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J. D. Black Papers

Owning Institution: Loyola Marymount University, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library

About this Collection

The J.D. Black Papers document the legacy of Owens Valley life-long residents. These digitized selections richly illustrate aspects of the famed Water Wars between the City of Los Angeles and the people of that valley in the 1920s, the defining moment in the modern history of the valley. Of particular value are the records of the reparations organizations of Big Pine active during the Owens Valley Water Wars of the 1920s and the photographs documenting life in the mining towns of California's eastern Sierras and western Nevada. View this collection on the contributor's website.
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842 items found in this collection

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50 Years progress: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Acreage of cultivation contemplated under government project
Act of Congress, Public No. 395
Act of Congress, Public No. 395, summary
Affidavit of Earl S. Terry
Affidavit of F. M. Crocker
Affidavit of J. D. Black
Affidavit of L. J. Horton
Affidavit of L. J. Horton and note on Los Angeles
Affidavit of Minnie Martin
Affidavit of Phil Daulque
Affidavit of Rosalind M. Shaw
Affidavit of Rose Black
Affidavit of V. G. Smith
Affidavit of W. W. Mendenhall
Agreement between Big Pine Reparations Association and representative attorneys
Agreement between Big Pine Water Association and City of Los Angeles
Agreement between Big Pine Water Association and City of Los Angeles
Agreement between Big Pine Water Association and Los Angeles Board of Public …
Agreement of March 29, 1920
Agreement of March 9, 1921 and letter from Phil D. Swing to …
Agricultural and irrigation history in Owens Valley
All ranches under Big Pine Canal (except Givens) 4.1 times
Amended by-laws of Big Pine Water Association 1932
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