Crittenden (Bradford S.) Papers, 1916-1955

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Summary

Title:
Crittenden (Bradford Samuel) Papers,
Dates:
1916-1955
Creators:
Thomas Crittenden and Barbara Crittenden Phillips
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Crittenden (Bradford Samuel) Papers, Mss237, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Background

Scope and content:

The bulk of the materials in the B.S. Crittenden Collection are publications relating to the creation and development of the Central Valley Project (1923-1949). The collection also contains personal papers, including correspondence, photographs and business papers relating to Crittenden's San Joaquin County agricultural properties (1944-1952).

Biographical / historical:

Graduate of the University of the Pacific and a practising attorney, Bradford Samuel Crittenden (1876-1952) was first elected Assemblyman (1920-1930), then State Senator (1930-1951) representing San Joaquin County. He was chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee (1933-1950). Crittenden also chaired the Joint Legislative Committee on State Water Problems. He and his wife, Edith MacChesney Crittenden, owned several Central Valley farms. The Crittendens had two children: Bradford M. (1912-1982) and Edith Eudora. The former was State Highway Patrol Commissioner during the 1950s. His papers (Mss238) are also in Holt Atherton Special Collections.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Physical description:
9.5 linear ft.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed 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: 1993.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Crittenden (Bradford Samuel) Papers, Mss237, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Location of this collection:
University of the Pacific, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University Library
Stockton, CA 95211, US
Contact:
(209) 946-2404
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