Papers of Moses Hazeltine Sherman

Box 60

Carbon Copies of Letters Sent

Folder 1

Letters Sent - Front of Box 1917

Folder 2

Letters Sent - A 1916

Folder 3

Letters Sent - B 1916

Folder 4

Letters Sent - C [1/2] 1916

Folder 5

Letters Sent - C [2/2] 1916

Folder 6

Letters Sent - D 1916

Folder 7

Letters Sent - E 1916

Folder 8

Letters Sent - F 1916

Folder 9

Letters Sent - G 1916

Folder 10

Letters Sent - H 1916

Folder 11

Letters Sent - I 1916

Folder 12

Letters Sent - J 1916

Folder 13

Letters Sent - L 1916

Folder 14

Letters Sent - M 1916

Folder 15

Letters Sent - O 1916

Folder 16

Letters Sent - P 1916

Folder 17

Letters Sent - R 1916

Folder 18

Letters Sent - S [1/2] 1916

Box 61

Carbon Copies of Letters Sent

Folder 1

Letters Sent - S [2/2] 1916

Folder 2

Letters Sent - T 1916

Folder 3

Letters Sent - V 1916

Folder 4

Letters Sent - W 1916

Folder 5

Letters Sent - A 1917

Folder 6

Letters Sent - B 1917

Folder 7

Letters Sent - C [1/3] 1917

Folder 8

Letters Sent - C [2/3] 1917

Folder 9

Letters Sent - C [3/3] 1917

Folder 10

Letters Sent - D 1917

Folder 11

Letters Sent - E 1917

Folder 12

Letters Sent - F 1917

Folder 13

Letters Sent - G 1917

Folder 14

Letters Sent - H 1917

Folder 15

Letters Sent - I 1917

Box 62

Carbon Copies of Letters Sent

Folder 1

Letters Sent - J 1917

Folder 2

Letters Sent - L 1917

Folder 3

Letters Sent - M [1/2] 1917

Folder 4

Letters Sent - M [2/2] 1917

Folder 5

Letters Sent - N 1917

Folder 6

Letters Sent - O 1917

Folder 7

Letters Sent - P 1917

Folder 8

Letters Sent - R 1917

Folder 9

Letters Sent - S [1/3] 1917

Folder 10

Letters Sent - S [2/3] 1917

Folder 11

Letters Sent - S [3/3] 1917

Folder 12

Letters Sent - T 1917

Folder 13

Letters Sent - U 1917

Folder 14

Letters Sent - V 1917

Folder 15

Letters Sent - W [1/2] 1917

Folder 16

Letters Sent - W [2/2] 1917

C) Correspondence with Key Business Associates, 1914-1932

Scope and Content Note

Starting in 1914, Sherman retained both incoming letters and copies of letters sent for a number of key business associates. These include T. J. Brown, manager of Tejon Ranch; Harry Chandler, manager and later publisher of the Los Angeles Times; Robert C. Gillis, a real estate developer and close business confidant; Arnold Haskell, Sherman's personal assistant; and S. F. Mitchell, who managed Sherman's Arizona business interest, including the operation of the Phoenix Railway Company.

The letters in this series cover a broad range of business and social activities. The Harry Chandler correspondence files include an almost daily correspondence between the two men touching on the broad range of business projects, including Tejon Ranch, the Colorado River Land Company. and the sale of San Fernando Valley property jointly owned by the two men. The correspondence also includes references to social affairs. Many of Chandler's letters forward third party materials for Sherman's reference. The files for Arnold Haskell document every aspect of Sherman's business operations. Haskell was Sherman's most trusted employee and associate, who managed much of Sherman's business concerns in the years before Sherman's death.

