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Title
Letter from Bazil Tillson Rozelle, to Edith Rozelle, May 17, 1902
Creator
Rozell, Bazil
Date Created and/or Issued
May 17, 1902
Contributing Institution
California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections
Collection
South Bay Digital Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Letter from Bazil Tillson Rozelle, to his wife, Edith Rozelle, about her trip with Mr. and Mrs. Dye to Catalina Island and stay at the Grand View. Bazil mentions Miles "Saylor" Rozelle, and how the beets are ready to cultivate on the ranch. He also mentions that he is receiving assistance with harvesting crops from Chicano farm workers who are living in "tents" near other Chicano farm workers and their families.
Letter contains racist language.
The Rozelle collection, ranging from the late 1860's to the early 2000's contains correspondence, photographs, official documents, newspaper clippings, and genealogy information pertaining to the family of Bazil Tillson Rozelle. Letters reflect current and family affairs; and agricultural conditions of Compton in that era. Photographs include family vacations in Catalina Island circa 1890s; Compton, Paramount, and Lynwood areas circa 1890s; World War II boat christening from Terminal Island CA circa 1940s; and mink farming in southern California circa 1940s-1950s.
Type
text
Format
Correspondence
application/pdf
4 pages, 10 x 8 in.; 1 envelope
Identifier
roz_02_03_006
http://cdm16855.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/southbay/id/4247
Language
English
Subject
Crops
Harvesting
Ranch life
Ranches
Family
Travel
Place
Compton, California
Source
Rozelle Family Collection

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