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Arcadia Episcopal Church of Transfiguration buys land between Camino Real and Las Flores on 1st Avenue. They plan to build a temporary church building and a Sunday School building.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
December 28, 1949
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
December 28, 1949
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Churches
Arcadia Episcopal Church of Transfiguration
Item ID
29885AN
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Baptism. Son of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Kendall, on May 11, at Good Shepherd Methodist Church.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 22, 1947
Pages
p. 7
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 22, 1947
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Kendall, Wayne Burt
Item ID
8548AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident John Robinson, national champion glider pilot, is profiled.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
July 2, 1949
Pages
p. 6 w/photo
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
July 2, 1949
Pages
p. 6 w/photo
Subjects
Robinson, John
Item ID
9468AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Del Risse, director of after school playground activities is profiled.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 3, 1949
Pages
p. 21
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 3, 1949
Pages
p. 21
Subjects
Risse, Del
Item ID
9669AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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History of Baldwin-Duarte Business Center

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 25, 1943
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 25, 1943
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Business and Industry
Item ID
3702AN
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Newspaper Index
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History-Rancho Santa Anita (1838-1947)

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Start Date
1838
End Date
1947
Contents
1. Chain of title. Three copies given to Arcadia Public Library on the Rancho's fiftieth anniversary. 2. "Santa Anita Rancho history told in book." News clip, circa 1956. 3. "Our community." Article from Arcadia Savings and Loan brochure. 4. "Arcadia, City of Arcadia." San Gabriel Valley Adver…
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Start Date
1838
End Date
1947
Contents
1. Chain of title. Three copies given to Arcadia Public Library on the Rancho's fiftieth anniversary.
2. "Santa Anita Rancho history told in book." News clip, circa 1956.
3. "Our community." Article from Arcadia Savings and Loan brochure.
4. "Arcadia, City of Arcadia." San Gabriel Valley Advertiser, February 26, 1969 by I. Hope.
5. "Arcadia gets publicity." News clip, 1927 copied from Alton Green's scrapbook.
6. "The Romance of Rancho Santa Anita." Booklet by Rancho Santa Anita, circa 1948. Eight copies.
7. Lasca Leaves, October 1967. Three copies.
8. "The Romance of the Ranchos." Booklet by Palmer Conner, Title Insurance and Trust Company, 1941. Six copies. Insert of 1919 map of Old Spanish and Mexican Ranchos of Los Angeles County.
9. "Rancho Santa Anita ... trials of ownership." Lasca Leaves, December 1975. Two copies.
10. "The people of Rancho Santa Anita, Part II." Lasca Leaves, July 1956.
11. "From romance to racehorses." Westways, February 1974.
12. "Ranch Santa Anita." Section of the book, Brief Sketches of the History of the Ranchos San Pascual, Santa Anita ...etc. by J.M. Miller.
13. Lasca Leaves, December 1975.
14. a. "Historic Santa Anita: the development of the land." Brochure by the Arboretum, circa 1976. 14b. Historic Santa Anita the Development of the Land, undated. 14c. Historic Santa Anita the Development of the Land, originally printed by California Arboretum Foundation 1976, Revised and reprinted by Los Voluntarios 2006.
15. "Expedients." Four pages detailing Reid's claim. Copied from the collection of Huntington Library.
16. "Santa Anita Ranch, Rancho Santa Anita." Articles from The Westerner's Brand Book, published by Los Angeles Corral, 1956.
17. "The old and new Santa Anita." Westways, January 1948.
18. "Chain of horticulture." Lasca Leaves, July 1951.
19. "The restorations at Rancho Santa Anita." Lasca Leaves, January 1961.
20. "Background to Rancho Santa Anita." By Florence Slocum, circa 1969.
21. "People say." Arcadia Tribune, February - April, 1941. A series of eight articles commemorating Rancho Santa Anita's 100th birthday.
22. "Rancho Santa Anita 'Place of Many Waters.'" Lasca Leaves, October 1967 by Susanna Bryant Dakin.
23. Historic calendar of events of Ranch Santa Anita. Peacock Call, September/October 1978.
24. Manuscript of Mrs. C.W. (Emma Elinor Hines) Young. From the Bancroft Library at the University of California at Berkeley, October 1978. Photocopy of handwritten manuscript and typed copy.
25. "Owners and cattle brands of the Rancho Santa Anita." The Branding Iron, June 1979 by Jack McCaskill.
26. "The Baldwin legacy." Lasca Leaves, June 1976 by Sandy Snider.
27. "Santa Anita Rancho - history told in book." Pasadena Independent, January 11, 1953. Pasadena Star News, September 23, 1956.
28. "Pasadena the Crown of the Valley: a souvenir." Pasadena Board of Trade, 1893-1894 by E. Norman Baker. From the historical collection of William F. Salisbury.
29. "Rancho Santa Anita - 'Place of Many Waters'." Junior League Community News, October 1957 by Susanna Bryant Dakin.
30. "Rancho Santa Anita's colorful past." News clip, undated.
31. "Rancho Santa Anita, chuck full of early California memories; one of the Southland's most beautiful spots." Arcadia Tribune, December 6, 1937, page 1.