Box 63

Correspondence with Key Business Associates

Folder 1

Brown, T.J. [1/2] 1925 - 1931

Folder 2

Brown, T.J. [2/2] 1925 - 1931

Folder 3

Chandler, Harry January - June 1914

Folder 4

Chandler, Harry July - December 1914

Folder 5

Chandler, Harry January - June 1915

Folder 6

Chandler, Harry July - August 1915

Folder 7

Chandler, Harry September – Dec. 1915

Folder 8

Chandler, Harry January - June 1916

Folder 9

Chandler, Harry July - December 1916

Folder 10

Chandler, Harry January - March 1917

Folder 11

Chandler, Harry April - July 1917

Box 64

Correspondence with Key Business Associates

Folder 1

Chandler, Harry August - September 1917

Folder 2

Chandler, Harry October - December 1917

Folder 3

Chandler, Harry January - May 1918

Folder 4

Chandler, Harry June - July 1918

Folder 5

Chandler, Harry August - October 1918

Folder 6

Chandler, Harry November – Dec. 1918

Folder 7

Chandler, Harry January - April 1919

Folder 8

Chandler, Harry May - July 1919

Folder 9

Chandler, Harry August - December 1919

Box 65

Correspondence with Key Business Associates

Folder 1

Chandler, Harry January - March 1920

Folder 2

Chandler, Harry April - June 1920

Folder 3

Chandler, Harry July - October 1920

Folder 4

Chandler, Harry November - Dec 1920

Folder 5

Chandler, Harry Dec. 1920 – Feb. 1921

Folder 6

Chandler, Harry 7731

Folder 7

Chandler, Harry 7762

Folder 8

Chandler, Harry May - July 1921

Folder 9

Chandler, Harry August - September 1921

Folder 10

Chandler, Harry October - December 1921

Folder 11

Chandler, Harry January - April 1922

Folder 12

Chandler, Harry May - August 1922

Box 66

Correspondence with Key Business Associates

Folder 1

Chandler, Harry September - October 1922

Folder 2

Chandler, Harry November – Dec. 1922

Folder 3

Chandler, Harry January - March 1923

Folder 4

Chandler, Harry April - June 1923

Folder 5

Chandler, Harry July - September 1923

Folder 6

Chandler, Harry October - December 1923

Folder 7

Chandler, Harry January - March 1924

Folder 8

Chandler, Harry April - June 1924

Folder 9

Chandler, Harry July - September 1924

Folder 10

Chandler, Harry October - December 1924

Folder 11

Chandler, Harry January - March 1925

Box 67

Correspondence with Key Business Associates

Folder 1

Chandler, Harry April - June 1925

Folder 2

Chandler, Harry July - September 1925

Folder 3

Chandler, Harry October - December 1925

Folder 4

Chandler, Harry January - March 1926

Folder 5

Chandler, Harry April - June 1926

Folder 6

Chandler, Harry July - September 1926

Folder 7

Chandler, Harry October - December 1926

Folder 8

Chandler, Harry January - March 1927

Folder 9

Chandler, Harry April - June 1927

Folder 10

Chandler, Harry July - September 1927

Folder 11

Chandler, Harry October - December 1927

Box 68

Correspondence with Key Business Associates

Folder 1

Chandler, Harry January - Feb. 1928

Folder 2

Chandler, Harry March - April 1928

Folder 3

Chandler, Harry May - June 1928

Folder 4

Chandler, Harry July - September 1928

Folder 5

Chandler, Harry October - December 1928

Folder 6

Chandler, Harry January - Feb. 1929

Folder 7

Chandler, Harry March - April 1929

Folder 8

Chandler, Harry May - August 1929

Folder 9

Chandler, Harry September – Dec. 1929

Folder 10

Chandler, Harry January - March 1930

Folder 11

Chandler, Harry April - June 1930

Folder 12

Chandler, Harry July - September 1930

Folder 13

Chandler, Harry October - December 1930

Folder 14

Chandler, Harry 1931

Folder 15

Chandler, Harry n.d.

Box 69

Correspondence with Key Business Associates

Folder 1

Gillis, Robert C. 1917

Folder 2

Gillis, Robert C. 1918

Folder 3

Gillis, Robert C. Jan. - April 1919

Folder 4

Gillis, Robert C. May - October 1919

Folder 5

Gillis, Robert C. Nov. – De. 1919

Folder 6

Gillis, Robert C. January - Mar. 1920

Folder 7

Gillis, Robert C. May - July 1920

Folder 8

Gillis, Robert C. August - September 1920

Folder 9

Gillis, Robert C. October - December 1920

Folder 10

Gillis, Robert C. 1921

Folder 11

Gillis, Robert C. 1922

Folder 12

Gillis, Robert C. 1923

Folder 13

Gillis, Robert C. 1924

Box 70

Correspondence with Key Business Associates

Folder 1

Haskell, Anita J. n.d.

Folder 2

Haskell, Arnold D. 1917

Folder 3

Haskell, Arnold D. 1920

Folder 4

Haskell, Arnold D. 1921

Folder 5

Haskell, Arnold D. 1922

Folder 6

Haskell, Arnold D. 1923

Folder 7

Haskell, Arnold D. 1924

Folder 8

Haskell, Arnold D. 1925

Folder 9

Haskell, Arnold D. 1926

Folder 10

Haskell, Arnold D. 1927

Folder 11

Haskell, Arnold D. 1928

Folder 12

Haskell, Arnold D. January - Mar. 1929

Folder 13

Haskell, Arnold D. [1/2] 10684

Folder 14

Haskell, Arnold D. [2/2] 10684

Folder 15

Haskell, Arnold D. 10714

Box 71

Correspondence with Key Business Associates

Folder 1

Haskell, Arnold D. June 1929

Folder 2

Haskell, Arnold D. July 1929

Folder 3

Haskell, Arnold D. [1/2] August 1929

Folder 4

Haskell, Arnold D. [2/2] August 1929

Folder 5

Haskell, Arnold D. September 1929

Folder 6

Haskell, Arnold D. [1/2] October 1929

Folder 7

Haskell, Arnold D. [2/2] October 1929

Box 72

Correspondence with Key Business Associates

Folder 1

Haskell, Arnold D. November 1929

Folder 2

Haskell, Arnold D. December 1929

Folder 3

Haskell, Arnold D. January 1930

Folder 4

Haskell, Arnold D. Feb. 1930

Folder 5

Haskell, Arnold D. [1/2] March 1930

Folder 6

Haskell, Arnold D. [2/2] March 1930

Folder 7

Haskell, Arnold D. April 1930

Folder 8

Haskell, Arnold D. May 1930

Folder 9

Haskell, Arnold D. June 1930

Folder 10

Haskell, Arnold D. July 1930

Folder 11

Haskell, Arnold D. August 1930

Box 73

Correspondence with Key Business Associates

Folder 1

Haskell, Arnold D. September 1930

Folder 2

Haskell, Arnold D. October 1930

Folder 3

Haskell, Arnold D. November 1930

Folder 4

Haskell, Arnold D. December 1930

Folder 5

Haskell, Arnold D. January 1931

Folder 6

Haskell, Arnold D. Feb. 1931

Folder 7

Haskell, Arnold D. March 1931

Folder 8

Haskell, Arnold D. April 1931

Folder 9

Haskell, Arnold D. May 1931

Folder 10

Haskell, Arnold D. June 1931

Folder 11

Haskell, Arnold D. July 1931

Folder 12

Haskell, Arnold D. August 1931

Folder 13

Haskell, Arnold D. September 1931

Folder 14

Haskell, Arnold D. October 1931

Folder 15

Haskell, Arnold D. November 1931

Folder 16

Haskell, Arnold D. December 1931

Box 74

Correspondence with Key Business Associates

Folder 1

Haskell, Arnold D. Sept. 1931 – Jan 1932

Folder 2

Haskell, Arnold D. January 1932

Folder 3

Haskell, Arnold D. Feb. 1932

Folder 4

Haskell, Arnold D. March 1932

Folder 5

Haskell, Arnold D. April 1932

Folder 6

Haskell, Arnold D. May 1932

Folder 7

Haskell, Arnold D. June 1932

Folder 8

Haskell, Arnold D. [1/2] 1932

Folder 9

Haskell, Arnold D. [2/2] 1932

Box 75

Correspondence with Key Business Associates

Folder 1

Haskell, Arnold D. [1/5] n.d.

