Dietrich & Leistner Realtors Records, 1884-1955

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Summary

Title:
Dietrich & Leistner Realtors Records,
Dates:
1884-1955
Creators:
Hugh Hayes
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Dietrich & Leistner Realtors Records, Mss93, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Background

Scope and content:

Many of the materials in this collection are personal papers of F. Joseph Dietrich, or his son, F. J. Jr.. They represent both their involvement with the Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad and their real estate activities during the period in which their company was known as Dietrich & Leistner (1915-1931) and the F.J. Dietrich Co. (1932-). The papers consist of correspondence, financial records, advertising copy, maps, and, above all, real estate documents--deeds, mortgages, leases, etc. As such, they provide a substantial resource for students of real estate development in California and of the history of Stockton.

Biographical / historical:

Under various company names, Eugene M. Grunsky, George W. Leistner, F. Joseph Dietrich and his sons bought, developed and sold real estate in Stockton and San Joaquin county, California between 1889 and the present. Their companies dealt equally in agricultural, commercial, and residential properties, but they were particularly active in the residential development of east and north Stockton during the early 1920s.

Eugene M. Grunsky (1859-1914), son of a well-to-do Stockton lumber merchant, entered the real estate business shortly after his graduation from Stockton High School (1880). He was in partnership for several years with Monroe D. Eaton (1889-1893). When Eaton formed his own company, Grunsky launched the firm of Nelson, Grunsky and Franklin (1894-1902). George Leistner (1878-1930) became Eugene Grunsky's real estate business partner after study at Stanford Law School (1904). Following graduation from Stockton High School (1893), F. Joseph Dietrich (1875-1950) became a deputy county clerk (1895) under Grunsky's brother, Otto, who was San Joaquin County Clerk for many years. Dietrich worked in that capacity until leaving to form a partnership with Eugene M. Grunsky and George W. Leistner (1905). This firm, known as Grunsky, Dietrich and Leistner, flourished until Grunsky's death (1914). It then continued as the Dietrich and Leistner Co. until George Leistner's death (1930) after which it became (and remains) the F. J. Dietrich Co.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Physical description:
6 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: November 1998.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Dietrich & Leistner Realtors Records, Mss93, 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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