32. "Historic ranchos' sale recalls pioneer days." Los Angeles Times, April 5, 1936, Part V, page 1.
33. "Two famous holdings to be subdivided soon. Santa Anita and La Cienega Ranch acreage purchased for vast residential development." Los Angeles Times, April 5, 1936, Part V.
34. Town Rambler by Marjorie Hesse: description of Rancho Santa Anita and the arrangement of the rooms at the old adobe house as told by Miss Lena McCulley and second cousin of E.J. "Lucky" Baldwin, Mrs. H. H. Cross. Arcadia Tribune, June 22, 1938. Copied from Rancho Santa Anita Scrapbook #1, April 1936-Jan. 1, 1939. Arcadia Historical Society.
35. "The Romance of California Land Titles" by Stuart O'Melveny. Title Insurance and Trust Company, 1928. (Rancho Santa Anita mentioned on page 13.)
36. Rancho Santa Anita and the development of San Marino and Sierra Madre. From pages 91, 93, 94, 100 of the book Pasadena Area History by Manuel Pineda and E. Caswell Perry (1972).
Subjects
History-Rancho Santa Anita (1838-1947)
Physical Description
2 folders
Item ID
103AF
Collection
Subject Files
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A description and history of businesses near the intersection of Baldwin Avenue and Duarte Road.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 25, 1943
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 25, 1943
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Baldwin Avenue
Duarte Road
Business & Industry - West Arcadia
Wetmore, Bruce
Item ID
7267AN
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Marriage.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 20, 1946
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Marriage
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 20, 1946
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Stuebner, Marie Margaret
Shepherd, Franklin Howard
Item ID
8108AN
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Pvt. George Summers spoke with his parents over a short wave radio from a prison camp in Japan.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 10, 1942
Pages
p. 1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 10, 1942
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
Summers, George Robert, Jr.
Item ID
7266AN
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Obituary/death notice.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 30, 1947
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 30, 1947
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Church, George W.
Item ID
8342AN
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Marriage.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 7, 1945
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Marriage
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 7, 1945
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Church, Kathryn
Fichter, Alfred
Item ID
7568AN
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Marriage.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 23, 1949
Pages
p. 6
Announcement Type
Marriage
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 23, 1949
Pages
p. 6
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Peck, Sybil [Mrs.]
Church, Russell
Item ID
9449AN
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Baptism. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Althouse, in the Methodist church.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
May 25, 1947
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
May 25, 1947
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Althouse, Virginia
Item ID
8549AN
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City of Arcadia Assessment Books of the Property in the City of Arcadia

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Start Date
1948
End Date
1954
Contents
City of Arcadia. Assessment books of the property in the City of Arcadia. Includes legal description, last known owner, value of land, taxes paid. 101 A. Book 1. Assessment no. 1-728. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55. Book 2. Assessment no.729-1721. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55. 101 B. Book 3. Assessment…
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Start Date
1948
End Date
1954
Contents
City of Arcadia. Assessment books of the property in the City of Arcadia. Includes legal description, last known owner, value of land, taxes paid.
101 A. Book 1. Assessment no. 1-728. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55. Book 2. Assessment no.729-1721. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55.
101 B. Book 3. Assessment no. 1722-2532. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55. Book 4. Assessment no. 2533-3391. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55.
101 C. Book 5. Assessment no. 3392-4596. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55. Book 6. Assessment No. 4597-5666. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55.
101 D. Book 7. Assessment no. 5667-6765. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55. Book 8. Assessment no. 6767-7784A. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55.
101 E. Book 9. Assessment no. 7785-9032. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55. Book 10. Assessment no. 9033-9976. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55.
Subjects
City of Arcadia Assessment Books of the Property in the City of Arcadia
Physical Description
Ten books bound in ledgers
Location
Basement
Box Number
Boxes 101A through 101E
Shelf Number
Shelf H21 and Shelf H22
Item ID
408AF
Collection
Subject Files
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Arcadia Bootery opens