Folder 2

Haskell, Arnold D. [2/5] n.d.

Folder 3

Haskell, Arnold D. [3/5] n.d.

Folder 4

Haskell, Arnold D. [4/5] n.d.

Folder 5

Haskell, Arnold D. [5/5] n.d.

Box 76

Correspondence with Key Business Associates

Folder 1

Lee, F.E. & Fay Anderson 1919 - 1922

Folder 2

Leonard, Dan A. 1921 - 1926

Folder 3

Mitchell, S.H. January - Feb. 1914

Folder 4

Mitchell, S.H. March 1914

Folder 5

Mitchell, S.H. April 1914

Folder 6

Mitchell, S.H. May - June 1914

Folder 7

Mitchell, S.H. July - September 1914

Folder 8

Mitchell, S.H. October - December 1914

Folder 9

Mitchell, S.H. January - April 1915

Box 77

Correspondence with Key Business Associates

Folder 1

Mitchell, S.H. October - December 1916

Folder 2

Mitchell, S.H. May - August 1915

Folder 3

Mitchell, S.H. September – Dec. 1915

Folder 4

Mitchell, S.H. January - March 1916

Folder 5

Mitchell, S.H. April - June 1916

Folder 6

Mitchell, S.H. July - September 1916

Folder 7

Mitchell, S.H. January - Feb. 1917

Folder 8

Mitchell, S.H. March - May 1917

Folder 9

Mitchell, S.H. June - July 1917

Folder 10

Mitchell, S.H. August - September 1917

Box 78

Correspondence with Key Business Associates

Folder 1

Mitchell, S.H. October - December 1917

Folder 2

Mitchell, S.H. January - March 1918

Folder 3

Mitchell, S.H. July - September 1918

Folder 4

Mitchell, S.H. October 1918

Folder 5

Mitchell, S.H. November - December 1918

Folder 6

Mitchell, S.H. January - March 1919

Folder 7

Mitchell, S.H. March - April 1919

Folder 8

Mitchell, S.H. May - June 1919

Box 79

Correspondence with Key Business Associates

Folder 1

Mitchell, S.H. June 1919

Folder 2

Mitchell, S.H. January - August 1921

Folder 3

Mitchell, S.H. September - October 1921

Folder 4

Mitchell, S. H. November - December 1921

Folder 5

Mitchell, S.H. January - Feb. 1922

Folder 6

Mitchell, S.H. March - April 1922

Folder 7

Mitchell, S.H. May - July 1922

Folder 8

Mitchell, S.H. Feb. - March 1927

Folder 9

Richardson, Alice n.d.

D) Correspondence with Family

Scope and Content Note

The first portion of this series (boxes 80-83) are photocopies from the Letter Books to family members, filed by correspondence. Most files are annotated with an explanation of the correspondent's relationship to Sherman. The balance of the series includes letter received from family members. The most frequent writer was Hazeltine Sherman Keever, Sherman's daughter. Most of the letters are undated and are currently unarranged.

NB: Until about 1883, Sherman maintained family letters with other correspondence. As a consequence, these letters can be found in the Letters Received series. After about 1883, Sherman maintained family letters separately from other correspondence.

Box 80

Correspondence with Family

Folder 1

Bernard, Katherine Tritle (Clark) 1909 - 1910

Folder 2

Carr, B. O. 1911 - 1919, n.d.

Folder 3

Carr, Sarah (Pratt) 1907 - 1911

Folder 4

(Carr) Duclos, Mar 1919

Folder 5

Clark, Eugene P. 1906 - 1928

Folder 6

Clark, Lucy Mason 1910, 1923

Folder 7

Clark, Lucy (Sherman) 1909 - 1929

Folder 8

Cox Family 1910 - 1911

Folder 9

Criley 1911

Folder 10

Emery Family 1908 - 1911

Folder 11

Eversole, Henry Owen 1911, 1917

Folder 12

Eversole, Henry Owen, Jr. 1914

Folder 13

Eversole, Mary Sherman Clark 1909 - 1920

Folder 14

Farnum, John E. 1908 - 1911

Folder 15

Hazeltine Family 1912

Folder 16

Hazeltine, Abbie 1911

Folder 17

Hazeltine, Bonsall 1926

Folder 18

Hazeltine, Catherine Maria (Sherman) 1906 - 1912

Folder 19

Hazeltine, Ja – - 1907, 1911

Folder 20

Hazeltine, John C.

