The Palmer Canyon Deeds Collection collects items related to the sale of real estate of Palmer Canyon property between C.S. Phillips and parcel buyers. The Palmer Family had previously owned the canyon property, but having moved out of the area and into Los Angeles, decided to sell off the land. Elizabeth Day Palmer, daughter of Henry Austin Palmer and then owner of the property, sold the 360 acres of land to Los Angeles-based capitalist, C.S. Phillips, who in turn subdivided the land. Broken up by tract and parcel numbers, these documents identify original owners of the subdivided land and provide documentation of their property ownership. While the documentation included for each specific property is different, in general the collection includes real estate purchase agreements between Phillips and the buyers, partial reconveyance agreements, quitclaim deeds, correspondences between parties, and financial receipts. These items provide information about the original owners of the Palmer Canyon properties and how they were developed and/or changed hands prior to property construction. In addition to individual parcel information, the collection also includes Palmer Canyon tract maps, property notes, a financial ledger documenting payments of property owners, and an insurance agreement between Palmer Canyon and Padua Hills, Incorporated. These documents provide insight into the transition of the Palmer Canyon property from its individual ownership by the Palmer Family to the residential development, which would emerge in the coming decades.