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Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0139
Abstract
The Boulder Water Company was incorporated October 25, 1919 as a mutual water company and was officially dissolved in June 1979. Located in Claremont, California, the Company operated one well and two reservoirs for the benefit of its stockholder members. The collection, which came from the corporate secretary, consists of correspondence, legal documents and financial records of the Company and is most complete in the company’s last 15 years, 1964-1979. Minutes from the meetings are...
Dates:
1918-1979; Majority of material found within 1964 - 1979
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0176
Abstract
Professor Ch'en Shou-yi (Chinese: 陳受頤, 1899-1978) was a Chinese scholar known for his groundbreaking contribution to the comparative cultural studies of modern China and the historical studies of Sino-Western cultural exchange. He was born into a prestigious literati family in Panyu, Canton (Guangdong). Ch'en Shou-yi graduated from the Canton Christian College (later Lingnan University) in 1920. In 1929 he received a Ph.D. degree in comparative literature from the University of Chicago. He...
Dates:
1857-1997 and undated
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-1093
Abstract
This collection contains the coursework produced by students of the Claremont Colleges' oral history classes. Currently, the collection contains materials from the oral history courses at Claremont Graduate University. The CGU History 304/Introduction to Oral History Methodology course trains graduate students in both the theoretical and practical aspects of conducting oral histories. Themes for the courses in the collection include "Women in Claremont" and "Women of Color in Southern...
Dates:
2017-2019
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0204
Abstract
The Claremont Heights Irrigation Company was incorporated on March 14, 1913, as a mutual water company and was dissolved on August 1, 1977. Located in Claremont, California, the company provided water services for its stockholders. The collection consists of administrative files, financial records, and operational materials of the company between its founding in 1912 and its closing in 1977, with some supplemental materials dating between 1909-1981. The collection also contains materials...
Dates:
1909-1981 and undated
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-1096
Abstract
The collection consists of research, writing, and teaching materials created by author, educator, and historian Matthew J. Garcia. The materials document Dr. Garcia’s work on topics related to agriculture, labor, food, immigration, ethnicity, and popular culture in California. Primary subjects of interest include the citrus industry and Mexican-American laborers in Southern California, especially the Farm Labor movement under Cesar Chavez. The collection is comprised of research materials,...
Dates:
1883-2016 and undated
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0449
Abstract:
His papers contain field notebooks when Willis S. Jones was superintendent of Claremont Domestic Water Company and consulting engineer Vail Company, legal cases on water rights and supply, maps of Southern California, photographs of San Gabriel Valley, rainfall and run-off records from Southern California, reports on water use in Southern California, the San Gabriel investigation, an water rights and water supply in Southern California from 1919-1979.
Dates:
1919-1979
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0526
Abstract
Historical account books of mining companies and businesses (1861-circa 1900), photograph album (circa 1890s-1940s), diary, correspondence, Meadows miscellany (1960s-1980s), Honnold Library Society (1973-1979).
Dates:
1861-1982
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0923
Abstract:
Summary Books and papers related to his political campaigns and years in Congress, including his voting record. Research material for his books, files related to his political, economic, and social interests, material about the Voorhis School for Boys, and Voorhis family history. Includes information on co-operatives and personal and business correspondence with prominent figures. Also includes supporting books and periodicals, phonograph records used in radio broadcasts, scrapbooks,...
Dates:
1938
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0922
Abstract
The collection includes books and papers related to Jerry Voorhis' political campaigns and years in Congress; research material for his books and subject files related to his political, economic, and social interests; Voorhis School for Boys materials; and Voorhis family history.
Dates:
1901-1984
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-1136
Abstract
The Wheeler Scrapbooks chronicle life at Pomona College and in the city of Claremont from 1884 to 1938, compiling newspaper clippings, photographs, maps, plans, pamphlets, and other materials.
Dates:
1884-1938