Folder 21

Hazeltine, Katherine 1910

Folder 22

Hazeltine, Moses B. (1st) 1907, 1912

Folder 23

Hazeltine, Moses B. (2nd) 1906 - 1929

Folder 24

Hazeltine, Sherman 1907 - 1908

Folder 25

Hazeltine, Will E. 1907 - 1920

Folder 26

Howard, John Hastings 1912

Folder 27

Keever, Frank B. 1914 - 1929

Folder 28

Keever, Hazeltine Sherman 1907 - 1929

Folder 29

Lamoreaux, Milton S. and Grace 1920 - 1927

Folder 30

McKee, Fannie 1916 - 1924

Folder 31

McNitt Family 1907, 1915

Folder 32

Moore, Charles E. (Santa Clara) 1909

Folder 33

Murdock, Charles A. (Kansas City) 1906 - 1919

Folder 34

Perkins, Julia R. (Sherman) 1914 - 1926

Folder 35

Pierce, Elizabeth 1910 - 1914

Folder 36

Porter, Charles B. (Boston, Mass.) 1907

Folder 37

Potter, Sarah 1908, 1911

Folder 38

Pratt, Alice B. (Dr.) 1906 - 1918

Folder 39

Pratt, B. Newcomb 1889 - 1910

Folder 40

Pratt, Harold 1910

Folder 41

Pratt, John Harnden 1907, 1911

Folder 42

Pratt, Louisa (Merritll) 1907 - 1919

Box 81

Correspondence with Family

Folder 1

Pratt, May (Heap) 1909, 1926

Folder 2

Pratt, R. H. 1888 - 1919

Folder 3

Robertson, Lucy Pratt (Sherman) 1906 - 1929

Folder 4

Schiedecker, Albert 1907 - 1920

Folder 5

Schiedecker, Katherine Miranda (Sherman) 1908 - 1924

Folder 6

Sherman, Abby (Hazeltine) 1912

Folder 7

Sherman, Carl 1919 - 1920

Folder 8

Sherman, Charles 1915, 1919

Folder 9

Sherman, Charles Warner 1888 - 1914

Folder 10

Sherman, Elizabeth Jane ("Cousin Lizzie") 1915 - 1926

Folder 11

Sherman, Enoch Sterling (M. H. S.'s Father 1906 - 1918

Folder 12

Sherman, Frederick Sterling ("Cousin Fred") 1909 - 1926

Folder 13

Sherman, Harriet (Pratt) 1906 - 1923

Folder 14

Sherman, Henry Bond 1907 - 1926

Folder 15

Sherman, Henry Lancy (Lancy Sherman) 1909 - 1929

Folder 16

Sherman, Jennie 1908

Folder 17

Sherman, Jesse Seeley 1914 - 1915

Folder 18

Sherman, Katherine (Murdock) 1914

Folder 19

Sherman, Leo P. 1910 - 1926

Folder 20

Sherman, Louise 1919

Folder 21

Sherman, Lucy Ann (Mason) 1907 - 1912

Folder 22

Sherman, Margaret A. (McKee) 1911 - 1924

Folder 23

Sherman, Merritt Masters 1907 - 1927

Folder 24

Sherman, Mildred 1914

Folder 25

Sherman, Miranda Wright Warner (M. H. S.'s Mother) 1910 - 1911

Folder 26

Sherman, Myron H. 1909 - 1929

Box 82

Correspondence with Family

Folder 1

Sherman, Robt. Pierce (Jr.) 1912 - 1919

Folder 2

Sherman, Nettie (Cousin?) 1915 - 1920

Folder 3

Sherman, Robert M. (Bert) 1914 - 1915

Folder 4

Sherman, Robert Pierce (M. H. S.'s Adopted Son) 1913 - 1919

Folder 5

Sherman, Ruth 1910 - 1926

Folder 6

Sherman, Samuel Sterling 1911 - 1914

Folder 7

Sherman, Stanton 1914 - 1915

Folder 8

Sherman, Harriet (Morse) 1906 - 1911

Folder 9

Trumbull, Fred 1911

Folder 10

Trumbull, Martha (Sherman) 1909 - 1912

Folder 11

Sherman, Robert Pierce (Sr.) 1906

Folder 12

Sherman, Robert Pierce (Sr.) Mar. 2, 1907 – Apr. 22, 1908

Folder 13

Sherman, Robert Pierce (Sr.) Apr. 23, 1908 - Dec. 18, 1908

Folder 14

Sherman, Robert Pierce (Sr.) Dec. 19, 1908 – Jun. 28, 1909

Folder 15

Sherman, Robert Pierce (Sr.) Jun. 29, 1909 - Feb. 4, 1910

Folder 16

Sherman, Robert Pierce (Sr.) Feb.23, 1910 - July 31, 1910

Folder 17

Sherman, Robert Pierce (Sr.) July 1, 1910 – Dec. 31, 1910

Folder 18

Sherman, Robert Pierce (Sr.) Jan. 3, 1911 - June 4, 1911

Folder 19

Sherman, Robert Pierce (Sr.) June 6, 1911 – Dec. 31, 1912

Folder 20

Sherman, Robert Pierce (Sr.) 1912

Folder 21

Sherman, Robert Pierce (Sr.) 1913

Box 83

Correspondence with Family

Folder 1

Sherman, Robert Pierce (Sr.) 1914

Folder 2

Sherman, Robert Pierce (Sr.) 1915

Folder 3

Sherman, Robert Pierce (Sr.) 1916

Folder 4

Sherman, Robert Pierce (Sr.) 1917

Folder 5

Sherman, Robert Pierce (Sr.) 1918

Folder 6

Sherman, Robert Pierce (Sr.) 1919

Folder 7

Sherman, Robert Pierce (Sr.) June 8, 1919 - May 21, 1920

Folder 8

Sherman, Robert Pierce (Sr.) 1920

Folder 9

Sherman, Robert Pierce (Sr.) May 26, 1923 - May 31, 1924

Box 84

Correspondence with Family [entire box]

Box 85

Correspondence with Family [entire box]

Box 86

Correspondence with Family [entire box]

Box 87

Correspondence with Family [entire box]

Box 88

Correspondence with Family [entire box]

Box 89

Correspondence with Family [entire box]

Box 90

Correspondence with Family [entire box]

XII) Fiscal Records

A) Income Tax Records, 1916-1934

Scope and Content Note

This series includes tax forms, correspondence, and appraisals relating to Sherman's Federal taxes. The audit files include descriptions of Sherman's business transactions, and sometime providing extensive explanations of his business operations. A major subject is the value of land Sherman purchased before 1913. The Internal Revenue Service audits accused Sherman of overstating the value of his land in 1913 (the year the 16th Amendment to the Constitution was passed, authorizing income tax) to reduce his taxes. The series includes appraisal reports Sherman commissioned of his San Fernando Valley holdings and Clark and Sherman Land Company holdings to contest these ruling.

