Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains personal and family records of William L. and Caroline Burton Honnold. With few exceptions (Diplomas and awards; Honnold, William L., Writings; Oak Park Cemetery, Claremont; and Safe deposit box A1012) the materials cover the period prior to 1931; similar materials for the period 1931 onwards are to be found in Series 4: Chronological files. The earliest records relate to the Rev. Robert Honnold, and include his diary, letters to his second wife, Mary Norris, sermons and...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains records of William L. Honnold’s business and investment ventures from 1917 through 1930, with the exception of Anglo American Corporation of South Africa, which forms a separate series (Series 5); records of business and investment ventures from 1931 onwards are to be found in Series 4: Chronological files. A significant number of Honnold’s most successful ventures—Calaveras Cement Company, Centrifugal Cast Iron Pipe Company, the Kuhnert Syndicate (from 1929 Pacific...