Maps of Private Land Grant Cases of California, [Ca
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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/hb8489p15p Online items available Finding Aid to the Maps of Private Land Grant Cases of California, [ca. 1840-ca. 1892] Finding aid written by Mary W. Elings Funding for processing this collection was provided by the University of California Library. The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected]/ URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu © 2004 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Finding Aid to the Maps of LAND CASE MAP 1 Private Land Grant Cases of California, [ca. 1840-ca. 1892] Finding Aid to the Maps of Private Land Grant Cases of California, [ca. 1840-ca. 1892] Collection number: LAND CASE MAP The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected]/ URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu Funding for processing this collection was provided by the University of California Library. Finding Aid Author(s): Finding aid written by Mary W. Elings Date Completed: December 2004 Finding Aid Encoded By: GenX © 2011 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Collection Summary Collection Title: Maps of private land grant cases of California Date (inclusive): [ca. 1840-ca. 1892] Collection Number: LAND CASE MAP Creator: United States. District Court (California) Extent: ca. 1,450 ms. maps : some hand col.1396 digital objects (1862 images) Repository: The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected]/ URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu Abstract: Placed on permanent deposit in The Bancroft Library by the U.S. District Court, San Francisco. Maps show land grants (ranchos) in California presented in evidence to the District Court. Dockets from which these maps were removed are in The Bancroft Library Manuscript Division. Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English, Spanish Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog. Access Collection is open for research. Publication Rights Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. Finding Aid to the Maps of LAND CASE MAP 2 Private Land Grant Cases of California, [ca. 1840-ca. 1892] All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html . Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Maps of private land grant cases of California, LAND CASE MAP, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley Alternate Forms Available Digital reproductions of items are available. Related Collections Documents pertaining to the adjudication of private land claims in California, BANC MSS Land Case Files Bowman, J.N. Index of the Spanish-Mexican private land grant records and cases of California, I, 292, BANC MSS C-R 17 Separated Material Land Case files have been transferred to the manuscript collection of The Bancroft Library. Published material that may be useful to researchers Becker, Robert H. Designs on the land : diseños of California ranchos and their makers. San Francisco, Book Club of California, 1969. Becker, Robert H. Diseños of California ranchos : maps of thirty-seven land grants, 1822-1846, from the records of the United States District Court, San Francisco . San Francisco, Book Club of California, 1964. Cowan, Robert G. Ranchos of California. Fresno, Calif., Academy Library Guild, 1956. Perez, Cris. Land grants in Alta California. San Francisco: League of Women Voters of California, 1924- 1949 Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog Land grants-California--Maps, Manuscript. Women--California--Societies and clubs. Maps. Acquisition Information The Maps of Private Land Grant Cases of California were placed on permanent deposit in The Bancroft Library by the U.S. District Court, San Francisco. Accruals Additional material is not expected. Processing History The Land Case Maps were cataloged by the University of California during the California Maps Project from 1990 through 1993. The project was funded by theDepartment of Education and the University of California, Berkeley. The bulk of the cataloging was done by Randal Brandt. The entire Land Case Maps collection was processed for digitization by Jeffrey Hookom. The digitization was carried out by the Digital Imaging Lab at UC Berkeley. The Land Case Maps Digital Archive project was managed by Mary W. Elings. Administrative History The maps, or diseños, that comprise