LLANO DEL RIO COLONY PAPERS 1896-1967
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2002
The Huntington Library. All rights reserved.
LLANO DEL RIO COLONY PAPERS 1896-1967
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Contact Information:
- Manuscripts Department
- The Huntington Library
- 1151 Oxford Road
- San Marino, California 91108
- Phone: (626) 405-2203
- Fax: (626) 449-5720
- Email: lgarcia@huntington.org
- URL: http://www.huntington.org/huntingtonlibrary.aspx?id=554
- Processed by:
- Marisa Diehl
- Date Completed:
- July 2002
- Encoded by:
- Pacific Data Conversion Corp.
2002 The Huntington Library. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Llano Del Rio Colony Papers
Date (inclusive): 1896-1967
Date (bulk): (Bulk: 1930s)
Creator:
Llano Del Rio Colony
Extent:
516 pieces
Repository: The Huntington Library
San Marino, California 91108
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information
please go to following
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Publication Rights
In order to quote from, publish, or reproduce any of the manuscripts or visual materials, researchers must obtain formal permission
from the office of the Library Director. In most instances, permission is given by the Huntington as owner of the physical
property rights only, and researchers must also obtain permission from the holder of the literary rights. In some instances,
the Huntington owns the literary rights, as well as the physical property rights. Researchers may contact the appropriate
curator for further information.
Preferred Citation
Llano Del Rio Colony Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Acquisition Information
The collection was given to the Huntington by Mellie Calvert and Knox Mellon. Mellie Calvert donated her portion of the collection
between 1969 and 1972; Knox Mellon's gift was made in December of 1973.
Inclusive Dates: 1896 - 1967 (Bulk: 1930s)
The collection contains 516 pieces.
Historical Note
The Llano del Rio Co-operative Colony was incorporated in 1914 by Los Angeles attorney Job Harriman, the socialist nominee
for mayor of Los Angeles in 1911. The settlement was located in the Antelope Valley of California near Pearblossom, where
an agricultural community was developed. Because of problems with water rights, transportation for produce, and internal dissension,
the colony was discontinued in 1918. One group of the colonists went to Louisiana and reestablished a community under the
name Newllano.
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains correspondence, documents, minutes, newspaper clippings, photographs, poetry, and printed materials
pertaining to the Llano del Rio Colony and its successor, Newllano.
Most of the items donated by Mellie Calvert (Box 1) pertain to the history of the Llano del Rio Colony and the experiences
of its colonists. Some of this material looks at the influence Job Harriman and the Young People's Socialist League of California
had upon the founding of Llano, while other items represent the lives and daily struggles of individual Llano members.
The vast majority of the Knox Mellon addenda items (Boxes 2-4, plus two oversized items) pertain to Newllano and its various
problems. Although the collection spans from 1896 to 1967, the greatest concentration of items were written in the 1930s,
a turbulent time in Newllano's development. During the mid-1930s a power struggle arose in Newllano between its elected Board
(headed by George T. Pickett, 1876-1959) and a band of individuals who attempted to revoke Pickett's leadership and declare
a new Board. Letters and documents reflecting each side of the divide exist within the collection, although more of the materials
reflect the pro-Pickett stance. Sidney Young authors many of Pickett's defenses and is a strong voice throughout the collection.
Other Knox Mellon items reflect the pre-history of Llano, including copies of late nineteenth century letters penned by Job
Harriman and Morris Hillquit (1869-1933).
Subjects represented throughout the collection as a whole include the Llano and Newllano colonies, socialism in the United
States, socialist societies, Job Harriman, Morris Hillquit (1869-1933), George T. Pickett (1876-1959) and Sidney Young.
Organization and Arrangement
The collection is arranged in the following series:
- Materials given to the Huntington by Mellie Calvert (Box 1)
- Materials given to the Huntington by Knox Mellon (Boxes 2-4, plus 2 oversized items)
Within each series the materials original order has been maintained wherever discernible. Items in each series have been arranged
in chronological order and grouped by format.
Indexing: Subjects
Cooperative societies - California.
Cooperative societies - Louisiana.
Harriman, Job.
Hillquit, Morris, 1869-1933.
Llano Colony (Secular community)
Newllano Colony (Secular community)
Pickett, George T., 1876-1959.
Socialism - United States.
Socialism - Societies.
Socialists - Correspondence.
