Correspondence and documents re Improvements at Long Beach Harbor, 1906, 1918, 1938 February-June
Scope and Content
Correspondence and documents re improvements at Long Beach Harbor, mostly about the opening of mouth of San Gabriel River and construction of drawbridge there (1938), including:
"Statement showing by months and years expenditures for development of yard area and trackage and freight station facilities required to serve the Harbor Area, Los Angeles, California," LA&SLRR, typescript, 5 pp, large format tables (undated)
"Statement showing by months and years expenditures for development of yard area and trackage and freight station facilities required to serve the Harbor Area, Long Beach, California," LA&SLRR, typescript, 4 pp, large format tables (undated)
Resolution by City of Long Beach to allow LA&SLRR to dredge "connecting channel between Long Beach and Los Angeles Harbors," typescript (1918)
Brief chronological history of development of the harbor area with respect to Union Pacific lands, Charles Adams, typescript, 10 pp, lists events 1890-1934 (undated)
Protest to Secretary of War against construction of jetties and dredging of channel by LAD&TC, typescript (1906)
"Opening of Mouth of San Gabriel, Construction of Drawbridge," typescript, 4 pp, chronology of events with correspondence describing events as they happened (undated)
Dates
- Creation: 1906, 1918, 1938 February-June
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