Box 91

Income Tax Records

Folder 1

M. H. Sherman - Individual Income Tax Return (Form 1040) 1916

Folder 2

M. H. Sherman - Individual Income Tax Return (Form 1040) 1917

Folder 3

M. H. Sherman - Individual Income Tax Return (Form 1040) 1918

Folder 4

M. H. Sherman - Individual Income Tax Return (Form 1040) 1919

Folder 5

M. H. Sherman - Individual Income Tax Return (Form 1040) 1920

Folder 6

M. H. Sherman - Individual Income Tax Return (Form 1040) 1921

Folder 7

M. H. Sherman - Individual Income Tax Return (Form 1040) 1922

Folder 8

M. H. Sherman - Individual Income Tax Return (Form 1040) 1923

Folder 9

M. H. Sherman - Individual Income Tax Return (Form 1040) 1924

Folder 10

M. H. Sherman - Individual Income Tax Return (Form 1040) 1925

Folder 11

M. H. Sherman - Individual Income Tax Return (Form 1040) 1926

Folder 12

M. H. Sherman - Individual Income Tax Return (Form 1040) 1927

Folder 13

M. H. Sherman - Individual Income Tax Return (Form 1040) 1928

Folder 14

M. H. Sherman - Individual Income Tax Return (Form 1040) 1929

Folder 15

M. H. Sherman - Individual Income Tax Return (Form 1040) 1930

Folder 16

M. H. Sherman - Individual Income Tax Return (Form 1040) 1931

Box 92

Income Tax Records

Folder 1

M. H. Sherman - Internal Revenue Service Audit of 1914-1916 1918

Folder 2

M. H. Sherman - Internal Revenue Service Audit of 1918-1921 1923

Folder 3

M. H. Sherman - Internal Revenue Service Audit of 1924-1926 1924 - 1931

Folder 4

M. H. Sherman - Internal Revenue Service Audit of 1924-1926 1924 - 1932

Folder 5

M. H. Sherman - Internal Revenue Service Audit of 1924-1926 1924 - 1933

Folder 6

M. H. Sherman - Internal Revenue Service Audit of 1924-1926 1924 - 1934

Folder 7

M. H. Sherman - Internal Revenue Service Audit of 1924-1926 1924 - 1935

Folder 8

M. H. Sherman - Internal Revenue Service Audit of 1924-1926 1924 - 1936

Box 93

Income Tax Records

Folder 1

M. H. Sherman - Internal Revenue Service Audit of 1927 1927 - 1930

Folder 2

Esperanza Land Co. - Jacob Stern Matter (271) 1923

Folder 3

Report on the Value of Property in 1913 in San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles for M.H. Sherman 10349

Folder 4

Clark and Sherman Land Company - Internal Revenue Service Audit of July 26, 1928 [1/2] 1928 - 1932

Folder 5

Clark and Sherman Land Company - Internal Revenue Service Audit of July 26, 1928 [2/2] 1928 - 1933

Folder 6

Income Tax - Dissolution of the Phoenix Railway company of Arizona [1/3] 1928 - 1934

Folder 7

Income Tax - Dissolution of the Phoenix Railway company of Arizona [2/3] 1928 - 1934

Folder 8

Income Tax - Dissolution of the Phoenix Railway company of Arizona [3/3] 1928 - 1934

B) Stock and Bond Certificates, 1888-1909

Scope and Content Note

Most of stock and bond certificates in this series include those for companies which Sherman founded or controlled, including the Phoenix Water Works, Valley Street Railroad, and the Phoenix Street Railroad. Other stock certificates were apparently given to Sherman as collateral on loans he extended to individuals. A single file contains records of the transfer of stock certificates.

Box 94

Stock and Bond Certificates

Folder 1

Bonds - Phoenix Water Works Company (Bonds 61-66) 1889

Folder 2

Stock Certificates - Anchor Coal and Development Company (Certificates 523-526, 724) 1892

Folder 3

Stock Certificates - Arizona Improvement Company (Certificate 248) 1895

Folder 4

Stock Certificates - The Hartford Banking Company of Phoenix Arizona (Certificate 50) 1888

Folder 5

Stock Certificates - Lake View Land Company (Certificates 57 and 70) 1894

Folder 6

Stock Certificates - Mohawk Canal and Improvement Company (Certificate 18) 1890

Folder 7

Stock Certificates - Pacific Bank (Certificate 1066) 1890

Folder 8

Stock Certificates - Phoenix Street Railway Company (Certificates 11-13) 1888

Folder 9

Stock Certificates - Phoenix Water Works Company (Certificates 22, 23, 26, and 27) 1889-1890

Folder 10

Stock Certificates - Valley Street Railway Company (Certificates 11-16) 1888

Folder 11

Stock Certificate Receipts 1890-1909

Folder

C) Bank Account Books, 1903-1932

Scope and Content Note

This series includes account books which records deposits and withdrawals.

