Leonis-Malburg City of Vernon records
Scope and Contents
The Leonis-Malburg City of Vernon records document John B. Leonis'--along with Leonis' grandson, Leonis C. Malburg's--businesses and stewardship of Vernon from its founding in 1905 until the turn of the 21st century.
Components of the collection include:
- Source material for Richard Nordin's biography, The Iron Fist: The Immigrant Journey of J. B. Leonis to Riches and Power in Southern California (4 large plastic storage containers).
- Material from Leonis Malburg's time as a mayor and city councilman of Vernon (4 file drawers).
- Files, Vernon site plans and escrow papers from 1924 to 1959 (4 drawers).
- Business records of J. B. Leonis from 1920 to the 1950s including correspondence, checks and other business records (17 drawers plus 21 ledgers).
- Records on the Leonis property in Hancock Park at 247 South Hudson Ave, including invoices and other papers from the 1926 purchase and construction.
Dates
- Creation: 1907 - 2015
Creator
- Leonis, John B. (Person)
- Malburg, Leonis C. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Biographical / Historical
John B. Leonis was the City of Vernon's founding father and led the city through his position as mayor and as president of First National Bank of Vernon. Leonis also owned significant land holdings in the area.
Leonis Malburg (1929-2017) was an American politician and grandson of John B. Leonis, who served as Mayor of Vernon, California from his election in 1974 until his resignation in 2009. He started on the Vernon City Council in 1956. Malburg and his wife were convicted of conspiracy, perjury, and voter fraud in 2009, leading to his resignation.
Extent
107.625 Linear Feet (89 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Leonis-Malburg City of Vernon records document John B. Leonis'--along with Leonis' grandson, Leonis Malburg's--businesses and stewardship of Vernon from its founding in 1905 until the turn of the 21st century.
Additional collection guides
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Leonis Malburg estate, March 2018.
Processing Information
The collection is unprocessed. The collection number does not currently reflect the numbering scheme for regional history collections. The collection number will change during future processing.
Subject
- Leonis, John B. -- Archives (Person)
- Malburg, Leonis C. -- Archives (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- California, Southern -- History -- Archival resources
- Vernon (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for the Leonis-Malburg City of Vernon records
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Bo Doub
- Date
- 2021 March
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2023 March: Finding Aid updated by Marissa Chavez and Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
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Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu