Scope and Content Bound typescript, in blue cloth, by A.L. Sonderegger, 47 pp with table of contents and maps bound in, a cover letter from A.L. Sonderegger to O'Melveny, Tuller & Myers, Attorneys-at-Law (1938) with notes "this report is supplementary to my 'Report on Rancho Boundaries at Long Beach Harbor,' dated November, 1937, and includes all the maps bearing on these subjects not previously submitted." Typescript discussion of Rancho San Pedro and Rancho Los Cerritos land grants,...

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Three typescript pages by A.L. Sonderegger, an addition to earlier report due to discovery of additional maps of the City of Long Beach with two maps:

"Map of the City of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California," C.I. Goucher, positive photostat (1899)

"Increment map of the City of Long Beach, showing increase in area from original corporate limits of Dec. 1, 1897 to date of Jan. 21, 1938," blueline print

Scope and Content Typescript history of development at the harbor, with indices of charts of the area by date, table "Seaside Park 1905-6, Off shore current observations," and bound-in plates L-1 through L-36:L-1. "Tracing showing right of way required by the LATRyCo through the property of the Long Beach Development Co," blueline print (undated)L-2. "Map of Long Beach and San Pedro Ry, through Rattlesnake Island in Los Angeles County, Cal," blueprint (1888)L-3. "Sketch of...

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Correspondence to Charles T. Leeds re LA&SLRR lease of 1905 from City of Long Beach (1940) with typescript copy of lease mentioning land reclamation (1905).

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Bound typescript by Charles T. Leeds with notes on limitations of Sonderegger's report in a legal context, manuscript note on cover reads "seiche"

Scope and Content Documents re leases and ownership of land at Terminal Island, including decrees determining ordinary high water mark:"Terminal Island, scale 20 chs.," negative photostat (1897)Decree in case of "W.T. Wheatley vs. SPLA&SLRR Co," typescript about a case which involved tenancy of Consolidated Lumber Co. (1911)Quitclaim granting land of Consolidated Lumber Company to SPLA&SLRR, typescript (1916) Typescript notes on yellow paper re leases of...

Scope and Content Cover of original binding by Henry M. Isaacs reads "Boundaries and patents: Rancho Los Cerritos, Rancho San Pedro, San Gabriel River, correction of call in Patent at mouth of San Gabriel River, Mexican and Spanish grants, Headland to headland doctrine."Correspondence, most to or from Henry M. Isaacs, including: "Pre emptions, tide lands and surveys," C.C. Grove, 8 page typescript on the history of surveys of tidelands around San Pedro Bay area, claiming early surveys were...

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Correspondence, mostly to or from Henry M. Isaacs and Francis Bates re maps, field books, and surveys of Long Beach Harbor tidelands area including pamphlet "Maps: list of publications relating to above subjects for sale by Superintendent of Documents, United States Government Printing Office, Washington DC," GPO (1937) and positive photostats (2 pp) of Henry Hancock field notes (1937-1940).

Scope and Content Four reports on surveys re Long Beach Harbor area, by D.E. Hughes:"Bench mark, San Pedro, Cal," typescript report to Chief of Engineering, US Army (1891) "Random notes on lands and tides," typescript, 9 pages of manuscript note reads "obtained from US Engr's Office, Sept. 1930" (1927)Memorandum lacking title page, typescript (1915)Manuscript correspondence D.E. Hughes to E.M. Jessup, re location of "single work" at Long Beach Harbor (1915)...

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Miscellaneous typescript reports re surveying