Collection Contents
I. Minutes and correspondence from the Llano del Rio Colony's Board of Commissioners
Box 1, Folder 1
Feb. - Mar. 1915
Physical Description:
(19 pieces)
Box 1, Folder 2
Apr. 1915
Physical Description:
(13 pieces)
Box 1, Folder 3
May 1915
Physical Description:
(12 pieces)
Box 1, Folder 4
June 1915
Physical Description:
(14 pieces)
Box 1, Folder 5
July - Aug. 1915
Physical Description:
(26 pieces)
II. Llano del Rio Colony documents
Box 1, Folder 6
Agreement to purchase stock and agreement of employment
Physical Description:
(1 piece)
Box 1, Folder 7
Constitution of the Llano del Rio Community
Physical Description:
(1 volume)
Box 1, Folder 8
Statement and purpose of Wellfare League of Llano del Rio Colony
Physical Description:
(1 piece)
Box 1, Folder 9
To the General Assembly and Commission - Survey and Inventory
Physical Description:
(1 piece)
III. Llano Colonists - Correspondence
Box 1, Folder 10
Gentry Purviance McCorkle to Mellie Calvert
Physical Description:
(1 piece)
Box 1, Folder 11
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. (Frank W.) Miller to Mellie and Herbert S. Calvert
Physical Description:
(33 pieces)
IV. Llano Colonists - Manuscripts
Box 1, Folder 12
Mellie Calvert - The Llano del Rio Co-operative Colony
Physical Description:
(1 piece)
Box 1, Folder 13
Experiences of F. W. (Frank W.) Miller during the first three months at Llano
Physical Description:
(1 volume)
Box 1, Folder 14
Undated correspondence and documents
Physical Description:
(16 pieces)
Box 1, Folder 15
Photographs and miscellaneous items
Physical Description:
(13 pieces)
Box 2
Knox Mellon items (1915-1938)
Box 2, Folder 1
1915 - 1933
Physical Description:
(6 pieces)
Box 2, Folder 2
1934
Physical Description:
(3 pieces)
Box 2, Folder 3
Apr. - May 1935
Physical Description:
(19 pieces)
Box 2, Folder 4
June 1935
Physical Description:
(21 pieces)
Box 2, Folder 5
July 1935
Physical Description:
(28 pieces)
Box 2, Folder 6
Aug. 1935
Physical Description:
(23 pieces)
Box 2, Folder 7
Sept. 1935
Physical Description:
(6 pieces)
Box 2, Folder 8
Nov. - Dec. 1935
Physical Description:
(10 pieces)
Box 2, Folder 9
Jan. - June 1936
Physical Description:
(12 pieces)
Box 2, Folder 10
Sept. - Dec. 1936
Physical Description:
(6 pieces)
Box 2, Folder 11
1937
Physical Description:
(4 pieces)
Box 2, Folder 12
1938
Physical Description:
(6 pieces)
Box 3
Knox Mellon items (1900-1969)
Box 3, Folder 1
Crisis at Llano Colony
Physical Description:
(1 piece)
Box 3, Folder 2
The Crisis at Llano Colony: In Lighter Vein
Physical Description:
(1 piece)
Box 3, Folder 3
Legal Documents
Physical Description:
(5 pieces)
Box 3, Folder 4
Llano Colony Documents and Notices
Physical Description:
(21 pieces)
Box 3, Folder 5
Llano Poetry
Physical Description:
(12 pieces)
Box 3, Folder 6
Morris Hillquit (1869-1933) Papers
Physical Description:
(1 piece)
Box 3, Folder 7
Report of Meeting of George T. Pickett [1876-1959] and a portion of his Board with the Board of Advisors to the Receiver
Physical Description:
(1 piece)
Box 3, Folder 8
Reports on Fogman No. 1
Physical Description:
(3 pieces)
Box 3, Folder 9
Sidney Young - Diary and Statements
Physical Description:
(3 pieces)
Box 3, Folder 10
Miscellaneous notes and documents
Physical Description:
(67 pieces)
Box 3, Folder 11
Newspaper Clippings on Los Angeles mayoral election of 1911
Physical Description:
(7 pieces)
Box 3, Folder 12
Photographs
Physical Description:
(5 pieces)
Box 4
Knox Mellon items - Oversize (1896-1961)
Box 4, Folder 1
1896 - 1901
Physical Description:
(21 pieces)
Box 4, Folder 2
Oct. 1935
Physical Description:
(17 pieces)
Box 4, Folder 3
July - Aug. 1936
Physical Description:
(24 pieces)
Box 4, Folder 4
The Class War in Idaho by Job Harriman [excerpt]
Physical Description:
(2 pieces)
Box 4, Folder 5
Llano mailing lists and reunion information
Physical Description:
(14 pieces)
Box 4, Folder 6
Report on the Llano del Rio Co. of Nevada
Physical Description:
(1 piece)
III. Newspaper Clippings and Ephemera
Box 4, Folder 7
Newspaper clippings and printed materials
Physical Description:
(8 pieces)
Folder: Photographs
Physical Description:
(4 pieces)
Volume: Llano del Rio Board of Directors Minutes, Apr. 1, 1917 - Mar. 1, 1918
