http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8251r3p No online items Guide to the Blakmar, Den, and Olvera family correspondence and other material SBHC Mss 125 Finding aid prepared by Zachary Liebhaber, 2019. UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara 93106-9010 [email protected] URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections 2019 September 10 Guide to the Blakmar, Den, and SBHC Mss 125 1 Olvera family correspondence and other material SBHC Mss 125 Title: Blakmar, Den, and Olvera family correspondence and other material Identifier/Call Number: SBHC Mss 125 Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections Language of Material: Multiple languages Physical Description: 0.21 linear feet(1 half document box) Source: Olvera, Agustin Source: Den, Nicholas Augustus Source: Den, Ysabel Argüello Source: Blakmar, Olive Date (inclusive): 1853-1936 Abstract: Correspondence and other material, mainly legal documents, as well as a smaller number of personal items and ephemera. Correspondence includes that of Agustin Olvera (1818-1876), first judge of Los Angeles County. Legal materials document the activities of the heirs of Nicholas A. Den (1812-1862), grantee of Rancho Dos Pueblos in Goleta Valley, California. Also included is correspondence and other material, such as cabinet card photographs, relating to R.C. Blakmar and Olive Blakmar of Santa Clara, California. Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library Language of Material: Material is in Spanish and English. Access Restrictions The collection is open for research. Use Restrictions Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained. Preferred Citation [Identification of Item], Blakmar, Den, and Olvera family correspondence and other material, SBHC Mss 125. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara. Acquisition Information Gift of Mary Jo Ignoffo, 2019. Scope and Content Correspondence and other material, mainly legal documents, as well as a small number of personal items and ephemera, dating from 1853 to 1936 and covering events in the lives of three prominent California families. The bulk of the correspondence comprises letters of Agustin Olvera (1818-1876), first judge of Los Angeles County. These include correspondence with Juan De Toro (in Spanish) and date from 1868-1877. Legal documents include court filings, summaries, letters from attorneys, deeds of sale, indentures, and dissolution of trusts on behalf of the heirs of Nicholas A. Den (1812-1862) grantee of Rancho Dos Pueblos in the Goleta Valley (Santa Barbara County, California). Heirs include Alfonso L. Den, Nicholas C. Den, Ysabel Arguello Den, and Rafaela Senter (Rancho La Goleta). Related to this material is personal correspondence and ephemera of Ysabel Arguello Den. Finally, the collection contains personal correspondence, cabinet card photographs, and other personal items of R.C. Blakmar and Olive Blakmar of Santa Clara, California. Arrangement The collection has been divided into two series: 1. Correspondence, and 2. Legal material. Subjects and Indexing Terms Rancho Los Dos Pueblos (Calif.) Goleta (Calif.) -- History Santa Barbara County (Calif.) -- History Cabinet photographs Correspondence Family papers Legal documents Guide to the Blakmar, Den, and SBHC Mss 125 2 Olvera family correspondence and other material SBHC Mss 125 Olvera, Agustin Den, Nicholas Augustus Den, Ysabel Argüello Blakmar, Olive Series 1. Correspondence 1853-1908 box 1, folder 1 Ysabel Arguello Den correspondence 1892-1902 Scope and Content Personal correspondence of Ysabel Arguello Den, Nicholas C. Den, and a letter from Thomas B. Bishop. Also included are receipts of payment for board and tuition paid by Ysabel Den to the Dominican Sisters of the Sacred Heart School in Los Angeles, California, as well as to Calvary Cemetery of Los Angeles, California. box 1, folder 2 Agustin Olvera correspondence and other material 1853-1877 Language of Material: Material in Spanish Scope and Content Correspondence includes an invitation (in Spanish) to a dance (January 11, 1853) at the house of Ricardo S. Den in Los Angeles and attended by Pio Pico, Juan Bandini, and Agustin Olvera, as well as notice (in fragments) entitled "The heirs of Augustine [sic] Olvera Have Asked for Help." box 1, folder 3 Blakmar family correspondence and other material 1890s-1908 Scope and Content Correspondence also includes a San Francisco grammar grade certificate belonging to Olive Blackmar, postcards, and cabinet card photographs. Series 2. Legal material 1903-1936 Language of Material: Material in English and Spanish Scope and Content Legal documents including court filings, summaries, letters from attorneys, deeds of sale, indentures, and dissolution of trusts related to the Goleta Valley estates of Rafaela Senter (La Goleta Rancho), Ysabel Arguello Den, Alfonso L. Den Nicholas C. Den, and Catherine Bell. box 1, folder 4 Termination of trust agreement (heirs of Nicholas A. Den) 1930 box 1, folder 5 Rafaela Senter estate distribution letter 1930 box 1, folder 6 Letter to Mrs. Ysabel Arguello Den 1935 box 1, folder 7 Alfonso L. Den et. al. vs. S.M. Spalding undated box 1, folder 8 Letter, Chase vs. Wells et al. 1936 box 1, folder 9 Indenture document, Catherine M. Bell 1903 box 1, folder 10 Ysabel Bonebrake vs. Catherine Bell undated box 1, folder 11 Bargain and sale deed Ysabel De, Mexican Vitro Tile Company shares 1905 box 1, folder 12 Ysabel and Percy L. Bonebrake vs. Catherine and John S. Bell, G.C. Welch, Emanuel R. Den et als. undated box 1, folder 13 Prospectus R.R. Mazatlan to Sinaloa, Mexico undated box 1, folder 14 Case history of the dispute over ownership of Goleta Sandspit, timeline undated Guide to the Blakmar, Den, and SBHC Mss 125 3 Olvera family correspondence and other material SBHC Mss 125.