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[email protected] URL: http://sbthp.org/research.htm Guide to the Den, Bell, and Luton MS-07 1 Families Papers MS-07 Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: Presidio Research Center Title: Den, Bell, and Luton Families Papers creator: Den, Richard S. creator: Den, Nicholas Augustus creator: Meagher, Thomas Francis, 1823-1867 creator: Pico, Pío, 1801-1894 creator: Micheltorena, Manuel, 1802-1853 creator: Stearns, Abel, 1798-1871 Identifier/Call Number: MS-07 Physical Description: 2.2 Linear Feet2 record storage boxes Date (inclusive): 1784-1974 Abstract: The papers of the Den, Bell, and Luton Families are focused largely on land ownership by brothers Nicholas and Richard Den, early settlers of Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, and their heirs. They highlight the transition in land tenure during the Mexican period and early years of California statehood as well as the inner operations of land and oil development in Santa Barbara County during the first part of the twentieth century. Language of Material: Materials in Spanish and English. Scope and Contents The papers are focused largely on land ownership by brothers Nicholas and Richard Den, early settlers of Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, and their heirs. They highlight the transition in land tenure during the Mexican period and early years of California statehood as well as the inner operations of land and oil development in Santa Barbara County during the first part of the twentieth century.