Allied and Associated Powers (1914-1920); American Legion of California; American Relief Administration; Armistice Day; Below, Otto von, 1857-1944; Brackett, Frank Parkhurst, b. 1865; Byng, Julian Hedworth George Byng, Viscount, 1862-1935; Diaz,...
Two articles on World War One. The first article presents portraits of major military leaders as well as detailed descriptions of battles and the context surrounding the war. The second article is a speech by Frank Parkhurst Brackett on the topics...
Artesian wells; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company; Baldwin, Cyrus Grandison; Banks and banking; Belcher, Harry T.; Bell Telephone Company; Bent, H. K. W.; Blanchard, Nathan W.; Boards of trade; Bonds; Brackett, Frank Parkhurst, b....
Collection of newspaper clippings present a chronological history of the development of Claremont. Acknowledgement for much of the source material is made to Frank Wheeler and his scrapbook. The scrapbook is reported as housed in the Claremont...
Agriculture; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company; Census; Citrus fruit industry; Complaint letters; Congregational Church (Claremont, Calif.); Country clubs; Dates (Fruit); Lemon trade; Letters; Letterheads; Los Angeles County Fair (Los...
Entitled, "The Pirates of Pomona," page contains pages from Rand McNally and Company's guide as well as a letter of complaint from Frank Wheeler and its response from the company president.
Auditors; Anderson, Robert M.; Angellotti, Frank M.; Banks and banking; Beatty, William H.; California. Dept. of General Services; California. District Attorney (Los Angeles County); California. Legislature. Assembly; California. Office of State...
Collection of short articles describe 1902 California electoral results, accusations against banks, and a critique of James N. Gillett and his collusion with the Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
Pamphlets; Portraits; Obituaries; Norton, Edwin Clarence; Spalding, Phebe Estelle; Sumner, Charles Burt; Neely, Charles Gracchus; Brackett, Frank Parkhurst, b. 1865; College teachers; Memorial service; College presidents; Pomona College (Claremont,...
A booklet honoring Daniel Herbert Colcord and photographs of the Claremont and Pomona College community.
Agriculture; American Home Missionary Society; Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America; Appendicitis; Artesian wells; Banks and banking; Beet sugar industry; Brackett, Frank Parkhurst, b. 1865; California State...
Newspaper clippings recount various topics including, but not limited to, deaths, suicides, marriages, reports on the Congregational Church, and then current population counts of Pomona.
Bichowsky, Emmo C.; Billheimer, John S.; Business enterprises; Citrus fruit industry; College presidents; Dole, James Albert; Duvall, Oliver Harvey; Electric railroads-Rails; Engineers; Gates, George Augustus; Hart, Elmer W.; Huntington, Henry...
Page contains Frank Wheeler's personal retelling of the Pacific Electric Railway's development in Southern California and photographs of notable men, including railroad magnate Henry Edwards Huntington.
College yearbooks; College students; Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.); Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Wit and humor, Pictorial; Photographs; Portraits, Group; College athletes; College sports; Football uniforms; Scrapbook journaling;...
Wheeler corresponds with Brackett to learn more about Pomona College and presents snippets of Claremont's history through its educational institutions.
Baldwin, Cyrus Grandison; Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Complaint letters; Dams; Electric industries; Electric utilities; Engineers; Exhibitions; History-Societies, etc; Horsepower; Hydroelectric power plants;...
Page is titled: "the Pirates of Pomona." Photographs, letters, and newspaper clippings describe the history of the San Antonio power plant: the first long distance generator of electricity by water. Materials include the wrong attribution of the...
Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America; Automobiles; Beekeepers; Boards of trade; Bonds; Brackett, Frank Parkhurst, b. 1865; Burdette, Robert J. (Robert Jones), 1844-1914; Citrus fruit industry; Clippings (Books,...
Articles on page report the renovation of Foothill Boulevard and anecdotes about Frank Wheeler's activities.
Claremont (Calif.)-Maps; Facsimiles; Land grants; Land grants-California; Land tenure; Letters; Lingo, Lewis E.; Maps; Real property; Real property-California; Signatures (Writing); Street names; Wheeler, Frank
Frank Wheeler asks Sean Otto for names of land owners on a section of Tract 4145 in Claremont. Map below Wheeler's request contains a map of the area with names and addresses of William H. Shaffer, Louis E. Lingo, Harry Fox, and Harry Miles.
Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922; Authors; Brackett, Frank Parkhurst, b. 1865; Clergy; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); College buildings; College presidents; College students; Deans (Education); Fong, Foo Sec, 1869-1938; Gates, George Augustus;...
Photographs and clippings refer to various important figures in Claremont's early educational history. Mostly focuses on Claremont's first grammar school and the people involved in its development.
Armour, Elmer Eugene; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company; Avis, Walter Moore; Cahuilla Indians; Citrus fruit industry; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Congregational Church (Claremont, Calif.); Curran, Charles P.; Duvall, Oliver...
A booklet and newspaper clipping on the early history of Claremont and Pomona. Both describe the Spanish and Native American occupancy of the area. The booklet contains extensive detail on the creation and expansion of Pomona College.
Census; Citrus fruit industry; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Fire stations; Municipal bonds; Municipal incorporation; Pamphlets; Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.); Public officers; Ranchers; Roads Design and construction; School buildings;...
Titled "Private opinions publicly expressed at election time," articles present an array of viewpoints concerning Claremont's upcoming bond election and possible incorporation as a city.
Airplanes; Architecture, Domestic; Automobiles; Banks and banking; Bells; Brackett, Frank Parkhurst, b. 1865; Business enterprises; Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908; College teachers; Duvall, Oliver Harvey; Dwellings; Eastman Kodak Company; Electrical...
Articles recount tales by older members of Claremont community who were active in the founding and modernizing of the city. Focuses on college faculty, the general neighborhood, the first Claremont store, and establishment of the city's water...
Brackett, Frank Parkhurst, b. 1865; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); College buildings; Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.); Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.). Frank P. Brackett Observatory; Extreme weather (Claremont, Calif.)
Highlights from the life of Professor Brackett in Claremont and his career at Pomona College.
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company; Business enterprises; Cactus; Citrus fruit industry; Clifton, Samuel B; College buildings; Commercial buildings; Fire insurance; Forest rangers; Gardeners; Gymnasiums; Horse-drawn vehicles; Horses;...
Collection of photographs depict the workers and buildings involved in the Claremont citrus fruit industry. Includes pictures of various Claremont businesses and buildings including Frank Wheeler's real estate and insurance office. Also contains a...
Alcoholic beverages; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa fe Railroad Company; Business enterprises; California; Canyons; Census; Clerks; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); College publications; Cree, Ira J.; Diamond mines and mining; Duvall, Oliver...
A various collection of newspaper articles and records on land valuations, average rainfall, and historical happenings in Claremont. Its records include neighboring city records in order for comparison. Also contains an article on California...
Adams, Frank E.; Artesian wells; Bartlett, William Henry; Bowler, William Wilson; Camp, John Bradford; Citrus fruit industry; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Crawford, Henry M.; Currier, Alvan Tyler; Elliot, Joseph; Engineers; Fruit growers;...
A meticulous article on wells in Southern California, the clipping lists owners, placement, and amount of water produced from specific wells in various neighboring cities in the general Pomona Valley area. Article lists several notable citrus...
Newspaper article and balance sheet detail the activities of the Pomona Valley Protective Association and its work in irrigation and water conservation in Pomona and Southern California.