Box 94

Bank Account Books

Folder 12

Bank Book - Bank of America, Los Angeles, CA 1926

Folder 13

Bank Book - Bank of Balboa, Balboa, CA 1931

Folder 14

Bank Book - Bank of Italy, National Trust & Savings Association 1928

Folder 15

Bank Book - California Bank, Los Angeles, CA 1927

Folder 16

Bank Book - California Bank, Los Angeles, CA - Home Savings Bank 1919-1930

Folder 17

Bank Book - Crocker - Woolworth National Bank, San Francisco, CA 1906-1923

Folder 18

Bank Book - Farmers & Merchants National Bank, Los Angeles, CA 1903-1926

Folder 19

Bank Book - Farmers & Merchants National Bank, Los Angeles, CA 1926-1932

Folder 20

Bank Book - Farmers & Merchants National Bank, Los Angeles, CA - Ventura Blvd. Building Account 1928

Folder 21

Bank Book - First Central National Bank of Calexico - Commercial 1930

Folder 22

Bank Book - First Central National Bank of Calexico - Commercial - Cotton Land Co., S.A. (Arnold Haskell, Agent) 1932

Folder 23

Bank Book - First Central National Bank of Calexico - Savings Account 1932

Folder 24

Bank Book - First National Bank, Calexico, CA 1912-1926

Folder 25

Bank Book - First National Bank, Van Nuys, CA 1912-1929

Folder 26

Bank Book - German American Savings Bank, Los Angeles, CA 1931

Folder 27

Bank Book - Security Trust & Savings Bank, Los Angeles, CA 1914-1926

Folder 28

Bank Book - United States National Bank, San Diego, CA [includes check book] 1923

D) Cancelled Checks, 1879-1932

Scope and Content Note

This series includes cancelled checks from a variety of banks in which Sherman maintained accounts. In most cases, the cancelled checks were glued back into the original checkbook, which include stubs on which the payee and reason for the check were record. For the period prior to 1913, when Sherman did not keep detailed accounting records, these checks can be the best source of information about financial transactions.

Box 95

Cancelled Checks

Volume

Broadway Bank and Trust Company - Cancelled Checks 1905 - 1911

Volume

California Bank - Cancelled Checks 1921 - 1927

Volume

Bank of America, Rampart Office, Los Angeles 1927

Volume

Bank of Arizona - Cancelled Checks 1879

Volume

Bank of Arizona - Cancelled Checks 1881

Volume

Bank of Arizona - Cancelled Checks 1882

Volume

Bank of Arizona - Cancelled Checks [1/2] 1883

Volume

Bank of Arizona - Cancelled Checks [2/2] 1883

Volume

Broadway Bank and Trust Company - Cancelled Checks 1902 - 1903

Box 96

Cancelled Checks

Volume

California Bank - Cancelled Checks 1927 - 1932

Volume

Chase National Bank of New York - Cancelled Checks 1911 - 1913

Volume

Citizens National Bank of Los Angeles - Cancelled Checks 1911 - 1914

Volume

Cotton Land Co., S. A. - Cancelled Checks 1932

Volume

Crocker-Woolworth National Bank - Cancelled Checks 1905 - 1909, 1917

Volume

Crocker-Woolworth National Bank - Journal Entry Slips 1902 - 1909

Volume

Crocker-Woolworth National Bank - Cancelled Checks 1901 - 1904

Volume

Crocker-Woolworth National Bank - Cancelled Checks 1902 - 1907

Box 97

Cancelled Checks

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Checks 1776-2044) Jul. 1909 – Mar. 1910

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 609-887)

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 1-248) Mar. 1904 – May 1906

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank - Millwood Salt Fish Co. (Cks. 0-30) June 1918 - Dec. 1919

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles - Niland Bldg. Syndicate (Cks. 1-85) Jan. 1918 – Nov. 1920

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 1-3179) Feb. 1910 - Oct. 1910

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 3180-3460) Oct. 1910 - May 1911

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 3461-3643) May 1911 - Dec. 1911

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 3644-3943) Dec. 1911 - June 1912

Box 98

Cancelled Checks

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 4557-4859) Feb. 1911 - Oct. 1914

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 3960-4256) Jun. 1912 - Jan. 1913

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 4260-4556) Jan. 1913 – Feb. 1914

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 4860-5159) Oct. 1914 - Apr. 1915

Box 99

Cancelled Checks

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 4557-4859) Feb. 1911 - Oct. 1914

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 3960-4256) Jun. 1912 - Jan. 1913

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 4260-4556) Jan. 1913 – Feb. 1914

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 4860-5159) Oct. 1914 - Apr. 1915

Box 100

Cancelled Checks

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 6060-6359) Aug. 1916 - Dec. 1916

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 5760-6059) Apr. 1916 - Aug. 1916

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 5460-5759) Nov. 1915 - Apr. 1916

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 5160-5459) Apr. 1915 - Nov. 1915

Box 101

Cancelled Checks

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 6660-6959) Apr. 1917 - Sept. 1917

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 6960-7259) July 1917 - Feb. 1918

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 7260-7559) Jan. 1917 - May 1918

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 6360-6659) Dec. 1916 - Apr. 1917

Box 102

Cancelled Checks

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 7560-7859) May 1918 - Oct. 1918

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 7860-8159) Oct. 1918 - Jan. 1919

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 8160-8459) Jan. 1919 - May 1919

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 8460-8759) May 1919 - Sept. 1919

Box 103

Cancelled Checks

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 8760-9059) Sept. 1919 - Dec. 1919

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 9660-9959) July 1920 - Nov. 1920

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 9060-9359) Dec. 1919 - Mar. 1920

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 9360-9659) Mar. 1920 - July 1920

Box 104

Cancelled Checks

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 9960-10259) Nov. 1920 - Feb. 1921

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 10260-10559) Feb. 1921 - May 1921

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 10560-10859) May 1921 - July 1921

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 10860-11159) Sept. 1921 - Dec. 1921

