Legal documents
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Affidavit of Joseph Martin
Collection
Identifier: MS-759
Abstract
This is a hand-written affadavit by Joseph Martin regarding his experiences and subsequent resignation as an instructor at the government school for Navajos in Fort Defiance, Arizona, signed and notarized October 19, 1892.
Dates:
1892 October 19
Land Transfer Document, Santa Cruz, California
Collection
Identifier: MS-830
Abstract
This is a hand-written land transfer for Matthew R. Stevenson for lots 9 through 13 in Santa Cruz, California, 1849 February 22. A note on the verso reads: Recorded on Page 205, Book "A."
Dates:
1849
Miehle and Sepulveda Family Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA-31
Abstract
The Sepulveda family played a prominent role in Southern California history and development. The most well-known family branch were the recipients of a 35,000 acre land grant that later became Rancho Palos Verdes. This collection spans 1834-1952 and includes clippings, correspondence, diaries, family and legal documents, maps, and photographs from various members and associates of one of the family branches.
Dates:
1834-1952
Mormon Difficulties at Tuba City in the Hopi Country, Arizona Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: MS-562
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence, legal documents, drawings, and maps from 1894-1902 regarding charges that polygamous Mormons forced Hopi Indians from land and water that they had used for years.
Dates:
1894-1902
Nabor Feliz Netzahualt Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-639
Abstract
Nabor Feliz Netzahualt (1877-1972) was a Pueblo Indian sculptor who made clay sculptures as a sideshow for many circuses from the 1920s to the 1950s, including the Al G. Barnes Circus. This collection of papers from 1920-1929 includes correspondence, legal papers, theosophical literature, newspaper clippings, and ephemera.
Dates:
1920-1929
Yorba-Cota Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-1061
Abstract
The Cotas the and Yorbas were prominent and wealthy land-owning families who played an integral role in early California history and politics. Pablo Antonio Cota and Jose Antonio Yorba both participated in the Portola expedition and were granted vast stretches of California land as a result. This collection consists of legal documents pertaining to the Yorba and Cota families ranging from 1837 to 1897. The documents relate to land ownership, lawsuits, wills, and financial dealings.
Dates:
1837-1897