the Land Case Maps collection originally formed part of the private land claims ajudicated by the U.S. District Courts of California (Northern and Southern Districts) and the U.S Circuit Court (9th Circuit) from ca. 1850 to 1860. The records of the private land claim cases, along with the maps, were held by the U.S. District Court, San Francisco until 1951 when they were transferred to The Bancroft Library. Scope and Content of Collection The Land Case maps collection comprises maps found in private land claim cases in the U.S. Northern and Southern District Courts. The maps were created to establish ownership of the land represented. The maps show property boundaries, any buildings,and natural features. The maps cover a period from approximately 1850 to approximately 1890. Finding Aid to the Maps of LAND CASE MAP 3 Private Land Grant Cases of California, [ca. 1840-ca. 1892] Container Listing El que subscribe certifico que este es el plano del terreno llamado las Mariposas que me fue concedido por el gobierno Mexicano : [Mariposa County, Calif.] / Juan B. Alvarado 1851 Land Case Map A-1 ark:/13030/hb367nb18n Physical Description: 1 ms. map ; on sheet 21 x 33 cm. Pen-and-ink. Language of Material: Spanish Material Specific Details: Scale [ca. 1:328,000] Scope and Content Note 4362 L28 From: U.S. District Court. California, Northern District. Land Case 1 ND, page 144; land case map A-1 (Bancroft Library). "Deposited in the Archives on the 21st Novembr. 1851 by Col. John C. Fremont, Surv. Gener. Office, San Francisco." Indexing Terms Las Mariposas Rancho (Calif.) -- Maps, Manuscript [Diseño del Rancho San Joaquin : San Benito County, Calif.] [184-?] Land Case Map A-5 ark:/13030/hb8j49p1ff Physical Description: 1 ms. map : col. ; on sheet 21 x 31 cm. Language of Material: Spanish Material Specific Details: Scale not given (W 121°21'/N 36°54'). Scope and Content Note From: U.S. District Court. California, Northern District. Land case 3 ND, page 328; land case map A-5 (Bancroft Library). "194." Shows drainage, boundaries, etc. Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north toward the upper left. 4362 S2268 Pen-and-ink and watercolor on tracing paper. Indexing Terms Rancho San Joaquin (San Benito County, Calif.) -- Maps, Manuscript [Diseño del Rancho de Buenaventura : Shasta Co., Calif.] 1852 Land Case Map A-6 ark:/13030/hb6w1006wk Physical Description: 1 ms. map : col. ; 30 x 19 cm. Language of Material: Spanish Material Specific Details: Scale not given. Scope and Content Note 4362 S1988 From: U.S. District Court. California, Northern District. Land Case 4 ND, page 145; Land case map A-6 (Bancroft Library). Pearson B. Reading, Clmt. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures. "Filed in the Archives 6th Feby. 1852 ... " Indexing Terms Rancho San Buena Ventura (Calif.) -- Maps, Manuscript Finding Aid to the Maps of LAND CASE MAP 4 Private Land Grant Cases of California, [ca. 1840-ca. 1892] Container Listing [Diseño del Rancho San Pedro, Santa Margarita y Las Gallinas : Calif.] [184-?] Land Case Map A-17 ark:/13030/hb1h4n99zr Physical Description: 1 ms. map ; 20 x 29 cm. Language of Material: Spanish Material Specific Details: Scale [ca. 1:55,000]. Scope and Content Note Relief shown by hachures. Oriented with north toward upper left. Pen-and-ink on tracing cloth. "4." Shows drainage, roads, buildings, etc. 4362 S3135 From: U.S. District Court. California, Northern District. Land case 10 ND, page 106; land case map A-17 (Bancroft Library). Indexing Terms Rancho San Pedro, Santa Margarita y Las Gallinas (Calif.) -- Maps, Manuscript Diseño del Rancho del Primer Cañon [o Rio de los Berrendos : Tehama Co., Calif.] [1871?] Land Case Map A-18 ark:/13030/hb1k40033q Physical Description: 1 ms. map : col. ; 30 cm x 19 cm. Language of Material: Spanish Material Specific Details: Scale [ca. 1:85,000] Scope and Content Note From: U.S. District Court. California, Northern District. Land case 12 ND, page 40; land case map A-18 (Bancroft Library). Francisco Dye, clmt. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures. 4362 P74 Indexing Terms El Rancho Primer Cañon or Rio de los Berrendos (Calif.) -- Maps, Manuscript [Diseño del Rancho San Pedro, Santa Margarita y Las Gallinas : Calif.] [184-?] Land Case Map A-30 ark:/13030/hb7k40075j Physical Description: 1 ms. map ; on sheet 21 x 32 cm. Language of Material: Spanish Material Specific Details: Scale [ca. 1:55,000].