Account books
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
California Missions collection of inventories, reports, and other material
Collection
Identifier: 0374
Abstract
The twenty-one documents in this collection, primarily inventories, account books, and annual reports from five California missions, show economic and social aspects of life at the missions. The documents, written in Spanish and dated from 1791-1846, provide information about the people living and working at the missions, including numbers of baptisms, marriages, births, and deaths; number and kinds of livestock and crops; descriptions of property and buildings; and accountings of debits and...
Dates:
1791-1846, undated
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Jackie Coogan Ranch records
Collection
Identifier: 0389
Abstract
In the mid-1920s, Jackie Coogan Productions purchased a cattle ranch near Campo, California, approximately fifty miles east of San Diego, on behalf of child actor Jackie Coogan. The collection contains correspondence and financial documents related to the operations of the ranch between 1924 and 1936.
Dates:
1924 - 1936
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Mexican hacienda manuscripts
Collection
Identifier: 0541
Abstract
This collection contains various handwritten record books and copies of legal and financial documents related to haciendas in Mexico, chiefly dating from the 17th to 19th centuries. The items concern a variety of topics including real estate, legal issues, boundary disputes, property and estate inventories, financial accounts reflecting income sources and debts, and issues related to indigenous peoples.
Dates:
1673 - 1913
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections