Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor, 1921 July-December
Scope and Content
Correspondence and documents re UPRR interests in Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor, including:
Agreement between City of LA, Board of Harbor Commissioners of City of LA, and LA&SLRR to widen "Main channel of Los Angeles Harbor on the easterly side thereof," typescript, appears to be clipped from newspaper and mounted
"Wanted --- a Harbor Commission," mounted clipping from Commercial News
"Harbor bond sale put up to syndicate, Council committee seeking consent for $1,200,000 deal; finance body's report wins," mounted clipping from Los Angeles Examiner
correspondence from M. de Brabant to E.E. Calvin re "appointment of suitable Harbor Commissioners," typescript
Three deeds for property at Los Angeles Harbor
"P E may use bridge on Ocean," mounted clipping from Long Beach Press, article is re contemplated use of LA&SLRR rail bridge by PERC trains
Passenger traffic is handled chiefly by jitney drivers, mounted clipping from Long Beach Press, article is re time saved by PERC trains using LA&SLRR rail bridge
Correspondence re leases and reshaping of Terminal Island and dredging for widening of channel includes coded telegrams with translations
"Map showing ground elevation on land to be filled by dredge, E. San Pedro," blueprint
"Map of proposed dredge filling, East San Pedro," blueprint
Telegram correspondence re extension of trackage for construction of flood control channel
"US approves harbor bridge, work on $500,000 structure and Terminal Island Roadway can begin when fund is available," mounted clipping from Long Beach Examiner
"Work order authority" re dredging and filling at East San Pedro, California
Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company, Los Angeles Division, construct dikes and spillway for filling RR owned ground with material dredged from Harbor work, East San Pedro, California, A. Maguire, blueprint
"Authority for expenditure" re construction of dikes and spillway to permit filling of LA&SLRR lands with dredged material
Dates
- Creation: 1921 July-December
Creator
- From the Collection: Bates, Francis E. (Person)
- From the Collection: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (Organization)
- From the Collection: Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas) (Surveyor, Person)
- From the Collection: Lippincott, Joseph Barlow (Engineer, Person)
- From the Collection: Union Pacific Railroad Company (Organization)
- From the Collection: Hansen, George (Surveyor, Person)
- From the Collection: Hancock, Henry (Surveyor, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Extent
From the Collection: 33 Linear Feet (13 boxes and 1 mapcase drawer)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
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