's numbering indicates that there were at one time a very much larger collection of these scrapbooks than is to be found here.

Biographical / historical:

Leon Otto Whitsell, lawyer and civic official, was admitted to the Iowa bar in 1900. He then practiced law in Idaho and Colorado until 1910, when he began citrus farming in Orange County, Calif. He was elected to the Orange County Board of Supervisors from 1923 to 1925 and was also President of the Orange County Community Chamber of Commerce. Governor Richardson appointed Whitsell to the California Railroad Commission (1925-1938) and he was elected President of the Commission in 1928. Whitsell was a member of the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco and Grand Master of the Masons of California (1938 -1939). His hobby was the study of California history.

Physical location:

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.

Physical description:

1.5 linear ft.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

Processed by Daryl Morrison; revised by Don Walker; machine-readable finding aid created by Don Walker

Date Prepared:

© 1998

Date Encoded:

Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding. Date of source: 1994; 1998.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Whitsell (Leon O.) California History Scrapbooks, Mss186, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Location of this collection:

University of the Pacific

University of the Pacific, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University Library

Stockton, CA 95211, US

Contact:

(209) 946-2404

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