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 3, 1946
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 3, 1946
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Business and Industry - Arcadia Bootery
Item ID
3709AN
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Historic houses in Arcadia

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 5, 1947 p. 1 (first home on First Avenue)
March 23, 1950 p. 14 (first home built in Arcadia) photo
August 16, 1973 p. C-3 (picture)
March 12, 1961 p. 12 (O. d. Harris home, oldest existing)
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 5, 1947 p. 1 (first home on First Avenue)
March 23, 1950 p. 14 (first home built in Arcadia) photo
August 16, 1973 p. C-3 (picture)
March 12, 1961 p. 12 (O. d. Harris home, oldest existing)
Subjects
Historic houses
Item ID
3946AN
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Arcadia Crown Glass Works

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 26, 1947
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 26, 1947
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Business and Industry - Arcadia Crown Glass Works
Item ID
3710AN
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Construction at Arcadia High School

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 17, 1949 p. 1 (plans for new high school in Arcadia)
December 1, 1949 p. 1 ( " )
December 3, 1949 p. 2 ( " )
December 17, 1949 p. 1 ( " )
October 16, 1950 p. 1 (withdrawal from MAD)
June 1, 1950 p. 1 (picture of planned school)
November 27, 1950 p. 1 (withdrawal from MAD)
February 5, 1951 p. 1
February 26, 1951 p. 1
April 30, 1951 p. 1
October 29, 1951 p. 1 (construction)
November 1, 1951 p. 1 ( " )
November 5, 1951 p. 1 ( " )
December 31, 1951 p. 1 ( " )
February 21, 1952 p. 1 ( " )
April 13, 1953 p. 1 (dedication)
January 4, 1954 p. 1 (expansion)
September 16, 1954 p. 2 (new wing)
June 7, 1962 p. 1 (quonset hut classrooms)
May 21, 1964 p. 1 (new library)
October 11, 1964 p. 1 ( " )
November 15, 1964 p. 1 (swimming pool)
January 20, 1966 p. 1 (library dedication)
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 17, 1949 p. 1 (plans for new high school in Arcadia)
December 1, 1949 p. 1 ( " )
December 3, 1949 p. 2 ( " )
December 17, 1949 p. 1 ( " )
October 16, 1950 p. 1 (withdrawal from MAD)
June 1, 1950 p. 1 (picture of planned school)
November 27, 1950 p. 1 (withdrawal from MAD)
February 5, 1951 p. 1
February 26, 1951 p. 1
April 30, 1951 p. 1
October 29, 1951 p. 1 (construction)
November 1, 1951 p. 1 ( " )
November 5, 1951 p. 1 ( " )
December 31, 1951 p. 1 ( " )
February 21, 1952 p. 1 ( " )
April 13, 1953 p. 1 (dedication)
January 4, 1954 p. 1 (expansion)
September 16, 1954 p. 2 (new wing)
June 7, 1962 p. 1 (quonset hut classrooms)
May 21, 1964 p. 1 (new library)
October 11, 1964 p. 1 ( " )
November 15, 1964 p. 1 (swimming pool)
January 20, 1966 p. 1 (library dedication)
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
4216AN
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Items regarding Arcadia water system.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
April 18, 1940 p. 1 (rights purchased from Rancho Santa Anita, Inc.)
September 19, 1940 p. 1 (Rancho Santa Anita Reservoir)
August 3, 1942 p. 1 (Rancho supply dispute)
August 10, 1942 p. 1 ( " )
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
April 18, 1940 p. 1 (rights purchased from Rancho Santa Anita, Inc.)
September 19, 1940 p. 1 (Rancho Santa Anita Reservoir)
August 3, 1942 p. 1 (Rancho supply dispute)
August 10, 1942 p. 1 ( " )
Subjects
Water
Item ID
4320AN
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Union Oil Co. will build a gas station in West Arcadia at the northwest corner of Baldwin Avenue and Duarte Road, formerly West Arcadia Cafe.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
December 28, 1949
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
December 28, 1949
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Gas stations
Union Oil Co.
Item ID
33247AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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