Box 105

Cancelled Checks

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 11160-11459) Dec. 1921 - May 1922

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 11460-11759) May 1922 - Sept. 1922

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 11760-12059) Sept. 1922 - Jan. 1923

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 12060-12360) Jan. 1923 - May 1923

Box 106

Cancelled Checks

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 13246-13545) Apr. 1924 – Sept 1924

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 12361-12660) May 1923 - Sept. 1923

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 12661-12960) Sept. 1923 - Jan. 1924

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 12961-13245) Jan. 1924 - Apr. 1924

Box 107

Cancelled Checks

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 13546-13854) Sept. 1924 - Dec. 1924

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 13855-14154) Jan. 1925 - May 1925

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 14155-14457) May 1925 - Sept. 1925

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 14458-14757) Sept. 1925 - Dec. 1925

Box 108

Cancelled Checks

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 15358-15657) July 1926 - Nov. 1926

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 14758-15057) Dec. 1925 - Apr. 1926

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 15058-15357) Apr. 1926 - July 1926

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 15658-15957) Nov. 1926 - Feb. 1927

Box 109

Cancelled Checks

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 16858-17157) Dec. 1927 - Mar. 1928

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 16558-16857) Sept. 1927 - Dec. 1927

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 15958-16257) Feb. 1927 - May 1927

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 16258-16557) May 1927 - Sept. 1927

Box 110

Cancelled Checks

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 17158-17457) Mar. 1928 - June 1928

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 18058-18357) Jan. 1929 - June 1929

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 17758-18057) Nov. 1928 - Jan. 1929

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 17458-17757) June 1928 - Nov. 1928

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 19258-19500) July 1930 - Oct. 1930

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 18358-18657) June 1929 - Oct. 1929

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 18958-19257) Mar. 1930 - July 1930

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 18658-18957) Oct. 1929 - Mar. 1930

Box 111

Cancelled Checks

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 19258-19500) July 1930 - Oct. 1930

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 18358-18657) June 1929 - Oct. 1929

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 18958-19257) Mar. 1930 - July 1930

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 18658-18957) Oct. 1929 - Mar. 1930

Box 112

Cancelled Checks

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 19501-19836) Oct. 1930 - Feb. 1931

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 19837-20286) Feb. 1931 - Aug. 1931

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 20287-20604) Aug. 1931 - Dec. 1931

Box 113

Cancelled Checks

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 20605-20917) Jan. 1932 - Sept. 1932

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles (Cks. 1-528) Aug. 1932 - Sept. 1932

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles - Inter-California Land Company (Cks. 1-18) Feb. 1910 – Jun. 1912

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles - Inter-California Land Company (Cks. 1-99) Feb. 1910 - July 1910

Box 114

Cancelled Checks

Volume

San Juan Development Company (Checks 1-51) 1922 - 1923

Volume

Farmers & Merchants National Bank, Los Angeles (Checks 1 - 18) 1922

Volume

Farmers & Merchants National Bank, Los Angeles - Loose Checks 1903 - 1909

Volume

First National Bank of Calexico (Checks 1-16, 24) 1912 - 1923

Volume

Safford, Hudson & Co. - Cancelled Checks 1881

Volume

Security Savings Bank (Checks 7-24) Mar. 1912 - May 1914

Volume

Security Trust & Savings Bank, Los Angeles (Checks 25-no number) [Note: loose check in binder] July 1914 – Oct. 1924

Volume

First National Bank, Van Nuys (Checks 1-15) June 1912 – Dec. 1923

Box 115

Cancelled Checks

Volume

Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank (San Francisco, Calif.) - Cancelled Checks 1905 - 1914

Volume

Security Trust & Savings Bank, Los Angeles (Checks 1-40) May 1914 - Mar. 1929

Volume

Signal Mountain Land and Cattle Company, S. A. - Cancelled Checks 1924 - 1925

Volume

State Bank & Trust Company, Los Angeles (Checks 1-3) Aug. 1907 - Feb. 1908

Volume

Various Banks - Loose cancelled checks and miscellaneous records 1895 - 1909

Box 115

Cancelled Checks

Volume

Crocker National Bank, Los Angeles (Checks 1-64) 1910 - 1923

Volume

Farmers & Merchants Bank of Los Angeles (Checks 1155-1505) Mar. 1908 – Dec. 1908

Volume

Crocker-Woolworth National Bank of San Francisco (Checks 1-166) 1905 - 1910

E) Receipts

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of receipts for goods and service bought by Sherman. The items are unarranged.

Box 116

Receipts

Box 117

Receipts

Box 118

Receipts

F) Ledger Books, 1913-1932

Scope and Content Note

This series includes account register, check register, general ledgers and journal entries. The bulk of the materials date from 1913 when the creation of the income tax forced Sherman to keep detailed records of his financial transactions. The general ledgers and journal entries provide a detailed picture of Sherman's investments, income and expenses.

