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1. Copy of photo of George Edwin Burnell, circa 1885.

2. Basic data on Burnell Estate, 290 W. Foothill Blvd., Arcadia. Typed on William F. Salisbury letterhead.

3. "George Edwin Burnell: scholar, lecturer and interpretive philosopher of Los Angeles, California." Advance Bio-Bulletin, no date, reprint.

4. "George E. Burnell." National Cyclopedia of American Biography, no date.

5. "George Edwin Burnell." News clip, no date. Possibly related to #12.

6. Copy of wedding photograph of Mary Georgene Forgey and Chester Ferrell Salisbury. Forgey was granddaughter of George E. Burnell. Wedding site was the living room of the Burnell Mansion, 290 W. Foothill Blvd., Arcadia. July 1941.

7. Enlarged copy of wedding photograph of Mary Georgene Forgey and Chester Farrell Salisbury, no date.

8. Grounds of Burnell Estate. Drawn from memory by W.F. Salisbury, June 1988.

9. "Storied Arcadia mansion razed." The Tribune, February 18, 1962, page 23.

10. "Attractive suburban home of George Edwin Burnell." Los Angeles Daily Times, January 1, 1916, page 128.

11. Diagram of the Burnell estate, no date.

12. "Prominent Angelinos." Los Angeles Examiner, no date, page I9, reprint.

13. Photo of George Edwin Burnell, no date.

14. Publisher's announcement, 1902.

15. Article on Burnell. Notables of the West, Volume I, 1913.

16. "George Edwin Burnell as man and teacher." Originally in Christian, October 2, 1902, by H.A. Burch.

17. List of stenographic reports by George Edwin Burnell. 46 page published by the Burnell Foundation, 1982.

18. "George Burnell, noted religious instructor dies." Los Angeles Times, 1948.

19. "The noble kingdom of heaven." Lecture 150 by G.E. Burnell, September 1925. Small leatherbound book with gilt edges.

20. "The convert." Lecture 166 by G.E. Burnell, no date. Small black book.

21. Copies of 5 letters written by George Edwin Burnell to his wife in June 1915.

22. Copies of photos with descriptions of Burnell Estate.

23. Legal description and list of improvements to Burnell Estate.

24. Correspondence from William F. Salisbury to City Clerk, June Alford, regarding the Burnell Family and Estate, May 4, 1989.

25. Obituary for Mrs. George Edwin Burnell.

26. Copies of stock certificates owned by George Edwin Burnell. California Irrigated Farms Company and San Joaquin Farms Company.

27. Copy of title for Burnell Estate.

28. Copy of invitation to 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. George Edwin Burnell, 1941.

29. "Wedding announcement - Mrs. Chester Ferrell Salisbury." Pasadena Post, July 6, 1941.

30. "Wedding announcement - Mrs. Chester Ferrell Salisbury." Arcadia Tribune, July 10, 1941.

31. Funeral services at Burnell Estate for George Edwin Burnell; deceased October 24, 1948.

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Burnell, George Edwin

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40AF

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1. "William Wolfskill - the first man to raise oranges commercially in California." Magazine source and date unknown.

2. Notes from visit with Marcella Palethorpe, great-granddaughter of William Wolfskill, March 3, 1980. Present were Arcadia Librarian Pat McAdam and Sandy Snider of the Los Angeles Count Arboretum.

3. "Wolfskill paid $20,000 for rancho in 1865." Arcadia Tribune, December 8, 1977 by Anna Wallace.

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History-Rancho Santa Anita (1865-1872)-William Wolfskill

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109AF

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1. "The well-known rancho, Santa Anita." An article from the book, California Ranchos and Farms, 1846-1862, published by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1967.

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History-Rancho Santa Anita (1858-1865)-William Corbitt and Albert Dibblee

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108AF

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