Finding aid of the John A. Sanborn papers
Table of Contents
Finding aid prepared by Rebecca Hirsch and Mandeep Condle, 2009
The processing of this collection and the creation of this finding aid was funded by the generous support of the National Historic Publications and Records Commission.
Summary Information
- Repository
- USC Libraries Special Collections
- Creator
- Sanborn, John A., 1850-1942
- Title
- John A. Sanborn papers
- Collection no.
- 0027
- Date [inclusive]
- 1909-1942
- Extent
- 1.25 Linear feet, 1 box
- Language
- English
- Textual materials [Box]
- 1
- Abstract
- This collection contains the diaries kept by John A. Sanborn (1850-1942) between 1909 and 1942. Sanborn was a farmer who lived in Covina and Compton, California.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name], John A. Sanborn papers, Collection no. 0027, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Biographical Note
John A. Sanborn was born in Illinois on January 21, 1850 and died in Southern California on July 24, 1942. He grew oranges and other produce in Covina, California, until 1922, when he moved to Compton.
Scope and Content
This collection contains the diaries kept by John A. Sanborn, a farmer and resident of Covina and Compton, California, for the years 1909-1942. For every day from January 1, 1909, until his death on July 24, 1942, Sanborn kept a brief record of his cash account, the weather and his activities. Most of the clippings and other ephemera found in the diaries have been separated into subject files and annotated with the date by which they were found. Included in the collection are clippings about the March 10, 1933, Long Beach earthquake and photographs documenting the collapse of buildings in Compton.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
USC Libraries Special Collections
2009
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189
213-740-5900
specol@usc.edu
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SIT.: Advance notice required for access. Consult finding aid for additional information.
Conditions Governing Use
The collection contains published articles; researchers are reminded of the copyright restrictions imposed by publishers on reusing their articles and parts of books. It is the responsibility of researchers to acquire permission from publishers when reusing such materials. The copyright to unpublished materials belongs to the heirs of the writers. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Acquisition
The John A. Sanborn papers were donated to USC in 1967 by Edith Sanborn, the daughter of the collection's creator.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Clippings
- Diaries
- Ephemera
- Photographs
Geographic Name(s)
- California, Southern--History--Archival resources
- Compton (Calif.)--Archival resources
- Compton (Calif.)--Photographs
- Covina (Calif.)--Archival resources
- Long Beach (Calif.)--Archival resources
Personal Name(s)
- Sanborn, John A., 1850-1942 -- Archives
Subject(s)
- Earthquake damage--California, Southern--20th century--Archival resources
- Earthquakes--California--Long Beach--1933--Archival resources
- Farm life--California, Southern--Archival resources
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Diaries 1909-1942Scope and Content34 bound volumes |
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Series 2: Photographs of Compton in the aftermath of the 1933 Long Beach, California, earthquake, 1933 March 10Scope and Content23 items. |
Box 1 |
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Series 3: Newspaper Clippings |
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Letters to the Editor Scope and ContentClippings of Letters to the Editor written by John A. Sanborn and published in the Long Beach Press-Telegram. Clippings deal primarily with Long Beach civic issues, including sewage drainage and the build-up of the Port of Long Beach. (25 items.) |
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Articles about health and religion Scope and ContentClippings about health and religion. Many of the clippings were taken from Sanborn's diaries and are marked on the back with the day from which they were taken. |
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Articles about the 1933 earthquake Scope and ContentClippings of the coverage of the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. (10 items) |
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Articles about state and national affairs Scope and ContentClippings about state and national affairs. (27 items) |
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Articles about people and places of Southern California, primarily Compton and Covina, California and inspirational and poetry columns. Scope and ContentClippings about people and places of Southern California, primarily Compton and Covina, California and of inspirational and poetry columns. (49 items) |
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Series 4: Miscellaneous |
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Ticket to Los Angeles Olympic Games, 1932 August 4 |
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Birthday Postcard |
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Father's Day card |
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Ink blotter with advertisement |
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Christmas postcard |
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Drawings |
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Envelope |
1 | 7 | ||
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Daily calendar page |
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Christmas gift tag |
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