Amo, Gregorio del, 1858-1941
Person
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Del Amo Estate Company Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-1979-001
Abstract
This collection includes ledgers, business and financial papers, correspondence, photographs, maps, prints, newspaper clippings and other materials related to the incorporation, operations, and liquidation of the Del Amo Estate Company. There are also some personal papers of the company’s founder, Gregorio del Amo. The collection shows aspects of land use and development in Southern California, and is particularly interesting in detailing the construction and development of the Del Amo...
Dates:
1908-1978; Majority of material found within 1926-1964
Del Amo Foundation Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-1979-002
Abstract
This collection includes ledgers, correspondence, tax documents, newspapers, scrapbooks, photographs, theses and reports from members of the Board of Trustees, grantees, and staff of the Del Amo Foundation. Subjects include the Spanish Civil War and research and graduate study in Spain and the United States.
Dates:
1927-1984
Del Amo Nurseries Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-1979-003
Abstract
Materials in this collection are from the San Pedro Rancho Nursery and Del Amo Nursery. They include ledges, tax documents, correspondence, contract information, catalogs, and artifacts on the subjects of growing and providing landscaping materials, daily business practices, contracts with cities and theme parks, and other topics.
Dates:
1922-1976
Rancho San Pedro Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-1970-002
Abstract
This collection contains legal and business papers related to the Rancho San Pedro and to its owners, the Dominguez family. The Spanish crown gave the Southern California lands of the Rancho San Pedro to Juan Jose Dominguez in 1784, and in 1858 the United States government granted a patent confirming Dominguez family ownership of the Rancho. A few items predate the 1858 patent, but the bulk of the collection is from 1900-1960. Some materials concern the Rancho San Pedro itself, including...
Dates:
1769-1972; Majority of material found within 1900-1960
Title Insurance and Trust Company Records
Collection
Identifier: SPC-1998-002
Abstract
This collection includes correspondence, legal documents, tax documents, and bonds created by the Title Insurance and Trust Company. These materials are related to trusts held by members of the Dominguez family and land that was once part of the Rancho San Pedro.
Dates:
1908-1965
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- Blueprints 2
- California -- History 2
- Compton (Calif.) 2
- Family-owned business enterprises 2
- Japanese American evacuation and resettlement 2
- Japanese American farmers -- Los Angeles 2
- Long Beach (Calif.) 2
- Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History 2
- Maps 2
- Oil wells -- California -- Los Angeles 2
- Petroleum industry and trade -- California 2
- Photographic prints 2
- Photographs, original 2
- Real estate development -- California -- Los Angeles 2
- Real property -- Valuation 2
- Redondo Beach (Calif.) 2
- Torrance (Calif.) 2
- Aeronautics -- Competitions 1
- American students -- Spain 1
- Annexation (municipal government) 1
- Central business districts -- California -- Los Angeles 1
- Corporate governance 1
- Deeds of trust 1
- Dominguez Hills (Calif.) 1
- Farms -- California 1
- Foreign study 1
- Foreign workers 1
- Horticulture 1
- Housing development -- California 1
- Inheritance and transfer tax -- Law and legislation 1
- Land grants -- California 1
- Land titles 1
- Land use -- California, Southern 1
- Landscape gardening 1
- Landscape industry 1
- Landscape nurseries 1
- Madrid (Spain) 1
- Negatives 1
- Nursery -- Management 1
- Nursery and garden industry 1
- Nursery growers -- California 1
- Oil and gas leases -- California 1
- Oil and gas leases -- California, Southern 1
- Oil fields -- Valuation 1
- Oil inspection 1
- Oil wells -- Maintenance and repair 1
- Ornamental plant industry 1
- Ornamental trees 1
- Partition of decedents’ estates 1
- Planned communities -- California 1
- Price Lists 1
- Public utilities -- California -- Los Angeles 1
- Rancho San Pedro (Calif.) 1
- Real estate business -- California -- Los Angeles 1
- Real estate business -- California -- Los Angeles County 1
- Sales Catalogs 1
- Shopping centers 1
- Shopping malls 1
- Shopping malls design 1
- Spanish students 1
- Stats 1
- Stock transfer -- Law and legislation 1
- Suances (Spain) 1
- Title companies 1
- Title insurance 1
- Urban beautification -- Long Beach (Calif.) 1
- Water resources development -- California -- Los Angeles County 1
- Water supply -- California 1
- Water utilities -- California -- Los Angeles 1
- Wilshire Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Law and legislation 1 ∧ less
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