Rancho San Pedro (Calif.)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
California State University Dominguez Hills Master Planning / Site Selection Collection
Collection
Identifier: DH-2011-001
Abstract
This collection includes materials related to the creation of California State College (later University), Dominguez Hills. Reports, correspondence, legislative bills, studies, maps, photographs, and news clippings document the state of California’s decision to build a college in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County, the search for a site, and the development of facility and academic master plans. There are also papers, correspondence, and news clippings related to the college gathered...
Dates:
1958-1984
Charles H. Eilers Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2014-003
Abstract
This collection contains materials related to Charles “Carl” H. Eilers (1875-1948) and his family. The Eilers family owned and farmed Rancho San Pedro lands between Dominguez, Alameda, Del Amo, and Santa Fe streets in what was to become Carson, CA from 1889 to 1958. Included in the collection are deeds and title papers, tax reports, receipts, statements, court papers and legal documents, ledgers, correspondence, photographs, newspaper articles, and books. The bulk of the material is in...
Dates:
1872-2001; undated; Majority of material found within 1889-1958
Rancho San Pedro Research/Robert Gillingham Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-1997-002
Abstract
This collection includes correspondence, brochures, news clippings, papers, articles, and copies of historical documents related to the Rancho San Pedro such as maps, deeds, wills, and legal documents. Subjects include the Dominguez Adobe and Claretian Seminary, families descended from the Dominguez sisters, companies owned by these descendants, and the history of the Rancho San Pedro. A majority of this collection contains drafts of a series of articles entitled "Stories of the Rancho San...
Dates:
1809-2003; undated
Terminal Island/Port of Los Angeles Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2018-042
Abstract
This collection contains of over 400 black-and-white negatives and photographic prints of Terminal Island, Port of Los Angeles, San Pedro, Port Hueneme, and Catalina Island, taken between 1938 and 1947. Photographs include businesses, residences, airports, warehouses, coastlines, railroads, and neighborhoods. The collection has been digitized and most of the material is available online.
Dates:
1938-December 1947
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