Witnesses, 1938-1940
Scope and Content
Documents re interviews by UP attorneys of "witnesses" or "old timers" (former RR employees) who worked or lived in area of Long Beach Harbor, including:
Manuscript and typescript notes listing names, addresses, and former occupations of potential witnesses and memorandums of their recollections of area around Long Beach Harbor, especially re water levels and navigability around mouth of San Pedro River (1938)
Correspondence to witnesses from Henry M. Isaacs and Jackson W. Chance, UP attorneys, re interviews, and between attorneys re witnesses, interviews, and suitability for use in court (1938)
Notarized affidavit of Alfred Solano re prior custody of Solano-Reeve Collection in Huntington Library (1938)
Memorandums of interviews, typescript (1938-1940)
Dates
- Creation: 1938-1940
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