Hichborn (Franklin) papers, 1869-1964, bulk 1890-1940

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Summary

Title:
Franklin Hichborn papers
Dates:
1869-1964, bulk 1890-1940
Creators:
Hichborn, Franklin and John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation
Abstract:
Franklin Hichborn (1868-1964) was a legislative reporter in Sacramento for the San Francisco Examiner (1897-1951), an advocate for public ownership of public utilities, and a trustee for the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation. Materials include correspondence, articles, speeches, reports, financial records, legal records, and clippings related to California politics and the activities of journalist Franklin Hichborn, including the Francisco Graft prosecutions, the Francis J. Heny campaign (1909) and Heney League, the Progressive and Reform movements, Rudolph Spreckles, and the water and power campaign (1924).
Extent:
197 linear feet (197 boxes) and 152 linear feet (154 unprocessed boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Franklin Hichborn papers (Collection 1242). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes correspondence, articles, speeches, reports, financial records, legal records, and clippings related to California politics and the activities of journalist Franklin Hichborn, including the Francisco Graft prosecutions, the Francis J. Heny campaign (1909) and Heney League, the Progressive and Reform movements, Rudolph Spreckles, and the water and power campaign (1924).

Biographical / historical:

Hichborn was born in Eureka, California, 1868; legislative reporter, San Francisco Examiner, 1897; covered Sacramento for Examiner until 1951; wrote The story of the California Legislature of 1909 as well as subsequent editions in 1911, 1913, 1915, 1921; published The system (1915); advocate for public ownership of public utilities; trustee, John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation; married Mabel Houlton and had three daughters; died December 29, 1963.

Acquisition information:

Gift of the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation, 1952.

Transferred from University of California, Santa Cruz, 1979. Additional transfers from UCSC, 1991 and 2026.

Custodial history:

A portion of this collection was donated to the UCLA Bureau of Governmental Research by the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation in 1952. These materials were transferred to UCLA Library Special Collections in 1980. The remainder of the materials were acquired by University of California Santa Cruz, circa 1964, and transferred to UCLA Library Special Collections in 1979, 1991, and 2026.

Processing information:

Processed by Manuscripts Division staff.

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Physical location:
Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-08-20 10:54:44 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Portions of collection unprocessed. Accession LSC-2026-003 unprocessed material and SLF-S unprocessed material are unavailable for access. Please see LSC's Access to Unprocessed Collections Policy for more information about levels of discovery and access of special collections materials and registering interest in unprocessed collections.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Franklin Hichborn papers (Collection 1242). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
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