Collection of Tract Maps and Cadastral Maps of Southern California, 1868-1937
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Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- The tract and cadastral maps in this collection are of real estate developments located in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties. The maps are listed by location using the Thomas Brothers Maps' Los Angeles County Popular Street Atlas, 1931 and Orange County, 1981. A few maps fall outside of this territory, and for these, relevant leaves of the Thomas ... Riverside County, 1978, and Ventura County, 1979, have been included.
- Extent:
- 5 oversize folders
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Collection of Tract Maps and Cadastral Maps of Southern California (Collection Number 349). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of tract and cadastral maps of real estate developments, some projected but never realized, located in Los Angeles and vicinity. Most tracts are located in Los Angeles and Orange counties, but some are in Riverside and Ventura counties. Tracts are listed alphabetically, chronologically, and by location (call) number in the finding aid.
- Biographical / historical:
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Tract maps present certain problems in indexing or cataloging since they do not all have a common element such as a name or a cartographer. The approach, therefore, that seems most logical is to list the maps by location. The locator used by the Cadastral Map Collection is the Thomas Brothers Maps' Los Angeles County Popular Street Atlas, 1931 and Orange County, 1981. A few maps fall outside of this territory, and for these, eleven leaves of the Thomas ... Riverside County, 1978, and Ventura County, 1979, have been included. The location is designated by atlas page number and grid coordinates (the area where the letters printed across the top of the page intersect the numbers printed down the side). This location designation has been used as the call number of individual maps.
There are various ways of approaching this collection. If the name of a tract is known, it is listed alphabetically in the finding aid. In addition, there are chronological and location (call) number lists. Few maps have all of these elements. If the location of the tract map is all that is known, the Thomas Atlas must be checked to find a location designation. The finding aid must then be consulted to see if a map exists for that location.
When more than one tract appears on a map, each tract has been given its own location designation. The first such location designation has been used for the call number and all other tracts have bee cited with a see reference to that number.
Where information about the owner or realtor is available, it has been included in the finding aid.
- Processing information:
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Processed by UCLA Library Special Collections staff.
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- Arrangement:
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Collection is arranged alphabetically by name of tract.
- 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
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Real property -- Maps.
Land subdivision -- California, Southern. - Places:
- California, Southern -- Maps.
- Indexes:
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Index of Tractmaps with Dates
Mott Tract 1868-69 San Fernando, Town of 1874(?) San Fernando, Town of 1874(?) San Juan By-The-Sea 1878 Sausal Redondo Rancho, Map of the Southern Part of 1884 Alcantara Grove Tract 1886 Wiliamson Tract 1886 Rancho Potrero De Felipe Lugo 1886 Rancho Potrero De Felipe Lugo 1886 Diamond Street Tract 1887 Lakeside Tract 1887 University Tract (University of Southern California), The 1887 University Tract (University of Southern California), The 1887 Port Ballona 1887 Claremont 1887 Bardsdale Tract, R.G. Surdam's Plot of the 1887 Forster's Addition to San Juan Capistrano 1888 Lankershim Ranch 1888 Lankershim Ranch 1888 Redondo Beach 1888 Redondo Beach 1888 Willmore, Official Plat of the Town of 1880s Rancho La Ballona 1880s Playa Del Rey 1880s(?) Centinella Rancho 1880s(?) Inglewood 1880s(?) Sausal Redondo Rancho 1880s(?) Los Angeles Trust Company 1880s(?) Walnut and Bean Land Company 1880s(?) Golden Gate Tract 1891 Child's Heights 1891(?) Wolfskill Tract 1893 Adams Street Tract 1894 Westmoreland Place and Tract 1902 Westmoreland Place and Tract 1902 Garfield Heights 1904(?) Beverly Hills, Portion of 1906 Commonwealth Terrace 1910 Commonwealth Terrace 1910 Van Nuys--Lankershim Lands 1910 Van Nuys--Lankershim Lands 1910 Van Nuys--Lankershim Lands 1910 Van Nuys--Lankershim Lands 1910 Van Nuys--Lankershim Lands 1910 Van Nuys--Lankershim Lands 1910 Van Nuys--Lankershim Lands 1910 Van Nuys 1910 Marian, Town of 1910 Owensmouth, Town of 1910 Granada Place 1911 South Porter Tracts 1911 Keifer Tract 1911 Hiscock and Smith's First Addition 1911 M.L. Wicks Subdivision of Carbolino Cooper 1911 Exposition Park Square, Mitchel's 1911-12 Exposition Park Square, Mitchel's 1911-12 Palisades, The 1912 Hollenbeck Heights Tract 1912 Seaside Terrace 1912 El Segundo, Official Map of 1912 Inglewood Acres 1912 West Adams and Washington Boulevard Tract 1912 El Segundo, Official Map of 1912-13 El Segundo, Official Map of 1912-13 Washington Park 1912(?) Los Angeles, Business Property Map of 1913 Los Angeles, Business Property Map of 1913 Inglewood 1913 Hill Acreage 1913 Inglewood Acreage 1913 Hyde Park Acreage 1913 Hill Acreage 1913 Tract no. 215 1913 Baldwin Acreage 1913 Baldwin 500 Acres 1913 College Site Acreage 1913 Keating Acreage 1913 New College Tract 1913 Tract 1700 1913 St. Vincent College Tract 1913 Western Avenue Square 1913 Kendall's Berry Tract 1913 Derby Park Tract 1913 Los Angeles Investment Cos House Factory and Yards 1913 Bagley Tract 1913 Hollywood 1913 Hollywood 1913 Colegrove 1913 Ivanhoe 1913 Elysian Park 1913 Hill Street Lot 1913 Olive Street Lot 1913 Broadway Lot 1913 Deeble Tract 1913 Elder Place no. 1 1913 Butler and Elder Tract 1913 Elder Place no. 2 1913 Rancho Sausal Redondo 1913 Rodgers Park Tract--no. 1356 1913 Rodgers Park Tract--no. 715 1913 Loretta Park Tract 1913 Figueroa Park Square Tract 1913 Ivywild 1913(?) Harbor City 1914 Untitled. 1914(?) Normal Place 1915 Huos Tract (no. 6256) 1923 Seventh council District, New 1929 Seventh council District, New 1929 Seventh council District, New 1929 Seventh council District, New 1929 Seventh council District, New 1929 Overhill Unit 1929 Malis Tract 37 Oil Syndicate 1920s(?) Burbank-Western Portion 1933 Burbank-Western Portion 1933 Alhambra, City of 1937 Alhambra, City of 1937 Alhambra, City of 1937 Alhambra, City of 1937 Alhambra, City of 1937 Avalon, city of--Blocks 1-24 (Santa Catalina Isl) 1937
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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[Identification of item], Collection of Tract Maps and Cadastral Maps of Southern California (Collection Number 349). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988