Box 119

Ledger Books

Volume

Accounts Register, 1906-1913 and Journal Entries, 1913-1914 1906 - 1914

Volume

Arizona Operations Ledger Book 1889 - 1893

Volume

Check Registers (various banks) 1913 - 1916

Volume

Check Register, Farmers and Merchants Bank of Los Angeles Jan. 1, 1916- Feb. 22, 1918

Box 120

Ledger Books

Folder 1

Accounts Register - Bills Receivable ca. 1928

Folder 2

Accounts Register - Bonds ca. 1928

Folder 3

Accounts Register - Certificates of Deposit ca. 1928

Folder 4

Accounts Register - Farm Machinery Company ca. 1928

Folder 5

Accounts Register - Insurance ca. 1928

Folder 6

Accounts Register - Keever Ranch Account ca. 1928

Folder 7

Accounts Register - Notes Receivable ca. 1928

Folder 8

Accounts Register - Pensions ca. 1928

Folder 9

Accounts Register - Rents [1/2] ca. 1928

Folder 10

Accounts Register - Rents [2/2] ca. 1928

Folder 11

Accounts Register - Real Estate ca. 1928

Folder 12

Accounts Register - Stock ca. 1928

Folder 13

Accounts Register - Trusts ca. 1928

Folder 14

Accounts Register - Rents - Vacated ca. 1928

Folder 15

Trial Balances [1/2] 1913 - 1921

Folder 16

Trial Balances [2/2] 1913 - 1922

Box 121

Ledger Books

Volume

Valuation of the Physical Properties of the Phoenix Railway Co. of Arizona Mar. 1, 1916

Volume

Report on "Hollywoodland" Trust No. S-5975 Title Insurance and Trust Company, Los Angeles, California, From Inception to June 30, 1931 - Carbon Copy No. 2 11865

Volume

Report on "Hollywoodland" Trust No. S-5975 Title Insurance and Trust Company, Los Angeles, California, From Inception to June 30, 1931 - M. H. Sherman copy 11865

Box 122

Ledger Books

Volume

General Ledger for Arizona Operations 1908 - 1919

Box 123

Ledger Books

Volume

General Ledger 1913 - 1915

Volume

General Ledger 1916

Volume

General Ledger 1917 - 1921

Box 124

Ledger Books

Volume

General Ledger 1922 - 1929

Box 125

Ledger Books

Volume

Journal Entries 1913 - 1928

Volume

Journal Entries 1929 - 1930

Box 126

Ledger Books

Volume

Cash Receipts and Disbursements Journal Jan. 1, 1932-Sept. 8, 1932

Box 127

Ledger Books

Volume

General Ledger 1928 - 1930

Volume

General Ledger 1931 - 1932

Box 128

Ledger Books

Volume

Capital Accounts Register n.d., ca. 1913

Volume

Capital Accounts Register 1913 - 1917

Box 129

Ledger Books

Volume

Account Register - Crocker National Bank, San Francisco 1917 - 1927

Volume

Account Register - First National Bank of Calexico 1915 - 1926

Volume

Account Register - United States National Bank 1923 - 1926

Volume

Account Register - Nilands Building Syndicate 1918 - 1919

Volume

Account Register - First National Bank of Calpatria 1918 - 1919

Volume

Account Register - Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Los Angeles 1918 - 1927

Volume

Account Register - Los Angeles Trust & Savings Bank 1917 - 1924

Volume

Account Register - Security Trust & Saving Bank 1918 - 1928

Volume

Account Register - Bank of Italy 1927

Volume

Account Register - California Bank 1921 - 1928

Volume

Account Register - Bancaria del Pacifico 1925 - 1926

Volume

Account Register - First National Bank of Van Nuys 1917 - 1927

XIII) Address File

Scope and Content Note

Each of these index cards contains a name of a friend, family member, or associate of M. H. Sherman. Cards typically include an address and may have job titles and family information on spouses and family members.

Box 131

Address Files

Box 132

Address Files

XIV) Photographs

Scope and Content Note

This series includes photographs and a few negatives. The primary subjects are the family and friends of M. H Sherman. The majority of the photographs depicting family members are unidentified.

Box 133

Photographs

Box 134

Photographs

Box 135

Photographs

Box 136

Photographs

Box 137

Photographs

Box 138

Photographs

Box 139

Photographs

Box 140

Photographs

Box 141

Photographs

Folder 4

[Unidentified Woman - possibly Lucy Sherman Clark] n.d.

Folder 5

M.H. Sherman - Engraving of Portrait [14 copies] n.d.

Folder 6

Photograph of Hotel Oakwood with a group of men in a wagon in the foreground, Arcadia, CA. Inscription on verso reads "General Sherman, Los Angeles, Calif. - Herbert Westminster" n.d.

Folder 7

Photograph of Port Chilkoot, Alaska 1911

Folder 8

Photographs of M. H. Sherman and daughter w/ Captain Self - Sailing to Hawaii - L.A. Steamship Co. 1927

A) Photographs of Business Associates

Box 141

Photographs of Business Associetes

Folder 9

[Unidentified Man - possibly S.H. Woodruff] n.d.

Folder 10

Bliss, Robert Lewis n.d.

Folder 11

Ed Fletcher Album 1920's

Folder 12

Gillette, J. N. n.d.

Folder 13

Jones, E. R. 1909

Folder 14

Trask, Walter J. n.d.

XV) Ephemera

Scope and Content Note

Box 141

Ephemra

Folder 1

Oswego Normal & Training School Semi-Centennial , 1861-1911 [Booklet] 1911

Folder 2

The Debt We Owe to War's Victims by Mrs. George A. Kessler [pamphlet] 1916

Folder 3

Services in Dedication of the Church of Christ, Erected by His Disciples at West Rupert, Vermont [Program] Feb. 3, 1909

Folder 4

Mary Andrews Clark Memorial Home, Los Angeles - Dedication Service [Program] 1913

Folder 5

Annual Dinner of the American Newspaper Publishers Association {Menu and Program] 1918

Folder 7

Mystic River Sketches [Poems] n.d.

Folder 8

[Various publications from the American Tract Society] n.d.

Folder 9

Nell Wanderwell and Party "Around the World" Endurance Race, 1919-1924 [pamphlet] n.d.

Folder 10

Hollywoodland: A Pictorial Record of Actual Photographs Taken in This Distinctive Homeplace [Real Estate brochure, 2 copies] ca. 1926

Folder 11

A Successful Career: General M. H. Sherman and His Many and Successful Enterprises [reprint] 1899